Saturday, October 13, 2012
This week's program.
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
This week's Charlestown Live program will feature host Dan Ryan with guest Billy Durette, Founder of the Charlestown World War II Veterans History Project, an exhibit of theCharlestown Historical Society. Bill will bring some exhibit pieces that will begin to tell the story of some of our hometown heroes from the Greatest Generation. Bill will also discuss upcoming opportunities to view the exhibit in and around the Veteran’s Day Holiday. The show can be seen live on Thursday, October 11 at 6:30 pm on BNN-TV channel 9, RCC channel 15 or on the web at www.bnntv.org This is a live call-inshow. So, call in with your comments or questions.The program is repeated on the same channels and web site on Saturday at 8 pm and Monday at 10:30 am. …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
This week's program.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
This week's Charlestown Live program on BNN-TV will feature host Kathy Giordano with guest Faith Harris, Assistant Director of Stiggy's Dogs, a national service dog program for veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Also joining us in the studio will be Honor, Faith's Service Dog. This is a live, call-in program. You can call 617-708-3290 and join theconversation. The show can be seen live on Thursday, July 12th at 6:30 pm on BNN-TV channel 9, RCC channel 15 or on the web at www.bnntv.org The program is repeated on the same channels and web site on Saturday at 8 pm and Monday at 10:30 am. For more information, contact Kathy Giordano at kathy.gio46@gmail.com
Monday, October 31, 2011
Faith Harris suffered PTSD after serving in Iraq, but Stiggy's Dogs -- an organization that matches service dogs with vets -- changed her life.
It's been years since Faith Harris left the Air Force, years since her deployment to one of the most volatile regions in Iraq and years since she developed her first symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The Dunstable Street resident is still haunted by nightmares, she's still vulnerable to feelings of panic and she can get anxious, even today, in a crowd. But Harris has Honor, a service dog that was trained specifically to help her cope with and overcome PTSD. And Honor, a sweet black lab mix, has made all of the difference. "She's given me my life back," Harris, 29, said, during a recent chat over coffee at Zume's. Honor was rescued from an animal shelter in Michigan, where she lived for more than a year and a half. She was adopted…
Kristi Ceccarossi
11:17 am on Monday, October 31, 2011
My editor changed the title, but that's a great point. I'm revising it now. Thanks! more ›