Feedback with Toni Reece and guest Mary McHale

Feedback with Toni Reece and Guests Gloria Foley-Troup & Judy Ellsworth

It’s all about reading today on FEEDBACK!  Joining us in our first hour is Gloria Foley Troup, creator of Stories and Songs with GiGi, a heartfelt YouTube channel designed to encourage families to read, sing, learn and connect with their children through stories and music.  Gloria has created something deeply personal, a digital legacy of love for her grandchildren, future generations and families everywhere!  In our second hour we learn about the Berks Book Bonanza, a beloved community event that has become much more than simply a giant used book sale. Judy Ellsworth, Manager of the Book Bonanza tells us the story that through hundreds of thousands of donated books, dedicated volunteers, and a passion for literacy the Bonanza has become a place where readers reconnect with stories, families make memories and books find entirely new lives.

Feedback with Toni Reece and Guests Lisa Scheid & Jennifer Witmyer

Today on FEEDBACK, we are turning the tables.  For decades, Lisa Scheid has been the one asking the questions, telling the stories, and helping this community understand the people, issues, triumphs, and challenges shaping Berks County.  Lisa tells her story spanning 20 years as a reporter and editor at the Reading Eagle to her current position of Managing Editor of Spotlight PA’s Berks County Bureau.  Our second hour of FEEDBACK is a conversation about resilience, health, entrepreneurship, integrity and what happens when personal struggle turns into purpose.  Joining us is Jennifer Witmyer, CEO of Archwood Soapery and Filthy Vegan, whose journey into skincare and haircare formulation began not from a business plan, but from anger, survival and a fierce determination to create products she believed were safer, cleaner and more transparent for consumers.

Feedback with Toni Reece and guests Dallan Yoh, Pattie Guarino, & Jessica King

Our first hour of FEEDBACK is our Chamber Member Spotlight!  Dallan Yoh, Director of Membership for the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), introduces us to Pattie Guarino, Owner of Focus on Sports Photography.  Pattie shares her personal journey from x-ray technician to sports photographer and what it took for her to grow her twenty-year business of capturing the moments for athletes, families, and community.   Hour two of FEEDBACK brings Jessica King to us.  Jessica King, a licensed social worker, speaker, entrepreneur, and founder of ElderCARE Collaborative.  Jessica’s power message challenges women to rethink the patterns that keep them overextending, over performing, and undervaluing themselves.

Feedback with Toni Reece and guests Lily Otu, & Perfetto Insurance's Jessica Walb, & Dennis Mulally

Our first hour we are joined by Lily Otu, Founder of The Working Mom Village, a growing community created to support professional mothers though honest conversations, connection and shared experiences.  The second hour of FEEDBACK is jam packed with information about Medicare and retirement planning.  Perfetto Insurance brings their wealth of experience to the discussion with Jessica Walb, Director of Medicare and Health and Financial Services and Dennis Mulally, Financial Advisor.

Feedback with Toni Reece and guests Jeff Woytovich & Joey Miranda

Our first hour is a conversation about resilience, identity, confidence, and turning a deeply personal experience into a mission that has impacted children and families around the world.  Joining us is Jeff Woytovich, co-founder of Children’s Alopecia Project, an organization dedicated to building self-esteem, providing support, and creating community for children living with alopecia and their families.  In our second hour we are talking about one of the most iconic landmarks in Berks County, the Reading Pagoda, and the ongoing efforts to preserve, restore and reimagine its future for generations to come.  Joining us is Joey Miranda, President of the Reading Pagoda Foundation, who is here to provide an update on the restoration work, the progress made, and what this beloved symbol means to the city of Reading and the entire community.