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Upcoming Episode of Vegas PBS’ “Recession Rx” Provides Solutions
For Pet Owners Facing Foreclosure and
Shares How To Save on Energy and Prescription
Drug Costs
Vegas PBS’
upcoming episode of “Recession Rx” features options available to pet
owners who are facing foreclosure. The new segment also teaches viewers
how to reduce energy costs and where to find low cost prescription drug
plans. “Recession Rx” airs Monday, June 1 at 7:30 p.m. on Vegas PBS
Channel 10 and 10.1.
Hosted by Cathy Hanson, “Recession Rx” features topics ranging from
foreclosure and mortgages, to healthcare and unemployment, to job
searches and training. The program will also highlight resources to
combat common social effects of a recession, such as depression,
suicide, spousal abuse, substance abuse, poor mental health and family
living transitions. In addition to providing valuable resources, the
program features ‘success stories’ of people who have faced personal
financial crisis and prevailed.
Thirteen episodes of “Recession Rx” are scheduled to air in total and
each new episode airs Mondays at 7:30 p.m. on Vegas PBS Channel 10.
Community partners contributing to the creation of “Recession Rx”
include United Way of Southern Nevada, Nevada Public Radio, HELP of
Southern Nevada, Consumer Credit Counseling, Legal Aid Center of
Southern Nevada and United Labor Agency of Nevada. This program is
made possible by Bank of Nevada and Nevada JobConnect.
The weekly show is available on
www.VegasPBS.org/rx as an Internet stream and a downloadable
podcast. The Web site also features Vegas PBS produced videos of
classes on consumer counseling, including bankruptcy. “Recession Rx”
episodes will also be made available on YouTube.
Complete
programming schedule for “Recession Rx”:
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Station |
Date & Time |
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Vegas PBS
Channel 10 and 10.1 |
Mondays at
7:30 p.m.*
Tuesdays at
12:30 a.m. |
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Vegas PBS
Jackpot! Cox Cable Channel 111 |
Wednesdays at
1 a.m., 6 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. |
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Vegas PBS
Rewind Cox Cable Channel 110 |
Saturdays at
5 a.m., 11 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Sundays at 8
a.m. and 2 p.m. |
Cathy
Hanson is an award-winning journalist with more than two decades of
experience in broadcast news. Most recently she was the executive
producer and host of “Caucus Countdown” and “Capitol Issues” at Vegas
PBS. Hanson
was a Visiting Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at the
University of Nevada Las Vegas from 2004-2008, where she taught
broadcast news, investigative reporting and podcasting. She served as
the Director of Communications for the City of Las Vegas from 1995-2000,
introducing the city’s award-winning Web site and cable television
channel. She also launched a proprietary satellite television network
for Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. and produced several national
television shows for the Harrah’s network.
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