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Community Matters is a weekly, hour long program focusing on various issues that relate to the Jamestown and Chautauqua Region. Featuring various guests, recaps of important news, and the occasional commentary from WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample, Community Matters is your source for engaging and relevant radio programming in Chautauqua County.
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WRFARadio · Community Matters – Candidate for Chautauqua County Executive Rich Morrisroe: May 28, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s May 28, 2020 conversation with Dunkirk attorney Richard Morrisroe, the Democratic Candidate in the […]
WRFARadio · Community Matters – Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Co Chair Kris Selstrom AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation recently announced a reorganization effort, along with the launching of new assistance programs to […]
WRFARadio · Community Matters – Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel: May 29, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD County Executive PJ Wendel gives us an update on the COVID-19 situation, including preparing for Phase 2 […]
WRFARadio · Community Matters – Jamestown School Superintendent Brett Apthorpe Discusses 2020-21 Budget AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Bret Apthorpe joins us to discuss the impact COVID-19 has on the district’s […]
WRFARadio · Community Matters – Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel: May 21, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD County Executive PJ Wendel gives us an update on the COVID-19 situation, including the Phase 1 Reopening […]
WRFARadio · Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist: May 21, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist gives an update on COVID-19 and also provides more details about the recently approved […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel offers an update on the COVID-19 situation in the county and also gives his thoughts about the delay in the Western New York region reopening.
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with the Democratic, Working Families and SAM Parties Candidate for Congress Tracy Mitrano. Just like two years ago, Mitrano is challenging incumbent Republican Tom Reed in […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist to get an update on the COVID-19 situation in the city, it’s impact on local government, and some of the steps […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel offers an update on the COVID-19 situation in the county and also gives his thoughts about Governor Andrew Cuomo’s New York Forward plan, which focuses […]
WRFARadio · Community Matters – Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel: April 30, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD PJ Wendel gives a weekly COVID-19 update with WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample. Originally recorded and […]
WRFARadio · Community Matters – Election Commissioner Norman Green Discusses Canceled NY Presidential Primary AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD New York State Board of Elections cancelled the Democratic Presidential Primary scheduled for June 23. WRFA’s […]
[LISTEN] Community Matters - Patricia Brinkman Discusses Chemical Dependency and Available Resources
WRFARadio · Community Matters – Patricia Brinkman Discusses Chemical Dependency and Available Resources AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD There’s been a rise of drug overdoses and overdose fatalities in Chautauqua County during March and […]
WRFARadio · Rep. Tom Reed – April 28, 2020 Conference Call AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Conference Call on April 28 with Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23), who provides an update on the coronavirus […]
WRFARadio · Community Matters – NY Senator George Borrello: April 23, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Sen. George Borrello to get his reaction to the state’s COVID-19 response and […]
WRFARadio · Community Matters – Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel: April 23, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County executive Paul “PJ” Wendel to learn more about his call […]
WRFARadio · Community Matters – Jamestown Schools Superintendent Bret Apthorpe: April 23, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Bret Apthorpe talks with WRFA’s Jason Sample to give an update on how […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY-23) holds his weekly conference call with regional media and is joined by several upstate Republicans to discuss and make a case for reopening the upstate […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist talks with WRFA and gives an update on city government on Thursday, April 16 as the community continues to adjust and makes its way through the […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with County Executive PJ Wendel and discusses the health response to COVID-19, the impact it is having on county government, as well as his thoughts on […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD New York State Law already requires no direct hand contact for food service workers when working with prepared foods that are considered “ready to eat” – yet local resident Cory […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD The Chautauqua Center in Jamestown and Dunkirk continues to offer healthcare services during the COVID-19 state of emergency. WRFA’s Jason Sample recently talked with Alicia Ekstrom from TCC to learn […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Assemblyman Andy Goodell (R – Ellicott, 150th District) to get his thoughts on the state’s response to COVID-19 and also the passage of the 2020-21 […]
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY – Representatives from Catholic Charities continue to to remind the public that the 2020 Appeal is still underway with a goal of $10 million. While the organization serves all of Western New York, […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist on April 7 to get an update on the COVID-19 State of Emergency and the impact it has had on city […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD Conference Call on April 7 with Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23), who provides an update on the novel coronavirus situation with regional media.
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Nicole Mucheck, Director of Behavioral Health and Care Coordination Services at The Resource Center, to find out what impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel provides an update on the county’s COVID-19 response efforts during an interview with WRFA’s Jason Sample on Thursday, April 2, 2020.
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with School Superintendent Bret Apthorpe to get an update on how Jamestown Public Schools is coping with the COVID-19 State of Emergency and also get an […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist on April 2 to get an update on the COVID-19 State of Emergency and the impact it has had on city […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown City council president Tony Dolce took time out on Tuesday, March 31 to give an update on how the COVID-19 novel coronavirus crisis is impacting city government.
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Conference Call on March31 with Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23), who provides an update on the coronavirus situation with regional media. Reed comments on the amount of assistance requests […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY-23) Holds a Conference Call with region media on Friday afternoon, March 27, to give his thoughts about the passage of the $2.2 Trillion […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel provides an update on the county’s COVID-19 response efforts during an interview with WRFA’s Jason Sample on Thursday, March 26, 2020.
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD The Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene is continuing to offer services to local residents during the COVID-19 crisis. WRFA’s Jason Sample recently talked with director Patricia Brinkman to get […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Sen. George Borrello to get an update on the COVID-19 State of Emergency and the impact it has had on the state, along with an […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist to get an update on the COVID-19 State of Emergency and the impact it has had on city operations.
One of the areas largest skilled nursing providers and independent living facilities has taken several steps in the past few weeks in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Heritage, based in Gerry, NY, provides an estimated […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD The 2020 Census is now underway with local residents having received the first census mailer instructing them on how to fill out the census form online. To help raise awareness […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist talks with WRFA’s Jason Sample about several issues involving the city, including the recent annexation effort, an update on collective bargaining arbitration with the police union, […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with State Senator George Borrello to discuss the State Budget, Bail Reform, Transportation funding, and several other state issues that have an impact on residents in […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE VIA SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Alize Scott to learn more about a series of Black History Workshops taking place in Jamestown as part of the buildup to the city’s annual […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Luke Fodor from St. Luke’s and Linnea Carlson, director of the Jamestown Public Market, about a new collaboration between the two to help ensure the […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talk with John Jablonski, executive director of the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy (CWC), and Becky Nystrom, CWC board president, to learn more details about the CWC and some […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD JAMESTOWN – Family Service of the Chautauqua Region (FSCR) is inviting the community to its annual “Pasta for a Purpose” fundraiser. The event will be held on Friday, Feb. 14 […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday Feb. 6, 2020. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist about various issues affecting city government, including Ambulance Service, the city’s Smart City Capital Investment […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD The Fenton History Center will host a series of special events in February both at the historic Fenton Mansion and also at a popular restaurant in downtown Jamestown. WRFA’s Jason […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE VIA SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Bret Apthorpe about the Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget and its impact on the school district. In addition, Apthorpe provides […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample invites newly appointed Chautauqua County Executive Paul “PJ” Wendel into the studio to introduce him to WRFA listeners and talk about various issues the county is facing […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Frank Besse, president of Chautauqua County Young Democrats about recent comments made by Sen. George Borrello on the Automatic Voter Registration bill in Albany.
