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Business Matters with Tony Iannelli, is the region’s only local business show on commercial television. Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce President, Tony Iannelli, hosts this weekly program that airs Monday's at 7:30pm on WFMZ-Ch. 69. WFMZ is broadcast on 46 cable companies and reaches 2.2 million households. Business Matters is a half-hour interview show that gets inside the minds of business and community leaders to talk about their successes and challenges, as well as regional public policy issues and world trends. Topics range from legislation affecting the business community/community at large and economic development to corporate and technology news. The show almost always has 4 panelists representing two sides of an issue. One-on-One programs with VIP's have included U.S. Senators Bob Casey and Arlen Specter, Governor Ed Rendell, Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta and Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS:

Monday, June 30th
Should English be America's Official Language?
Guests: Katherine English (President, PA Club for Growth), Dr. Erika Sutherland (Muhlenberg Professor), Mariann Davies (You Don’t Speak for Me), Julio Guridy (Allentown City Council)

Monday, July 7th
School Vouchers: Does Your Child Deserve the Choice
Guests: Andy LeFevre (REACH Foundation), Joe Testerman (PSEA), David Kirkpatrick (CEO America), Jeff Glazier (Allentown School Director)

Monday, July 14th
One-on-One with the Club for Growth's Pat Toomey
Should English be America's Official Language?
Original Airdate: 6/30/2008 | Guests: Katherine English (President, PA Club for Growth), Dr. Erika Sutherland (Muhlenberg Professor), Mariann Davies (You Don’t Speak for Me), Julio Guridy (Allentown City Council)
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DURATION: 00:27:48.6    POSTED: 07-03-2008 12:04 PM ET

Affordable Housing in the LV and Beyond: Fact or Fiction?
Original Airdate: 6/23/2008 | Guests: Eileen Dunn (Wells Fargo Home Mortgage), Michael Carper (Lancaster Housing Dev Corporation), Kent Herman (King Spry Law Firm), Mark Molchany (LV Assoc of Realtors)
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DURATION: 00:28:31.3    POSTED: 06-25-2008 01:43 PM ET

Gun Control---good for society or government intrusion?
Original Airdate: 6/16/2008 | Guests: Joseph Grace (CeaseFire PA), John Hohenwarter (National Rifle Association), Jack Iannantuono (Lehigh Valley Firearms Coalition)
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DURATION: 00:28:16.3    POSTED: 06-17-2008 08:48 AM ET

What chance does your #1 issue have at being resolved in Harrisburg?
Original Airdate: 6/9/2008 | Guests: Representative Joe Brennan (D), Representative Craig Dally (R), Representative Jennifer Mann (D), Representative Doug Reichley (R)
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DURATION: 00:28:13.5    POSTED: 06-10-2008 11:39 AM ET

Do you deserve a gas tax holiday this summer?
Original Airdate: 6/2/2008 | Guests: Michael Donovan (Cedar Crest College) , Joe Hilliard (FreedomWorks), Dave McGuire (Sierra Club) , Kathryn English (PA Club for Growth)
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DURATION: 00:28:09.4    POSTED: 06-03-2008 08:51 AM ET

Freight Rail—is government intervention the answer to getting you your goods?
Original Airdate: 5/26/2008 | Guests: Bob Szabo (Consumers United for Rail Equity (CURE)), Tom Fiorini ( Westgate Global Logistics), Glenn Eckhart (Lehigh County Commissioner), Glenn Taggart (Taggart Associates)
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DURATION: 00:28:13.7    POSTED: 05-27-2008 02:29 PM ET

Should the private sector control PA liquor sales?
Original Airdate: 5/19/2008 | Guests: Wendell Young (UFCW Local 1776), Senator Rob Wonderling (R-24), Bob Cooper (AFSCME), Attorney Ted Zeller (Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino, PC)
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DURATION: 00:27:45.7    POSTED: 05-27-2008 02:21 PM ET

Electronic voting machines and American Democracy: The next step or a great threat?
Original Airdate: 5/12/2008 | Guests: Stacy Sterner (Lehigh County Voter Registration), Ken Kraft (Northampton County Elections Commission), Santa Bannon-Shillea (League of Women Voters--Northampton County), Alan Brau (Activist), Daniel Lopresti (Lehigh University Professor)
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DURATION: 00:27:47.4    POSTED: 05-13-2008 12:52 PM ET

