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Akron Roundtable

Akron Roundtable

Akron Roundtable inspires and promotes community dialog and networking by presenting speakers who inform and educate listeners on diverse topics of importance to the region, the nation and the world.  Media production and distribution of the Signature speaker series is done through a unique collaboration involving Ideastream Public Media, PBS Western Reserve and the University of Akron's Media Studies program in partnership with the Akron Roundtable.  Each episode of the Akron Roundtable Signature series will air on the first Sunday in the month following the roundtable at 2 PM on WVIZ (WVIZ 25.1) and The Ohio Channel (WVIZ 25.2). Ideastream Public Media will also continue its 8 PM radio broadcast on the first Thursday in the month following the roundtable on WKSU (89.7 FM).

Click here to see who’s coming to Akron Roundtable.
  • As Superintendent, Lisa Petit's top priorities are to build strong, interdependent relationships between the park and the surrounding communities, protect and restore the natural and cultural heritage of the Cuyahoga Valley, and fulfill the purpose of CVNP as a “National Park to the People” by making CVNP more accessible and relevant to the full diversity of residents in northeast Ohio and the American public.
  • In her address to the Akron Roundtable, Feeding America President & COO Linda Nageotte will focus on food insecurity in America, sharing insights into why this problem exists so consistently – and pervasively – in every community across this nation. She’ll talk about hungers’ disparate impact on people and communities, and she’ll talk about how we can come together to end hunger in America.