JAMESTOWN – Local residents are being invited to participate in Doors Open Jamestown on Saturday, Jan. 18. The annual event invitees area residents to visit over a dozen different places right here in our own […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Highlights from the city of Jamestown’s 2020 Reorganizational Meeting, including remarks and an interview with both Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist and Council President Tony Dolce.
INTERVIEW ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with James Colby and Rachel Tome about the Mindfulness through Breathing and Chair Yoga – a seminar that is taking place Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 6:30 […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi took time out during his final month in office to sit down and talk with WRFA’s Jason Sample, WJTN’s Terry Frank and The Post-Journal’s Dennis Phillips to […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Public Defender Ned Barone to get his take on the state’s new Criminal Justice reform measures […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi for the final time in his tenure as mayor. Teresi did not seek reelection and […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor-elect Eddie Sundquist on Thursday, Dec. 5 to discuss his transition effort, including details on his four community input sessions taking place in Dec. 5, […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with National Comedy Center Executive Director Journey Gunderson to get more details about attendance at the NCC and the economic impact it’s had on the region. On […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jennifer Champ from the Fenton History Center about the upcoming holiday exhibit along with several other events and activities […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown resident Doug Champ about his continued involvement staying engaged in city government affairs, as well as some local issues and topics, including the 2020 city […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT WRFA SOUNDCLOUD PAGE WRFA’s Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Elect Eddie Sundquist to discuss winning the 2019 mayoral election and his transition to the mayor’s office.
ALSO AVAILABLE AT WRFA SOUNDCLOUD PAGE Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi discusses the 2020 city budget with Jason Sample, including a recently announced $350,000+ savings and how it could be […]
The 2019 Mayoral Candidates Debate, taking place Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Media Arts Studio on featuring candidates for mayor Andrew Liuzzo, Eddie Sundquist, and David Wilfong. Moderated […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT WRFA SOUNDCLOUD PAGE Live from the Reg Lenna’s Media Arts Studios, a 90-minute debate featuring the three candidates for Mayor of Jamestown in the 2019 General Election: Andrew Liuzzo (Libertarian), Eddie Sundquist […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT OUR SOUNDCLOUD PAGE The 2019 Chautauqua County League of Women Voters Candidate Forum for New York State Senate 57th District, featuring candidates Austin Morgan (D) and George Borrello (R). Presented by […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE WRFA SOUNDCLOUD PAGE The 2019 Chautauqua County League of Women Voters Candidate Forum for Mayor of Jamestown, featuring candidates Eddie Sundquist (D), David Wilfong (R), and Andrew Liuzzo (Libertarian). Moderated by […]
ALSO AVAILABLE VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 A recap of the Sept. 30, 2019 Jamestown City Council meeting, in which the council voted 8 to 1 in favor of borrowing up to […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT WRFA SOUNDCLOUD PAGE Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello released his 2020 budget proposal on Sept. 25, 2019. The budget includes no increase to the property tax rate but does require some […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT WRFA’S SOUNDCLOUD PAGE The 2019 Mayoral Candidate forum for the city of Jamestown, presented by the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation and featuring candidates Andrew Liuzzo, David Wilfong, and Eddie Sundquist.
ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE WRFA SOUNDCLOUD PAGE WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson and Chautauqua County Sheriff James Quattrone about the impact the recent Criminal Justice Reform measures enacted by […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT WRFA’S SOUNDCLOUD PAGE WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Andrew Martin Kolstee, chair of the Chautauqua County Libertarian Party, to talk about the growth and recognition the party has seen both locally and […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. In part one of this week’s Community Matters program, WRFA’s Jason Sample interviews JPFA President Shawn Shilling to learn more about the firefighters union’s […]
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD PAGE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 6, 2019. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello to get an update on several initiatives that are taking place in the […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT WRFA SOUNDCLOUD PAGE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. Jamestown mayor Sam Teresi stops by the WRFA studio for his monthly interview and offers his thoughts on a recent court decision involving […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT OUR SOUNDCLOUD PAGE WRFA’s Jason Sample interviews Mark Smeltzer from Heritage Ministries and David Mercugliano and Hilary Forman from HealthPRO Heritage to learn more about a recently collaboration announced between the local […]
ALSO AVAILABLE VIA SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Alicia Ekstrom from the Chautauqua Center about the recent opening of its new facility on Institute St. in Jamestown. Plus she offers details on the services […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT OUR SOUNDCLOUD PAGE Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Public Schools superintendent Bret Apthorpe about the start of the 2019-2020 school year, including […]
ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. WRFA’s Jason Sample interview Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi. The mayor discusses the status of bargaining unit contracts, the Fund for Downtown Programming, Housing programs, and […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, July 25, 2019. Robert H. Jackson Center president Kristan McMahon offers details on several upcoming events at the Jackson Center, including: A Lecture on George Marshall by […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally recorded Thursday, July 18, 2019 Broadcast in two parts on July 25 and Aug. 1, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Democratic Congressional Candidate Dr. Scott Noren (Ithaca, […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing on Thursday, July 25, 2019. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with local advocate Rick Huber to get his thoughts on the current state of chemical dependency in the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, July 18, 2019 We talk with Mayor Sam Teresi to get his thoughts on the National Comedy Center as it approaches its one-year anniversary of opening […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, July 18, 2019 Local health officials discuss Lead Poisoning and the effort to remove lead from homes within the community. Guests include Dr. Lillian Ney with […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing on Thursday, June 27, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Steven Cobb and Sheridan Smith about the Mental Health Association of Chautauqua County, its mission of offering […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 27, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with New York State Assemblyman Andy Goodell (R-Ellicott, 150th District) to get his thoughts about the 2019 legislative session, which […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 20, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Republican Candidates for State Senate George Borrello and Curtis Crandall. The two will square off in a GOP Primary […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, June 13, 2019 There are 3800 Republicans in Jamestown who will have the opportunity to vote in the June 25 Primary and select their party’s candidate […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Ted First, the chair of the first ever Chautauqua Lake Conference at Chautauqua Institution. All area residents and lake enthusiasts are invited to the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD The Give Big CHQ fundraiser is returning to Chautauqua County. On Thursday CRCF Executive Director Tory Irgang and project coordinator Liz Jones from Chautauqua Region Community Foundation stop by […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi stops by the WRFA studio for his June interview and talks about economic development in the city, including his reaction to a local company – […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN AT SOUNDCLOUD Originally recorded Thursday, May 30, 2019 Broadcast in two parts on May 30 and June 6, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with 2018 Democratic Congressional Candidate Tracy Mitrano. Mitrano […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 30, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown City Council – Ward 2 Candidates Tony Dolce and Raven Mason Thompson. Dolce is the long-time incumbent for […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, May 23, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with newly appointed Robert H. Jackson Center president Kristan McMahon to learn more about her vision for the organization […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, May 23, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with JHS Marching Band Director Megan Murray, JHS A Cappella Choir Director Norm Lydell, and Jamestown Development Director Vince […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, May 23, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Heather Lynn and Burke Lindquist from Lynn Development Group to learn more about several projects the downtown developer […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, May 16 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about the recent decision by the Jamestown City Council to challenge a State Supreme […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Recorded Friday, May 10 and Broadcast Thursday, May 17 2019. Assemblyman Andy Goodell (150th, R-Ellicott) stops by the WRFA Studio in Jamestown, NY to discuss several issues and items […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, May 16, 2019 Jamestown Public Schools superintendent Bret Apthorpe shares details on the proposed 2019-20 JPS School Budget prior to the May 21 public vote. Plus […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, May 9, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Justin Hanft from the Chautauqua County Education Coalition to get more details about the coalition and how its […]
ASHVILLE, NY – Ashville’s Cody Willett and his family have officially been given a complete home makeover, thanks to the Military Makeover with Montel TV Show. Program host Montel Williams unveiled the newly renovated home […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, May 2, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with James Prendergast Library Executive Director Tina Scott and Board President Joni Blackman about the library has been able […]