Bridging PA & NJ ...it's More Than Steel !
Original Airdate: 5/5/2008 | Guests: Mayor Sal Panto (Easton, PA), Mayor Harry Wyant (Phillipsburg, NJ)
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DURATION: 00:28:22.4    POSTED: 05-06-2008 11:37 AM ET

Our Turbulent Economy
Original Airdate: 4/28/2008 | Guests: Kevin Flemming (Integrity Personnel), Kamran Afshar (Kamran Afshar Associates), Alan Jennings (CACLV), John Hayes (Great Bear Bank Group)
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DURATION: 00:28:06.0    POSTED: 05-01-2008 10:19 AM ET

Hillary Clinton One-On-One
Original Airdate: 4/21/2008 | Guest: Hillary Clinton
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DURATION: 00:25:52.5    POSTED: 04-21-2008 10:06 PM ET

On April 22nd who should PA Democrats choose: Clinton or Obama?
Original Airdate: 4/14/2008 | Guests: Jeff Warren (Obama Supporter), Lorraine Pasquali (Clinton Supporter), Duane Tolson (Obama Supporter), Joanne Messlehenner (Clinton Supporter)
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DURATION: 00:28:30.4    POSTED: 04-15-2008 10:25 AM ET

How much is electricity worth to you?-A special 1-on-1 with PPL's CEO Jim Miller
Original Airdate: 4/7/2008 | Guest: Jim Miller (Chairman, President and CEO--PPL Corporation)
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DURATION: 00:27:50.6    POSTED: 04-08-2008 10:33 AM ET

Passenger Rail in the Lehigh Valley--good business sense or will the taxpayers be railroaded?
Original Airdate: 3/31/2008 | Guests: Don Miles (Sierra Club), Bill Erdman (Keystone Consulting Engineers), Don Cunningham (Lehigh County Executive), Abe Nemitz (Network of Young Professionals)
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DURATION: 00:27:28.1    POSTED: 04-01-2008 03:31 PM ET

Blogging in the Lehigh Valley
Original Airdate: 3/24/2008 | Guests: Bernie O'Hare (Blogger), Chris Casey (Blogger), John Micek (The Morning Call), Joe Owens (The Express-Times)
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DURATION: 00:28:24.1    POSTED: 03-25-2008 09:20 AM ET

Sentencing prisoners to death --good business decision or waste of taxpayer money?
Original Airdate: 3/17/2008 | Guests: Max Davison (Former Judge, Lehigh County), Andy Hoover (PA-ACLU), Robert Dunham (Philadelphia Defenders Association), Joe Hilliard (FreedomWorks)
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DURATION: 00:27:08.7    POSTED: 03-18-2008 09:38 AM ET

1-on-1 with US Senator Bob Casey
Original Airdate: 3/4/2008 | Guest: US Senator Bob Casey
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DURATION: 00:27:19.5    POSTED: 03-04-2008 11:46 AM ET

Affirmative Action: Good or bad for Lehigh Valley businesses?
Original Airdate: 2/25/2008 | Guests: Duane Tolson (City of Allentown), Esther Lee (NAACP-Bethlehem), Dean Browning (Lehigh County Commissioner), Ron Angle (Northampton County Council)
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DURATION: 00:28:39.2    POSTED: 02-28-2008 09:57 AM ET

Tolling I-80 or leasing the turnpike--how will we pay to fix our roads and bridges?
Original Airdate: 2/18/2008 | Guests: Mike Joyce (Owner/Operator Independent Drivers Assoc.), Joe Brimmeier (PA Turnpike Commission), Dave Patti (PA Business Council), Matt Brouillette (The Commonwealth Foundation)
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DURATION: 00:27:36.7    POSTED: 02-19-2008 10:22 AM ET

IRAQ: Should we stay or should we go?
Original Airdate: 2/11/2008 | Guests: John Hinkle (Business owner), Ron Scholler (Iraq war veteran), Joe Hilliard (Freedom Works), Phil Reiss (Veterans for Peace)
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DURATION: 00:25:34.3    POSTED: 02-18-2008 09:30 AM ET







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