Akron Roundtable
Established in 1976, the Akron Roundtable is a community forum that inspires and promotes dialog by presenting speakers who inform and educate listeners on diverse topics of importance to the region, the nation and the world. To date, more than 400 major corporate executives, writers, government officials, artists and civic leaders from around the country have shared their ideas with the region.
Each Akron Roundtable event will be recorded by media studies students working for the Z-TV television station, with guidance from PBS Western Reserve and Ideastream producers, offering a valuable, hands-on learning experience for the students.
Next on Akron Roundtable
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Thursday, Feb. 27, at 6 PM
Linda Nageotte, President & Chief Operating Officer at Feeding America
Why is food insecurity so pervasive in this country? Does it have to be this way?
In the February episode of AKRON ROUNDTABLE, Feeding America President and COO Linda Nageotte will focus on food insecurity in America, sharing insights into why this problem exists so consistently — and pervasively — in every community across this nation. She’ll talk about hungers’ disparate impact on people and communities, and she’ll talk about how we can come together to end hunger in America.
Past Episodes
January 2025
Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor and Founder of Apollo’s Fire
In this moment of national debate about the fate of immigrants in America, Jeannette Sorrell shares her secret story. Growing up in a small and close-knit family with very little money, she knew that her beloved Papa had a mysterious past. But he wouldn't talk about it, and Mom didn't seem to know either. Finally in 2018, on the eve of her Carnegie Hall debut, Jeannette discovered with a shock who Papa actually was – thanks to DNA testing and a trip to the Holocaust museum in Washington.