JAMESTOWN – Wednesday, May 1 is the start of a month-long celebration of National Foster Care Month, a nationwide effort to bring awareness to the more than 430,000 children and youth in foster care. MOBILE […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN AT SOUNDCLOUD The 2019 Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast from April 12, 2019, featuring both Assemblyman Andy Goodell and former State Senator Cathy Young as they offer thoughts on […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, April 11, 2019 Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi stops by the WRFA studio to discuss the State Budget and its impact on Jamestown. Plus the mayor talks […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, April 4. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with city resident Doug Champ, who’s voiced his concerns about the impact the state’s policy on shifting electric generation to […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD JAMESTOWN – The Chautauqua County Humane Society (CCHS) has launched a new program that gives area residents an opportunity to experience the energy, compassion, and love of having […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, March 28, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Dr. Bret Apthorpe, superintendent of Jamestown Public Schools, about the 2019-20 State budget and the impact it will […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, March 28, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Curtis Crandall, chairman of the Allegany County Legislature and Republican candidate for the New York State Senate’s 57th […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, March 21, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Maria Perez-Cruz, district director for Catholic Charities’ services in Chautauqua County, and Deb Felton, Chautauqua County WIC coordinator, […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, March 22, 2019. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Austin Morgan (D-Freedom), candidate in a special election for New York State 57th Senate District, being held this […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, March 14, 2019 Jamestown Resident and Republican candidate for Jamestown City Council Greg Lindquist shares details on why he’s throwing his hat into the ring for […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, March 14, 2019 National Comedy Center Executive Director Journey Gunderson discusses the recent federal designation of the NCC, signed by the President earlier this month. She […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 7, 2019. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi provides information on two lawsuits involving the city – the annexation of property in the Town of Ellicott and challenge […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with local attorney and 2019 Jamestown Mayoral Candidate Eddie Sundquist. Sundquist has received the City Democratic Committee’s endorsement for mayor. […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally Airing Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Legislator and 2019 Jamestown Mayoral Candidate David Wilfong. Wilfong has received the City Republican Committee’s endorsement for […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 John Jablonski and Becky Nystrom from the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy discuss the recently completed Chautauqua Lake Conservation Statement, which offers a general understanding of […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. WRFA’s public affairs director Jason Sample sits down and talks with Republican City Councilman Andrew Liuzzo about his first year in office as well […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 Chautauqua County Election Commissioner Norman Green stops by the WRFA studio to discuss recent changes in state election law and what they mean for […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi talks about his decision not to seek reelection, along with details about some initiatives he’s laid out in his 2019 […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 Chautauqua County Sheriff James Quattrone talks with WRFA’s Jason Sample about his first month on the job and gives an update on several initiatives […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The Jamestown City Council’s Housing Committee on heard details about the proposed Gateway Lofts housing project during it’s Jan. 14 meeting at city hall. Representatives from the organizations involved with […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Recorded Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Initially broadcast Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Bret Apthorpe talks about several issues involving the school district, including the Small Cities Lawsuit […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Recorded on Tuesday Jan. 15 and originally airing on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County executive George Borrello to review his first […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Doug Conroe, executive director of the Chautauqua Lake Association, about the organization and its mission along […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about his upcoming State of the City report, the effort to fill […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE UPMC Chautauqua’s Outpatient Chemical Dependency (OPCD) unit received a grant in 2017 to help the hospital deal with treating opioid addiction in the greater-Jamestown community. The grant falls under what […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Tory Irgang, Executive Director of the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, and Jamie Billquist stop by the WRFA studio to discuss the Rosemary Billquist […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with local resident and musician Ryan Melquist about a recent mission trip he participated in with Conduit Ministries that brought […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Mark Geise, CEO of the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency and Richard Dixon, CFO of the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 1, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about the 2019 city budget that was approved at the end of […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Sen. Catherine Young (R-Olean) about her recent reelection to the New York State Senate, the GOP losing control of the Senate as […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Dec. 6 2018 When Lakewood village officials opted to not hold the annual “Christmas in the Village” promotion during Small Business Saturday this year, a local business owner […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Chautauqua Striders is asking for members of the community to come forward and consider volunteering a few hours each month to serve as a mentor for local students. WRFA Public […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation is pleased to announce that the annual Christmas Parade and Holiday Celebration, presented by The Resource Center, will feature pre-parade musical entertainment, a traditional […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with National Comedy Center executive director Journey Gunderson to learn how things are going at the NCC during its first […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday Oct. 11, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with John Jablonski from the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy about some of the initiatives that are currently underway.
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally Airing Nov. 15, 2018 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with city resident and local community activist Doug Champ.
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Full audio of the League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County Meet the Candidates Forum, featuring the two candidates for New York State Assembly (150th District): Incumbent Andrew Goodell (R) […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Full audio of the League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County Meet the Candidates Forum, featuring the two candidates for Chautauqua County Sheriff: Incumbent Joseph Gerace (D) and Challenger James […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. WRFA features the two candidates in the 2018 race for New York’s 23rd Congressional District, incumbent Tom Reed (R-Corning) and challenger Tracy Mitrano (D-Penn […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE [SOUNDCLOUD] Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 WRFA poses a series of questions to the two candidates running for the 150th Assembly District of New York State (Chautauqua County) in […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA 2018 Election Special: Candidates for Chautauqua County Sheriff Candidates for Chautauqua County Sheriff Joseph Gerace (Democratic incumbent) and James Quattrone (Republican challenger) respond to a series of questions from […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Friday, Oct. 4, 2018 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Steven Ald from Southern Tier Environments for Living, Jacqueline Chiarot Phelps from YWCA of Jamestown, and Tami Berg from […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Richard Fleurant and Ian Eastman from Evergreen Health about the 16th annual Dining Out for Life, happening Tuesday, Oct. […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Several residents from northern Chautauqua County appear at the Sept. 26, 2018 meeting of the county legislature to share their concerns and frustrations over three wind projects that are either […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Breeanne Agett, epidemiology manager at the Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services, to learn more about the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE New York 23rd Congressional District candidate Tracy Mitrano (D-Penn Yann) voices her concern that only three debates have been scheduled between her and incumbent Representative Tom Reed (R-Corning) prior to […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally recorded Sept. 17, 2018 Jamestown Community College, the American Association of University Women (AAUW), and the Chautauqua County League of Women Voters celebrate Constitution Day 2018 with a presentation […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 12, 2018 Local resident Amy Peterson from Civic Brews stops by the studio to share details about the local crowdfunding effort, including what to expect at […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 12, 2018 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Noah Goodling, executive director of the Fenton History Center, to learn details about the upcoming Saints & Sinners Cemetery […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 12, 2018 WRFA public affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about the upcoming city budget, a pending constable appointment, the possibility of […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown Public Market announces their annual Market to Table event, set this year for September 17. Public Market Manager, Linnea Carlson, is excited to work with market […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. WRFA Public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jack Porcari, executive director of WNY NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) to […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. Jamestown School Superintendent Bret Apthorpe discusses the start of the new school year with WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample.
