The LuLac Edition #3581, August 27th, 2017

MEDIA MATTERS

VIETNAM WAR EVENT AT WVIA THIS WEEK

In conjunction with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's landmark documentary series, The Vietnam War, WVIA Public Media presents War Stories: Vietnam, a multi-platform effort collecting the personal stories of people from northeastern and central Pennsylvania who lived through the conflict in Vietnam.
The War Stories: Vietnam online component will feature veterans and others sharing their memories from Vietnam through three to four-minute pieces. A new episode will appear each Wednesday leading up to the premiere of The Vietnam War, Sunday, September 17th on WVIA-TV.
Audio from selected interviews for War Stories: Vietnam will air on WVIA-FM’s Artscene, hosted by Erika Funke. The interviews will focus on artwork that has been inspired by the Vietnam War from local artists. WVIA-FM is also producing Music of the Vietnam Era which highlights the music of the 1960s featured in Ken Burns' The Vietnam War documentary and will tell the stories behind the songs.
WVIA invites the public to attend a screening of the one-hour highlight reel of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s landmark PBS documentary series, The Vietnam War at the WVIA Public Media Studios on both Tuesday, August 29th and Wednesday, August 30th. The screenings will be followed by a brief intermission with refreshments and then WVIA will host an hour-long panel discussion titled War Stories: Vietnam with Vietnam veterans that will be recorded for later broadcast.

“THE STORM” AND MEDIA SELECTION OF JUDGES

HON. CORREALE STEVENS, PA SUPERIOR COURT AND STATE REP. TARAH TOOHIL, 116th-PA TO APPEAR ON WYLN35’s THE STORM TO DISCUSS HB111, THE MERIT SELECTION OF JUDGES

Starting Wednesday, Aug 30th 8PM, The Storm hosted by Tiffany Cloud, airing on WYLN35, will cover the pros and cons of HB 111, which would replace the current election of PA appellate court judges with an appointed system of selecting such judges in Pennsylvania.
Currently, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is one of the few states in our nation to elect judges to our high courts of appeal by a vote of the people. After some judicial scandal on high courts in recent years and on the heels of over $16M spent on judicial campaigns in 2015, the legislative committee of the PA House of Representatives has put forth HB 111 which proposes having a diverse committee of select people chosen by the Governor and legislature recommend candidates for the PA Supreme Court, the Superior Court of PA and the Commonwealth Court of PA. Those candidates would then be confirmed by the legislature.
Supporters of HB 111 suggest it is a good step in the right direction to remove excessive fundraising/judicial campaigning for high court seats. Conversely, opponents express concern that the power will be removed from the people and that the appointment process may cause “back door politics” to select judges.
On The Storm to discuss HB 111 starting August 30th 8PM, Cloud’s guests are State Rep. Tarah Toohil 116th PA and the Hon. Correale Stevens of the PA Superior Court.
WYLN35 was informed, as a public service on the administration of justice, which does not involve lobbying for or against the Bill, Judge Stevens is permitted under the Judicial Ethics Act to participate in the discussion and offer reasons supportive of allowing voters to elect their judges. Representative Toohil reviews the substance of the Bill and discusses why some in the legislature support the merit selection approach as well as next steps as related to HB 111.
Additional airtimes after the Aug 30th premiere: Thursday 6PM, 930PM; Friday 1030AM; Saturday 5PM; Sunday 11AM; Monday 8PM; Tuesday 10AM, 5PM, 930PM only on WYLN35. The show may also be live streamed during these times at www.wylntv.com