Bring It On!

Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour discussing the state of affairs for law enforcement given the nation’s unrest and protests surrounding recent police actions and increasing calls for drastic reform. Tonight’s guests are Bloomington Chief of Police Mike Diekhoff, Monroe County Prosecutor Erika Oliphant, and Rev. Dennis Laffon, pastor of Ethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of Saginaw, …

Bring It On! has won 3rd place in the “Documentary or Special” category in an annual contest hosted by the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. This contest features the best in Indiana journalism from all platforms: print and digital, photography, design and graphics, television and radio. The Indiana SPJ chapter promotes the development of current and future …

Today hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Rv. Forrest Gilmore, Executive Director of Shalom Community Center, Ms. Amber Skoby, Executive Director of the Bloomington Housing Authority, and Nicole Johnson, a Crestmont resident and community advocate. They discuss how Bloomington is trying to meet the challenge of serving the city’s homeless who are now having to deal with health precautions …

We are proud to announce that Bring It On! was notified by the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists that we earned a 3rd place “Best in Journalism” award under the category of Radio Documentary or Special. Our congratulations to our crew and especially to our Bring It On! contributors that we have convened today for a special two-part interview entitled …

We are proud to announce that Bring It On! was notified by the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists that we earned a 3rd place “Best in Journalism” award under the category of Radio Documentary or Special. Our congratulations to our crew and especially to our Bring It On! contributors that we have convened today for a special two-part interview entitled …

Hosts James Sanders and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Ms. Beverly-Calender-Anderson, the Director of Community and Family Resources for the City of Bloomington, IN. For the first half of the program, James and Gloria discuss with Beverly the importance of all Bloomington residents, and everyone in general, of participating in this year’s U.S. Census. In the last half of …

Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell put a spotlight on the start of Women’s History Month by starting off with a discussion of the theatrical project – “Elizabeth – A Woman of Color”, which is produced by Resilience Productions.  Members of the Resilience Productions team, Danielle Bruce, Gladys DeVane and, our show’s co-host, Liz Mitchell provide a post-analysis of “Elizabeth …

Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Bloomington Police Chief Mike Diekhoff and Beverly Calender-Anderson, Director of the Community and Family Resources Department. They are here to discuss their contributions to Bloomington’s 4th Annual Public Safety Report, which covers topics ranging from police personnel recruitment, training, crime statistics, and data about the substance abuse problem. The Public Safety Report also …

Host Clarence Boone presents an overview of  Bloomington’s 3rd Annual State of the Black Community Address, which took place on February 4th in the City Hall Council Chambers.  He welcomes three speakers who addressed different issues at the Annual State of the Bloomington Black Community. First, he speaks with Bring It On! assistant producer and Chair of the Board of …

Hosts William Hosea and Liz Mitchell spend the show with Daniel Conkle, the Emeritus Robert H. McKinney Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University, discussing the recent impeachment and acquittal of Donald J. Trump for impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. Professor Conkle has been a member of the faculty since 1983. He teaches constitutional …