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – The Labor Day weekend is upon us and there’s a variety of activities and events in store to keep people busy all weekend long, including the 39th annual […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) has spent time this summer touting the House Problem Solvers Caucus. Created in January 2017, the group is […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi in his monthly interview on WRFA. This month Teresi offers an update on […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday Aug. 16, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson about the growing caseload in his office and his effort […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 3, 2018. WRFA’s Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Democratic Candidate for Congress Tracy Mitrano about the outcome of the June Democratic Primary, her platform, […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on Thursday, July 26, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Public Market manager Linnea Carlson about the Jamestown Public Market mobile market initiative, being […]
Originally airing Thursday, July 26, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Journey Gunderson about the National Comedy Center, including the history of the project as well as what to expect once it […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, July 26, 2018. Fenton History Center Executive Director Noah Goodling and Chautauqua County Humane Society communications director Brian Papalia stop by the WRFA studio to share details […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, July 19, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Robert H. Jackson Center intern Cameron Hurst about an upcoming exhibit focusing on the life and legacy of Jamestown […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, July 19, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello, who provides a mid-year update on various issues affecting the county, including shared services […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, July 12, 2018. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about the completion of two new phases of the Jamestown Riverwalk Project, […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 28, 2018. Chautauqua Lake & Watershed Management Alliance Executive Director Erin Brickley talks with WRFA’s Jason Sample about the latest news from the alliance, including the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday June 28, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample stops by the Fenton History Center in Jamestown to talk with Jennifer Champ and learn more about the new History of […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 28 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Kim Ecklund about the 2018 16-18 Year-old Babe Ruth World Series, coming to Jamestown’s Diethrick Park in August. Ecklund is […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 21, 2018. A series of interviews recorded during the past two weeks with the five Democratic Candidates for the New York State 23rd Congressional District and […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 7, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Tory Irgang and Liz Jones about the #GiveBigCHQ promotion, happening Thursday, June 14.
Originally airing June 7, 2018. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi stops by the WRFA studio for his monthly interview and gives a rundown on the city’s 2018 Community Development Block Grant and Home program proposals, which […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 24, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with community advocate Rick Huber about the current state of drug addiction and treatment options in Jamestown, NY. Before retirement, […]
JAMESTOWN – WRFA’s Jason Sample talks to Linnea Carlson from the Jamestown Public Market to learn all the details about this year’s market, which opens Saturday, June 9 from 10am to 2pm at its downtown […]
Originally airing Thursday, May 31. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Kellie Roberts and Brian Papalia from the Chautauqua County Humane Society to learn more about the services offered at the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – Chautauqua County executive George Borrello is hoping residents who travel a lot for business and/or pleasure will consider using Boutique Air when it comes to the Chautauqua County […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 17, 2018. The Jamestown Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission held its monthly meeting on May 17 with representatives from several different downtown development projects on hand […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 3, 2018 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jennifer Champ, Education and Exhibits Director from the Fenton History Center about a renovation that is taking place in […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 10, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with NYS Assembly candidate Judith Einach of Westfield about her candidacy. Earlier in the week Einach announced she would be […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on Thursday, May 10, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown School Superintendent Bret Apthorpe about the proposed 2018-19 school budget that will be up […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 3, 2018 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample interviews Ericka Garcia, Foster Care Program Manager for G.A. Family Services; Kara Kloss, Family Resource Coordinator; and Edwin […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 3, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi to get an update on several items, including the arbitration hearing between […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 26 2018. JAMESTOWN, NY – WRFA’s Jason Sample interviews Victoria Patti, Community Alliance for Suicide Prevention Coordinator/Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene and Ann Rosenthal from […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 26, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with State Assembly Andy Goodell (R-Chautauqua County) about the passage of the 2018-19 state budget as well […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on Thursday, April 19, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jason Corwin, Seneca Nation Media and Communications Director and activist with the Defend Ohiyo group. […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 12, 2018. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample interviews Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi to discuss the final numbers of the 2017 city budget, which yielded a […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 5, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with James Colby (GreenUp Jamestown) and Marion Beckerink (Robert H. Jackson Center) about GreenUp Jamestown 2018, including the upcoming panel […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 5, 2018 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Sue Jones from the Jamestown Noon Rotary Club about the 2018 Fire and Ice Ball. The Fire and Ice […]
[LISTEN] Community Matters - Dr. Sherri Mason with Fredonia State and Helen Domske with NY Sea Grant
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on Thursday, March 22, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Dr. Sherri “Sam” Mason with Fredonia State and Helen Domske with NY Sea Grant. Both […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 22, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Max Della Pia, a retired Air Force officer from Owego and candidate for Congress in the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – Jamestown Renaissance Corporation is back with its popular GROW Jamestown Garden Fair and Home Show, presented by Mikes Nursery and scheduled for Saturday, March 24 from 10 a.m. […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 15, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Greg Rabb, chair of the Jamestown Planning Commission and chair of the Jamestown Board of Public […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on Thursday, March 8, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jeff Smith from the St. Susan Center about the 2018 Basket Fair. JAMESTOWN – The Basket Fair will […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 8, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi to get an update on several city initiatives, including the proposal to […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 1, 2018 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Bret Apthrope about school safety and security, anti-bullying initiatives, the 2018-19 school […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 23, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Community Helping Hands board members Elizabeth Cipolla and Jade Kingsbury about the 80s Rewind Party and Fundraiser, taking place […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Dr. Linda Andrei, retired cardiologist and 2018 candidate for Congress in the New York 23rd Congressional […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 15 and Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with three former members of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities – John […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with James Colby and Becky Nystrom about GreenUp Jamestown 2018, a local initiative with a mission to unite the arts, humanities, and sciences; business and industry, […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Kate Ewer from Chautauqua County 4-H to learn more about the 2018 Have a Heart for 4-H Fundraiser – […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown attorney and congressional candidate Eddie Sundquist to get an update on his campaign, including a discussion on campaign […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi to get an explanation on the recent changes of the bylaws of […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE CHAUTAUQUA – Local residents of all ages are being invited to the “Kick Cabin Fever Indoor Triathlon” this weekend. This year’s tenth annual event will take place on Saturday at […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Todd Tranum, President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce and the Manufacturers Association […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 Senator Catherine Young (R-Olean, NY 57th Senate District) offers her initial thoughts on the 2019 State Budget proposal, presented by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown-area resident James Bliss about his recent goodwill trip to Puerto Rico, where he delivered toys […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 11, 2017. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello to learn more about his short term plans as he gets acclimated to his […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi to learn more about the proposed sale of the City Wastewater Treatment […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. WRFA Public affairs director Jason Sample talk with Democratic congressional candidates Ian Golden (Ithaca, NY) and Eddie Sundquist (Jamestown, NY) to get their response […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Dec. 14, 2017. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with outgoing Jamestown City Council President Greg Rabb as he reflects on 10 years of public service to the Jamestown community.
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi stops by the studio to share details on a proposal to sell the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Wastewater Treatment […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jeff Smith and Katie Murdock from the St. Susan Center in Jamestown to learn more about […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Tracy Mitrano, Ithaca attorney, educator and consultant and and 2018 candidate for Congress in the New […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017 (Thanksgiving). Jamestown resident Georgeanna Guiffrida stops by the WRFA studio to provide details of the Keeping Each Other Warm in Jamestown, NY project, now […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Nov.16, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Dianne Courtney Freeman of UPMC Chautauqua WCA about Breast Cancer Awareness, including both prevention and treatment. More […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – A Jamestown area resident is asking the community to help him in his effort to provide for Puerto Rican children during the Christmas holiday season. Jamestown’s James Bliss […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, November 16, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about the 2018 city budget, his recent trip to Albany, and his […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Gregory Carlson, director of Veterans Services in Chautauqua County.
