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Center Forward
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Center Forward with Jamie Chandler is a national weekly political talk show that offers an insightful and concise conversation on key issues dominating American Politics. Through in-depth interviews, debates, and light-hearted political satire, Center Forward listener’s come away with a better understanding of the context behind current events and the information they need to make good political decisions.
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JAMIE CHANDLER |
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Jamie Chandler, Center Forward’s host, is a political scientist at CUNY Hunter College where he teaches classes on American Politics. He has published several articles on Congress, elections, and public opinion, and is a prominent political analyst providing extensive commentary for various domestic & international print and broadcast media outlets including: CBS2 New York, NBC news, WPIX11, WWOR, National Public Radio, Sky News, TVE, BBC, CNN Asia, International Business Times, am New York, Reuters, Newsday, USA Today and the New York Times.
Jamie can be reached at jamie@centerforward.tv
www.jamiechandler.com
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AMANDA VENTIMIGLIA |
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Amanda Ventimiglia, Center Forward’s Debate Moderator & Producer, is actively engaged in local, state, and national politics from her home in Northern Virginia. Amanda hopes that her opinions and writings on politics will help spread ideas of change and better inform people to hold their politicians accountable to promoting the common good. She graduated from Curry College in 1992 with a degree in Psychology and Creative Writing.
Amanda can be reached at amanda@centerforward.tv |
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Listen to Jamie & Amanda Live
Sundays at 4:00PM (PST) |
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Show Summary & Guests |
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Sunday, December 18, 2011 |
How has President Obama performed in 2011? Dr. Andrew Polsky a scholar in American politics and Professor at City University of New York Hunter College gives listener’s some ways to evaluate Obama’s performance compared to past presidents. And Dr. Terri Towner, political social media expert and Assistant Professor of American politics at Oakland University talks about how social media, YouTube, and Facebook have transformed election campaigns and the way the President communicates with the public. |
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Sunday, December 11, 2011 |
Special Holiday Season Episode on Sharing and Giving. Josh Lockwood, CEO of New York City Habitat for Humanity talks with Jamie Chandler about how his organization helps builds homes through volunteer “sweat equity” for financially disadvantaged homebuyers. And Justin Fatica, founder of Hard As Nails Ministries and focus of the critically acclaimed 2007 David Holbrooke directed HBO documentary “Hard As Nails”, discusses his extensive efforts to reach out to young people and help them overcome their challenges through the teachings of Jesus Christ. |
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Sunday, November 27, 2011 |
2012 Presidential Election, Super Committee, and President Obama. Comic Modi provides his hilarious take on American Politics, and Jamie Chandler, Joseph Spiegel, and Amanda Ventimiglia and debate current events. |
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 |
Topic: Environmental Regulation and Animal Activism. Beth Pratt, California Director of the National Wildlife Foundation discusses her public outreach efforts, climate change, and the Keystone Pipeline Project. Donny Moss, documentary film director of “Blinders” and animal rights activist discusses his efforts to get horse-drawn carriages banned in New York City. And Jamie Chandler, Amanda Ventimiglia and Joseph Spiegel debate environmental regulations, the Keystone Pipeline Project, and banning horse-drawn carriages. |
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Sunday, November 13, 2011 |
Premiere Episode. Topic: Occupy Wall Street and Young Voters. Congressman Dennis Kucinich gives his thoughts on the Occupy Wall Street Movement (OWS) and discusses the National Employment Emergency Defense Act of 2010, Rod Snyder, President of Young Democrats of America discusses YDA’s efforts to mobilize young voters for the 2012 elections, and Jamie Chandler, Amanda Ventimiglia, and Joseph Spiegel have a “Straight Wisdom” debate on OWS, income inequality, and how these may effect the 2012 election and the long-term health of the United States. |
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