I’m Your Neighbor: Jim Bowers

I’m Your Neighbor: Jim Bowers

What a treat to profile Jim Bowers, PA-based climbing/bouldering legend, WPSU‘s digital series “I’m Your Neighbor.”

Jim loves rocks. He loves climbing up them, he loves traversing them, he even loves making them. Jim has established hundreds of bouldering and sport routes throughout Pennsylvania. He’s earned a reputation for fearlessness because of his willingness to scale “high ball” routes without a rope. In this episode of I’m Your Neighbor, Jim shares reflects on his 50+ years of climbing and explains how that passion led him to launch two successful businesses: Petrogrips and Synrocks.

News Over Noise Ep. 2: What Happened to Local News?

Consuming quality local journalism has a profound impact on civic engagement. People vote more, get more engaged in their community, and trust each other more. So, what happens when local news outlets start disappearing? In this episode of News Over Noise, hosts Leah Dajches and Matt Jordan talk with Tim Lambert, the Multimedia News Director at WITF, about the state of local news and the implications this has for all of us. We’ll also offer some tips on how to evaluate the credibility of the news you consume.

Listen here.