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Dr. Lillian Ney, Kia Briggs, and Janet Forbes about the upcoming “Many Faces of Addiction” forum […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 27, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Ian Golden, Ithaca businessman and candidate for Congress in the New York 23rd Congressional District. More […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 26. 2017. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Amy Rohler from Community Helping Hands about the 2017 CHH Emporium, taking place on Saturday, Nov. 4 at the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Part 2 (of 2) of WRFA’s 2017 Election Preview Special, focusing on the six candidates running for the three at large seats for Jamestown […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 at 8 p.m. Part 1 (of 2) of WRFA’s 2017 Election Preview Special, focusing on the six candidates running for the three at large […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Frank Morano of the New York Reform Party to learn why he supports voting “yes” for […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. WRFA features the two candidates for Chautauqua County Clerk, incumbent Larry Barmore (R-Gerry) and challenger LeeAnn Lazarony (D-Cassadaga). Election Day 2017 is Nov. 7.
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi the 2018 city budget proposal that he released and presented to the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Executive Candidate Mike Ferguson (D, WF, WEP – Fredonia) about why he’s running for executive and how he plans to deal with several […]
[LISTEN] Commmunity Matters - Interview with Dr. Bret Apthorpe at JHS Government and Economics Class
Recorded Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample interviews Jamestown Publi Schools Superintendent Dr. Bret Apthorpe at Jamestown High School in front of Mr. Peterson’s Government and […]
SIX CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY RESTAURANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2017 Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Kimberly Lombard from Evergreen Health Services about the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Executive Candidate George Borrello (R, C, I – Irving) about why he’s running for executive and how he plans to deal with several […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Max Martin and Yamil Melendez from the Hispanic Community Council of Chautauqua County to learn more about the local […]
Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Mental Health advocate Kevin Hines in advance of his appearance in Chautauqua County for Suicide Prevention […]
Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Chanda Lynn Germain about Rally to Recover Jamestown. The event will feature a variety of local and national speakers, […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Victoria Patti (Community Alliance for Suicide Prevention), Anne Rosenthal (Chautauqua Tapestry), and Chris Anderson (Resource Center) about the 2017 Chautauqua County Suicide […]
Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Dr. Bret Apthorpe, the new superintendent of Jamestown Public Schools. The interview serves as an introduction […]
Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about some of the challenges the city is facing as he continues […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with former New York Lt. Governor and former mayor of Jamestown Stan Lundine about the New York […]
JAMESTOWN – Mayor Sam Teresi and the Labor Day Festival Committee have announced that the 38th Annual Greater Jamestown Labor Day Festival will be held Sunday, September 3, 2017, from noon until 9 p.m. at […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 24, 2017. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Steven Cobb from the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, and Tina Chamberlin Glenn, a local mother who recently […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Ian Eastman from Evergreen Health Services about International Overdose Awareness Day and a series of events scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 31 at […]
Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jason Spain and Heather Lynn from Lynn Development to learn more about the local development business […]
Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Rick Gallant, Corning-Painted Post educator, NYSUT representative, and candidate for Congress in the New York 23rd […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Lisa Hatch, the new executive director of the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation.
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample continues his mid-year conversation with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi to get an update on several quality of life […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, July 27, 2017 WRFA public affairs director talks with Rick Huber, Director of New Program Development at the Mental Health Association in Jamestown NY, to get an […]
Originally airing Thursday, July 27, 2017 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Jamestown resident and addiction and recovery advocate Chanda Lynn stops by the WRFA studio to share her story and message with our listeners. Chanda […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE A new effort is underway in the city of Jamestown to identify all the zombie properties in the city and work toward addressing as many as possible before they fall […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE DUNKIRK – A panel discussion on local wind power, presented by the League of Women Voters on July 19 at JCC North Training and Conference Center, 10807 Bennett Road, Dunkirk. […]
Originally airing Thursday, July 13, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi to get an update on several initiatives the city has been working […]
Originally airing Thursday, July 13, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Eddie Sundquist, Jamestown attorney and candidate for Congress in the New York 23rd Congressional District. More […]
Originally airing Thursday, July 13, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Jamestown native Matt Prohaska (JHS ’88)shares details of his recent return trip to the city, including his impression of the city today, compared to […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 29, 2017. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Falconer Mayor James Rensel, Ellicott Town Supervisor Patrick McLaughlin, Falconer School Board President Todd Beckerink, and […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing June 22, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Community College political science professor Gregory Rabb to learn more about his recent trip to Palestine […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 15, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, who offers his reaction to a public hearing that took place on […]
[LISTEN] Community Matters - Save the Art Group Responds to Library's Plan to Auction Art Collection
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with a three local residents – Bill Locke, Robert Plyler, and Nancy Bargar – who are part of a larger group that supports […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 8, 2017 WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talk with LeeAnn Lazarony, Democratic candidate for Chautauqua County Clerk in the 2017 Election, following her announcement to […]
MOBILE APP USERS JAMESTOWN – Local food and produce will once again be sold in downtown Jamestown starting this weekend. On Saturday the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation will launch the newly rebranded farmers market, now called […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – Students from the Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Center have been working hard since October to prepare for this weekend’s annual Spring Showcase. Sponsored by the Shults Auto […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 11, 2017 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample interviews Ericka Garcia, Foster Care Program Manager for G.A. Family Services, and Edwin Rodriguez, Director of Marking and […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 11, 2017 WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Prendergast Library executive director Tina Scott and board president Tom Rankin to get an update on […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 25th annual national food drive on Saturday, May 13. The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country’s largest […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 4, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about the effort by the city to annex a piece of property […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 27, 2017. John Jablonski and Lyle Hajdu from Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy stop by the WRFA Studio to update listeners on the organization’s events and initiatives for […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 27, 2017. Ian Eastman, Victoria Patti and Anne Rosenthal stop by the WRFA studio to talk about Hope & Healing for Chautauqua 2017, an event to […]
JAMESTOWN – A community meeting on how to apply $1 million in state funding toward the fight against poverty is being hosted by the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County later this week. The community […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 20, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about the cost of the recent rash of arsons that hit the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 20, 2017 WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with local doula Mary Hetrick about the upcoming “Meet the Midwifes and Doula Night” scheduled for Thursday, April 27 at […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 20, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County legislator and county executive candidate George Borrello (R-Hanover) about his recent announcement to run […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 6, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Victoria Patti to get more details about the Glow Your Mind 5K run, sponsored by […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 6, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Carrie Rinehart and Victoria Patti from CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Chautauqua County, who remind […]
[LISTEN] Community Matters - Jana McDermott Discusses April 29 Diamond Dinner Auction to Benefit CAP
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 30, 2017. WRFA talks with Jana McDermott (pictured) from Child Advocacy Program of Chautauqua County (CAP), who shares details about this very important organization and its […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE St. Susan Center is proud to announce their 14th Annual Welcome Spring Basket Fair! Doors open at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 1st at the Jamestown Community College Physical Education Building […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 23, 2017 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Vince Horrigan, who is serving his final year as county executive, deciding not to run for […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 16, 2017. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Chris Breen and Mary Maxwell from the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation to get more details about the 2017 Grow Jamestown […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The 2017 Annual Appeal for Catholic Charities of Western New York is now underway. On March 16 edition of Community Matters, WRFA’s Jason Sample talked with Maria Perez-Cruz, Catholic Charities’ […]
Originally airing Thursday, March 9, 2017 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE NOTE: The event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 22 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Education Coalition executive director […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 9, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about the 2017 winter meeting for the New York Conference of Mayors, […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 9, 2017. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County native and current University at Albany Director of Legislative Affairs Rey Muniz III about […]
Originally airing Thursday, March 2, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Rev. Luke Fodor and Jim Colby from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church about GreenUp Jamestown, a new […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – Local and regional community members are voicing their disappointment with President Donald Trump’s decision to reverse an executive order by former president Barack Obama designed to protect transgender […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Rev. Luke Fodor about Alex House, a supported recovery house that will be opening in the city of Jamestown. A community shower is scheduled for […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. WRFA talks with Mark Potok from the Southern Poverty Law Center, based out of Montgomery, Ala., about its release of the 2016 Hate Map […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Feb. 16, 2017. The Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education in Jamestown NY is given details and information to consider in regards to establish policy for transgender students […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about the Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed 2017-18 state budget and the impact […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with NYS Assemblyman Andy Goodell about the 2017-18 executive budget, offered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – Less than a year after it was initially announced, a new manufacturing facility is now up and running on Fluvanna Ave. in Jamestown. On Thursday Lt. Gov. Kathy […]
Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE UPMC Chautauqua WCA Hospital’s Andy O’Brien discusses new services being offered by the hospital for residents battling addiction.
