Cranford Radio
Cranford Radio presents the sounds and voices of Cranford, New Jersey. Hosted by Bernie Wagenblast.
Episodes
570 episodes
Cranford Library Plans Expansion of Children's Room
The Cranford Public Library's current building opened in 1962. While the main library has expanded over the years, the children's room has basically maintained the same footprint. That's going to b...
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Cranford Radio's First AI-Hosted Podcast
If you're old enough to remember the late 1990s you may recall the hype and excitement about the dawning of the internet age. Some predictions came true, other promises fizzled. Today, artificial intelligence is having a similar moment.
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Cranford to Hold Free Narcan Training and Distribution
Narcan, generically known as naloxone, is a medication that can reverse or reduce the effects of an opioid overdose. You do not need to be a medical professional to administer Narcan.The Cranfo...
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Community Access Unlimited Provides Training In New Café
Community Access Unlimited has provided training, housing and employment services to those with developmental disabilities since its founding in 1979. One of CAU's newest ventures is the T.eat.ch Café, where...
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Get to Know Rev. Dr. Deborah Brooks from St. Mark AME Church
In some ways the story of Rev. Dr. Deborah Brooks is the story of returning. First, there was her returning to live in Cranford after spending the first ten years of her life in town. There was also returning to St. Mark AME church, first as a ...
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Cranford Voice Actor Has Narrated Hundreds of Books, Starred in Anime Series
Fans of anime are likely familiar with Yu-Gi-Oh!. Two of the main characters on the series are Marik Ishtar and Yami Marik. Both were voice by Cranford resident J...
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Blood Donations Are a Year-Round Need
On Monday, August 12, the bloodmobile will be at the Community Center between 1 and 7 pm. Donors on Monday will be get a voucher for tickets to a Mets game.
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TV-35 Manager Don Smith Looks Back at His First Year
Cranford's TV-35 has been broadcasting for over three and a half decades. Don Smith is coming up on his one-year anniversary as the station's manager and he joins me on this week's podcast to talk ...
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Cranford's Newest Downtown Business - Savor Snack Shop
Savor Snack Shop hopes to be opening at 18 North Union Avenue in early August. On this episode of Cranford Radio I speak with Jason ...
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Child Focus - Advocates for Children in Need
We like to think of childhood as a time of growing, learning and exploring. For some kids, however, they need adults outside their family to advocate for them when they are impacted by, or in danger of, abuse and neglect.
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Tosho-con Returns to Cranford Community Center
An art form which has drawn fans from around the world will be featured at the Cranford Community Center on Saturday, July 20. Tosho-con brings together no...
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Builders General Supply and the Shaheen Family - Long-Time Cranford Institutions
Folks who have been around Cranford for a while will remember Builders General Supply Company. The business ...
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Forging Queer Leaders: A Conversation with Col. Bree Fram and Dr. Liz Cavallaro
Liz Cavallaro and Bree Fram know something about leadership. Liz teaches military leaders at the
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Bloodoath of the Patriots — New Book from Cranford Author Ben Chewey
A veteran finds herself torn between oaths she took for her country and her family. That's the premise of Bloodoath of the Patriots, a book pub...
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Cranford's Connection to an Infamous 1890s Murder in New York City
On this week's episode I'm revisiting an 1891 murder case in Lower Manhattan. Over 133 years later, the case still draws interest. A Cranford resident, George Damon...
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Calvary Lutheran Church Calls Kathryn Irwin as New Pastor
Following the retirement of Rev. Carol Lindsay, who served the church for many years, Calvary Lutheran Church has called Rev. Kathryn Irwin to be pastor. Cran...
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Meet Township Committee Member Paul A. Gallo
The newest member of the Cranford Township Committee is Paul A. Gallo. In this episode of
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YWCA Union County: Empowering Women
While the YWCA Union County has been serving the community for over a century, they had a forced new beginning in 2019 when their headquarters in Elizabeth burned to the ground. The building may ha...
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Downtown Street Fest Pivots with Changes In Store
For over two decades Downtown Cranford streets have hosted Sunday street fairs. A new vendor, Marketspace Vendor Events, is behind
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A Cranford Tradition Closes After 112 Years
A lot has changed when it comes to hair since the Cranford Barber Shop opened. Crew cuts gave way to long hair. Getting a haircut also meant getting a shave for many men and while they were waiting they might have their shoes shined...
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Cranford Dramatic Club Stages Hair
There's much about the current political state in the US that is shared with the 1960s. Both periods are seen by many as a time of division. Anti-war protests and civil rights are very much in the news. The
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Chair Molly Kellett Talks About the Role and Responsibilities of the Planning Board
Most major building projects in Cranford require hearings and approval of the Cranford Planning Board. If you're not involved yourself in a project, you may not be aware of the board does....
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Downtown Cranford Sponsoring Business Development Series
A Cranford-based organization, the UCEDC, working with Downtown Cranford and the Cranford Theater is holding a
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Cranford Public Library Director Kathy Cannarozzi
It's National Library Week and to mark the occasion my guest on this episode of the Cranford Radio podcast is Kathy Cannarozzi, the director of the Cranford P...
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Keeping New Jersey Moving - Chris Feinthel of New Jersey DOT
Often, the highway infrastructure of the state is taken for granted. We hop in our cars and drive from place to place with little thought of what's necessary to let it happen. When something goes wrong, however, we quickly realize how fragile o...
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