Our Town Podcast Episodes

Janice Iacona Ockershausen / December 18, 2018

Hillary Howard – Reporter | Co-Anchor WTOP | “It’s Academic” Host

Hillary Howard, Reporter, Co-anchor, WTOP, and “It’s Academic” Host on what it means to her to host “It’s Academic” ~

“I really am. It’s an honor to be a part of a legacy program with those wonderful people who produce it, and the kids. And that we’re giving props to education. Knowledge is sacrosanct.”

Andy Ockershausen: This is Andy Ockershausen, and this is Our Town. We have the distinct pleasure today to be a part of, and talking to the most important female, I think, on television [Read more…] about Hillary Howard – Reporter | Co-Anchor WTOP | “It’s Academic” Host

Janice Iacona Ockershausen / December 13, 2018

Lew Strudler – Vice President Global Partnerships – Monumental Sports

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Lew Strudler credits the late George Michael and Ken Beatrice for much of the success of the Caps 1982 “Save the Washington Capitals” 30-day campaign~

“If it wasn’t for the two of them at that particular period of time, who every night got on the air for that 30 days. They came out to The Capital Center at that point, helped us when we were doing all kinds of special events to get the city involved, especially the corporate city…”

Lew Strudler, Vice President Global Partnerships, Monumental Sports and Entertainment, and Andy Ockershausen in studio interview

Andy Ockershausen: This is Andy Ockershausen. This is Our Town, and I’ve had the opportunity to talk to a man I’ve known for many, many years. A big part of WMAL incidentally, never as an employee, [Read more…] about Lew Strudler – Vice President Global Partnerships – Monumental Sports

Janice Iacona Ockershausen / December 11, 2018

Neal Augenstein – Reporter and Tech Editor WTOP

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Neal Augenstein on how he views his job, as a reporter ~

“Story telling is just what we do. Reporters have to boil things down to make it so anybody can understand it… if I could figure out the simple things. If I could understand something, if I could ask enough questions so I could understand the concept, it will be something that I could pass along to the audience. That’s what I’ve tried to do. I don’t mind looking like an idiot, and asking my question, if I can come away from there being a temporary expert on whatever it is.”

Neal Augenstein, Reporter and Tech Editor WTOP and host Andy Ockershausen — Neal Augenstein, Reporter and Tech Editor WTOP, and host Andy Ockershausen in studio interview

Andy Ockershausen: This is Our Town. This is Andy Ockershausen, and I am so delighted. I say that because I mean it. To talk head-to-head, person-to-person with a man that I’ve listened to on the radio for so long, and has the most [Read more…] about Neal Augenstein – Reporter and Tech Editor WTOP