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – It was a packed house at the James Prendergast Library Thursday night as nearly 100 people showed up to attend a panel discussion on the heroin epidemic in […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with UPMC Chautauqua WCA President/CEO Betsy Wright and UPMC Hamot CEO Jim Fiorenzo to learn more details […]
MOBILE APP USERS LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – The drug addiction crisis in Chautauqua County has yet to see a decline. That’s according to Rick Huber, who currently serves as CEO of the Mental Health Association […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County native Sarah Tranum about Grandma Mabel’s Chocolate Candy Kit. Sarah is a designer who […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Georgeanna Guiffrida Culpepper and Audrey Ralston about the Keeping Each Other Warm in Jamestown, NY. Keeping […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 16, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs director Jason Sample talks with Tabby Raynor and Taylnn Kendall about Taylnn Kendall’s Giving Mission, a project started by Miss Taylnn […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Patrick Morris, executive director of CODE, Inc. about the agency’s effort to build a new housing […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about the recent rash of shootings that have taken place in the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Lakeview Ave. resident Paul Leone about his effort to challenge a decision by the Jamestown Zoning […]
Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with local resident and retired BPU administrator Doug Champ about concerns and challenges facing the city, and what he’d like to see […]
Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. WRFA public affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Ruth Lundin, Executive Director of the Audubon Community Nature Center in Jamestown, NY.
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Jamestown Community College alumnus Caleb Abrams (Class of ’12) talks with WRFA’s Jason Sample about his Nov. 21 presentation at Jamestown Community College. Abrams will talk about his involvement with […]
Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Edwin Rodriguez and Kristy Kathman from Jamestown Up Close about the 2016 Downtown Jamestown Holiday Parade (taking place Friday, Dec. 2), […]
Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Victoria Patti and Ann Rosenthal from the Community Alliance for Suicide Prevention to learn more details about the current Cup of […]
Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi to get an update on the 2017 Budget Process as well as the Board of Public Utilities budget process and […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The Nov. 1, 2016 Meet the Candidates forum at Chautauqua Lake Central School, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County and the American Association of University Woman. […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 WRFA features the Oct. 25 Meet the Candidates forum at Jamestown Community College, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County and […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 WRFA features the Oct. 25 Meet the Candidates forum at Jamestown Community College, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County and […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 WRFA features the Oct. 25 Meet the Candidates forum at Jamestown Community College, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County and […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Helen Walther, executive director of the Southern Tier Trans Network. Walther provides more details about the […]
JAMESTOWN – Mayor Sam Teresi has released a 2017 budget that contains more than $878,000 more in spending than in revenue. On Tuesday afternoon Teresi presented his $35 million spending plan, which is $70,000 lower […]
Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Lauren Theurkauf about Charity Miles, a free iPhone/Android app that enables you to earn corporate sponsorships for charity whenever you walk, […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about the 2017 Jamestown City Budget, which the mayor will present on […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan (R-Bemus Point) presents his 2017 executive budget to the Chautauqua County Legislature during its September meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 28. […]
JAMESTOWN – Hockey games, a concert, a ceremony, and open skate are all events that will be taking place on Saturday at the Northwest Arena (formerly Jamestown Savings Bank Arena) as part of celebration and […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with John Plumb, Democratic Candidate for Congress, about his recently unveiled jobs plan. Plumb is a an […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 23, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown School Superintendent Tim Mains about the recent decision by a State Supreme Court Judge involving […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 23, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Victoria Patti, co-chair of the Community Alliance for Suicide Prevention, to learn more about the Out […]
ASHVILLE – A new company has taken over the cheese manufacturing plant in Ashville. As part of an economic development deal with the state and county, Castelli America is now operating the former Empire Specialty […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Brocton, NY native Jason Perdue, who is running as the Democratic Candidate for the New York […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Sept. 15, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jeff Smith from the St. Susan Center in Jamestown to learn more about Hunger Action Month across […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi and discusses the recently awarded $10 million New York State Downtown Revitalization […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s Agriculture Program is excited to announce the establishment of their new farm-to-table initiative, Chautauqua Grown. Chautauqua Grown is the source for all […]
On Wednesday, Aug. 31, Evergreen Health Services held a forum at the Chautauqua Mall in Lakewood, NY as part of International Overdose Awareness Day. The event was intended to help raise awareness about drug overdoses […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Patrick Morris, executive director of CODE, Inc. about two awards CODE received from the National Association […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016. Rev. Amy Rohler, executive director of the faith-based organization Community Helping Hands in Jamestown, talks with WRFA’s Jason Sample about the organization and the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi stops by WRFA for his August interview and discusses the recent announcement in state funding for local railroad infrastructure that […]
MOBILE APP USERS Originally airing Thursday, July 29, 2016 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Public School Superintendent Tim Mains to get a review of the 2015-16 school year as well as […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, July 21, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talked with Edwin Rodriguez from Jamestown Up Close and the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation to get a better understanding […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, July 21, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Greg Rabb, political science professor at Jamestown Community College and also current president of the Jamestown […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, July 7, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi and get an update on the police consolidation proposal that has been […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 30, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample gets a mid-year report from Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan. The two discuss economic development, budget challenges, updates […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 23, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample invites NY Assemblyman Andy Goodell into the studio for an hour-long conversation on the New York State legislative […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – Local residents will have another opportunity to guide the redevelopment of the Chadakoin River West Brownfield Opportunity Area area later this week. The Chadakoin River West BOA covers […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The Jamestown Prendergast Library board of trustees held its monthly meeting on Thursday, June 16, 2016 and board president Tom Rankin spent a few minutes updating the public on how […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 16, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown City Council President Gregory Rabb, the only openly gay elected official in Western New York, […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 9, 2016 on Community Matters. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Tina Scott, Executive Director of the James Prendergast Library in Jamestown NY after […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 9, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi to learn more about a $10,000,000 state competitive economic development grant the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally Airing Thursday June 9, 2016. Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23)was in Jamestown Friday, June 3 2016 to meet with representatives from the Salvation Army Anew Center at the […]
Originally airing on Thursday, June 2, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with John Jablonski, Jonathan Townsend, and Jennifer Maguder from the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy about current CWC activities and impacts of extreme […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 26, 2016 WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Andy O’Brien, WCA Hospital Director of Chemical Dependency, about the current heroin and opioid addiction treatment […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 26, 2016 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Rick Huber, CEO of the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, to get an update on […]
Originally airing Thursday, May 19, 2016 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample discusses high blood pressure with Julie Davidson from WCA Hospital as part of High Blood Pressure Awareness Month.
