New “Recession Rx” Features In-Depth FBI Interview about Mortgage Fraud in Las Vegas

The upcoming episode of “Recession Rx” brings viewers an exclusive interview with FBI Special Agent Michael Rawlins about the mortgage fraud crisis facing Las Vegas.  The new episode also examines the challenges senior citizens face in the current housing market and provides a job market update from Nevada JobConnect.

 “Recession Rx” airs Monday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. on Vegas PBS Channel 10 and 10.1. 

The 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 are also available on YouTube.

Hosted by 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.   “Recession Rx” is a 13-part series airing on Vegas PBS.

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.

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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.

For more than 40 years, Vegas PBS has provided Southern Nevada with quality, commercial free programming, media and media delivery technology. Vegas PBS provides broadcast TV and cable over seven channels with an additional six educational channels provided directly to the classroom. Vegas PBS local productions include, Nevada Week in Review, Your Health Matters, Outdoor Nevada, Wonders of the West, Inside Education, Homework Hotline, CCSD Varsity Quiz, election debates and coverage and daily live classes for CCSD Virtual High School. In 2009, Vegas PBS completes construction on its Educational Technology Campus, a model for sustainability and green building practices representing the first television station in North America to publicly register for LEED Gold Certification prior to construction. Officially opening in August 2009, the Vegas PBS Educational Technology Campus will house Vegas PBS studios and offices, the CCSD Virtual High School, Educational Media Services, the Emergency Response Data-casting System, public meeting rooms and training facilities. Visit www.VegasPBS.org for additional information and programming highlights.