JAMESTOWN – A group of local healthcare organizations are partnering together to present a week-long series of events and activities geared toward raising awareness of and fighting substance abuse in the community. WRFA public affairs […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 19, 2016. A report on Community Matters involving a discussion during the May 16 work session meeting of the Jamestown City Council with public comment from […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 12, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Randy Anderson from the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame to learn more about a new endowment […]
Originally airing Thursday, May 5, 2016. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Intern Miranda Olson interviews Patrick Slagle and Lynn Hartley from Legal Assistance of Western New York to learn more about the services provided […]
Originally airing Thursday, May 12, 2016 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Tim Walters (US Post Office Letter Carrier) and Tory Irgang (United Way of Southern Chautauqua County) […]
Originally airing Thursday, May 5, 2016. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Anna Smeragliuolo about the MindMe mobile app project. The MindMe app is a groundbreaking therapist-led mental […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 5, 2016 Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi talks with WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample and gives his thoughts on a proposed $850,000 funding initiative for the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 21, 2016 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Hannah Braun with the Chautauqua County Humane Society about several events and initiatives underway, including the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 21, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Patrick Morris from CODE (Citizen’s Opportunity for Development and Equality, Inc.) to learn more about the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 14, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Heather Nolan from Chautauqua Lake Association and Joe Gerace Sr., board member of the CHQ Lake […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Board of Elections Commissioner Norman Green on Wednesday, April 20 to get details on voter turnout for the 2016 Presidential […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 14, 2016 Prendergast Library executive director Tina Scott and board president Tom Rankin stop by the WRFA studio to answer questions and provide more information regarding […]
MOBILE APP USERS: CLICK HERE LAKEWOOD – Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care will hold an open house Monday at its Lakewood Office to answer questions about advance care planning and assist individuals with the completion […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 7, 2016 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Kerri Brown, Community College Outreach Manager for Bellevue University, to learn more about the online course […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 7, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jana McDermott, executive director of Child Advocacy Program of Chautauqua County. April is Child Abuse Prevention […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 7, 2016 Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi talks with WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample about the 2016-17 New York State budget and its impact on the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on Thursday, March 31, 2016. RELATED: Legislature Tables Local Law to Increase Legal Age for Buying Tobacco WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample provides a recap on the […]
Originally airing Thursday, March 24, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with CODE executive director Pat Morris about several developments that are in the works, including the Jackson Spring housing development on the […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on WRFA on Thursday, Oct. 17 New York Senator Catherine Young (R-Olean, 51st Senate District) was in Jamestown on March 10, 2016 as part of a meet and […]
JAMESTOWN -Originally airing Thursday, March 10. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Edwin Rodriguez and Mary Maxwell from the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation and the Jamestown Up Close about the 2016 Grow Jamestown Garden […]
WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Todd Tranum, executive director of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce / Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier. Tranum talks about some of the services the chamber […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – Two area residents who’ve personally been affected by the current drug epidemic are holding an event this weekend to help raise awareness about the problem and the current […]
MOBILE USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 3, 2016 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with the organizers behind STEM Wars 2016, taking place Thursday, March 17 2016. In the studio are Justin […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason talks with Sean Hanus from Chautauqua Striders about the upcoming Striders Night Live event, taking place Friday, March 4th […]
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs director Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Water Resource Specialist Bill Boria about water quality in Chautauqua County, along with how […]
Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with local resident and community activist Jeannie Danna about Environmental Hub, a social media group she created to help raise awareness about […]
Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample welcomes congressional candidate John Plumb, a native of Randolph, NY, into the studio. Plumb, who’s running as a […]
Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 (Part 1) and Thursday, Feb. 9 (Part 2). MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE For WRFA’s February interview with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, public affairs director Jason Sample reviews the […]
Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample speaks with Indo Quiñones, Cultural and Linguistics Competency Coordinator for Chautauqua Tapestry. Indo provides details on what cultural […]
Originally Airing Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Chautauqua County executive Vince Horrigan stops by the WRFA studio to discuss several issues involving Chautauqua County as he prepares for his third year […]
Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Lisa Goodell and Mike Moots from the Jamestown Noon Rotary Club to learn more about the […]
JAMESTOWN – Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi delivered his 2016 State of the City report on Monday night, but unlike previous years, the mayor opted not to read aloud the report. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE […]
Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Rick Huber, CEO of the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, to get an update on […]
JAMESTOWN – The popular “Soup and a Song” fundraiser, which combines a tasty meal with live music all for a good cause, returns this weekend at the St. Susan Center. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE […]
Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample invites Sam Qadri, Jamestown Islamic Society Community Outreach Director, into the studio to talk about the organization, Islam in America, and what it […]
JAMESTOWN – An opportunity to learn more about more than a dozen different local attractions in the Jamestown area will take place Saturday, Jan. 16. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The 2016 Doors Open Jamestown […]
Originally airing during WRFA’s Local Rush Hour on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. Mobile App Users: Listen Here WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Julie Franco, Coordinator of the HOPE Chautauqua Coalition, along with […]
Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown resident and community activist Doug Champ, who shares some concerns he has with economic development, […]
Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi stops by the WRFA studio for his interview of 2016 as part of the weekly Community Matters public affairs program. Teresi and host Jason Sample […]
JAMESTOWN, NY – WCA Hospital will join the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), becoming the first New York hospital to join the $12 billion Pennsylvania health system. MOBILE APP USERS – LISTEN HERE The […]
JAMESTOWN – The Prendergast Library will not be selling any art from its main art collection for at least the next 12 months. That’s the announcement made Thursday during the board of trustees monthly meeting. […]
Originally airing Monday, December 14 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Mark Hollingsworth from Compassion International about the organization, which works toward raising funding to support children around […]
Recorded on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. First broadcast on Thursday, Dec. 10. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE An estimated 120 community leaders and members of the public were at the Robert H. Jackson Center Dec. […]
Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 An interview with Brian Kulpa from Clark Patterson Lee about the Unite North Main project in Jamestown, NY. More than 50 people were at the Lillian V. Ney Renaissance […]
Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample interviews Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi for December 2015. The mayor reacts to the passage of the 2016 Jamestown […]
[LISTEN] Strategic Study to Help Guide Downtown Development and Capitalize on National Comedy Center
JAMESTOWN – An estimated 120 community leaders and members of the public were at the Robert H. Jackson Center Tuesday night to learn more about a strategic study that will help to guide the future […]
Originally airing Nov. 19, 2015. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Victoria Patti from the Community Alliance for Suicide Prevention and Anne Rosenthal from Chautauqua Tapestry about the […]
Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Gary Chilcott, Director of Veterans Services in Chautauqua County. Chilcott discusses the services offered by his […]
Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talked with Chautauqua County Democratic Elections Commissioner Norman Green about the 2015 Elections. Norm discusses low voter turnout, […]
WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with David and Marylin Kurzawa from Habitat for Humanity – Chautauqua County to learn more about the organization and the services it provides to communities in Chautauqua County.
Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi to get an update on the 2016 budget process as well as discuss the challenges facing the […]
On Thursday, Oct. 22, the League of Women Voters hosted a meet the candidates forum for Jamestown area candidates running in the 2015 General Election. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The forum was featured on […]
JAMESTOWN, NY – During the Oct. 22 episode of Community Matters, WRFA provided a detailed recap of the October 2015 board of trustees meeting for the Prendergast Library in Jamestown, NY. The meeting focused on […]
JAMESTOWN – It’s restaurant week in Chautauqua County, and more than three dozen establishments throughout the region, including several here in the greater Jamestown area, are taking part. On the Oct. 15 presentation of Community […]
Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi talks with WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample about the 2016 budget, which he has called the most challenging budget he’s had to work on since 2001 and 2002. MOBILE APP […]
JAMESTOWN – Mayor Sam Teresi has released his proposed 2016 city budget, calling it a “crisis” budget with little left to cut in the way of expenses, while also relying on a significant property tax […]
Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Andrew Dickson, community outreach coordinator for Hospice of Chautauqua County. Andrew discusses some of the services […]
Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. Chautauqua County executive Vince Horrigan presents his 2016 executive budget, which not only cuts property taxes by more than four percent, but also reduces spending by $3 million. MOBILE […]
JAMESTOWN – The 2016 Jamestown City Budget will be hard and ugly. Those are the words Mayor Sam Teresi used to describe next year’s spending plan, telling the Jamestown City Council Monday night that it […]
Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Christina Marsh and Kathy Park from CASA of Chautauqua County about the organization’s role in the community, as well as details […]
JAMESTOWN – The James Prendergast Library will hold off on auctioning any of its artwork until after a public input session is held to identify other possible alternatives. That was the decision made Thursday afternoon […]
MOBILE USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Tom Meara, a local resident who recently installed solar panels on his home. Meara and his wife […]
Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Jamestown Board of Public Utilities General Manager David Leathers was the featured guest for the Sept. 10 installment of Community Matters with WRFA public […]
http://media.soundcloud.com/stream/KGVcrEaYCjWf.mp3 JAMESTOWN – Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent TIm Mains to preview the 2015-16 School Year. Mains talks about several challenges the […]
WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with John Jablonski and Becky Nystrom from the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy. 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of CWC, who’s mission is to preserve and enhance the water quality, […]
Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi for his monthly interview on Community Matters. This month, the mayor provided an update on the 2016 […]
Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown resident David George, who’s announced his intention to run for mayor of Jamestown in the 2015 election. George is trying […]
Originally airing Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Public Safety Director and Police Chief Harry Snellings and Jamestown Police Captain Robert Samuelson about crime in the city, including […]
Originally airing July 23, 2015. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample sits down with Russ Diethrick and Kim Ecklund – members of the Babe Ruth World Series committee – to get more details about the […]
Originally airing Thursday, July 16 2015. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi for his monthly interview on Community Matters. This month, the mayor discusses west end development, road construction […]
Originally airing Thursday, July 2, 2015. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown City Council President Gregory Rabb about the recent SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality and its impact on Jamestown. In addition, […]
[LISTEN] Community Matters - Rahsaan Graham, Senior Director of Child Protection at World Vision USA
Originally airing Friday, July 2. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown native Rahsaan Graham, who currently serves as Senior Director of Child Protection at World Vision USA. Rahsaan stopped by the studio […]
JAMESTOWN – A local ministry is inviting the public to a free community event Friday night on the north side of town. Conduit Ministries will host its fist “I Am Loved” event at Lillian Dickson […]
Airing Thursday, June 18, 2015. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample sits down and talks with new Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan to get an update on county government at the midway point of 2015. […]
JAMESTOWN, NY – Jamestown’s 2015 Juneteenth Celebration begins Friday and wraps up on Sunday with a variety of events and activities set to take place. Among the activities is the presentation of the documentary “Old […]
[LISTEN] Community Matters - County Election Commissioner and Democratic Party Chairman Norman Green
Originally airing Thursday, June 11, 2015. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Norman Green, Democratic Elections Commissioner for Chautauqua County, as well as Chautauqua County Democratic Committee Chairman. Green talks about the 2015 […]
Originally airing Thursday, June 11, 2015. WRFA public affairs director talks with St. Susan Center Executive Director Jeff Smith, who reminds the community that summer is the busiest time of year for the area’s largest […]
Originally airing Thursday, June 4 2015. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi sits down with WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample and discusses the possibility of the Jamestown Police Department using body cameras for all members of […]
WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown City Arborist Dan Stone about an oak tree that fell over on May 27, 2015 on the west side of town at the corner of at […]
Originally airing May 28, 2015. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Tory Irgang, executive director of the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County, to learn more about how the organization serves the greater […]
WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Kelly Donithan from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), based in Massachusetts. Donithan was involved with the rescue of nearly two dozen different animals, including 11 […]
Local attorney, author and historian Gregory Peterson was the featured presenter during the April 2015 ‘Brown Bag Lunch Talk’ at the Fenton History Center. Peterson shared details of the history of professional baseball in Jamestown, […]
JAMESTOWN – A proposed 2.5 percent electric rate increase by the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is needed to help pay for the rising cost of doing business. That from Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, who […]
Originally airing Thursday, April 16, 2015. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample provides a recap of the 2015-16 budget process for the Jamestown Public Schools District in Jamestown, NY. School officials are considering a $77.6 […]
Originally airing Tuesday, April 14 during WRFA’s Local Rush Hour program. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Tim Mains about Standardized Testing, which is now underway in the Jamestown […]
WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi into the studio for the April 9, 2015 episode of Community Matters. Mayor Teresi discusses the final 2015-16 New York State Budget and […]
Originally airing April 2, 2015. WRFA public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Andrew Dickson (Director of Community Engagement for Hospice Chautauqua County) and Cara Seekings (Nurse Thanatologist and Soul Midwife) about the importance of […]
Originally airing Thursday, March 26. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Erin Brickley, the executive director of the Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance. Brickley discusses the role of the alliance along with […]
Originally airing Thursday, March 12, 2015. WRFA’s Jason Sample talks with Mary Maxwell and Edwin Rodriguez from the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, who discuss first ever GROW Jamestown Garden Week, culminating with the fourth annual GROW […]
JAMESTOWN, NY – Originally airing Thursday, March 12, 2015. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Rick Huber, CEO of the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, about the rise in drug use and […]
WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi into the studio for the March 5, 2015 episode of Community Matters. Mayor Teresi discusses the Action Plan that was recently released by […]
Delivered Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan delivers the 2015 State of the County Address before the Chautauqua County Legislature. Horrigan used the annual address to call for an increase in the […]
Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 12. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Tina Scott, director of the James Prendergast Library as part of Love Your Library Week. Scott provides an update on phase 1 […]
WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi into the studio for the Feb. 5, 2015 episode of Community Matters. Mayor Teresi discusses his 2015 State of the City Address, as […]
Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi presented his 2015 State of the City address on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Teresi’s speech followed a theme of “the best is yet to come…” – with the mayor saying that […]
Originally airing on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. Greg Lindquist and Peter Lombardi – the executive deputy and deputy director of the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation – talk with WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample about the […]
WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks