|
|
Lehigh Valley native Gene Dickison brings financial insights to local living rooms on PBS39 beginning January 2020
Bethlehem, PA. – December 20, 2019 – Lehigh Valley Public Media, home of PBS39 will air More Than Money With Gene Dickison, beginning in January, 2020. The show will immediately follow the station’s Emmy Award winning Counter Culture. More Than Money, tackles a variety of financial topics in an easy-to-understand way, that will help viewers feel more confident about their financial know-how.
Dickison has broadcast more than 1,250 shows over 28 plus years. His show is one of the longest-running financial shows in America today.
“Serving the community through financial literacy is an important part of our civic duty,” Tim Fallon, Chief Executive Officer of Lehigh Valley Public Media said. “This partnership lends us the chance to educate the community at large, and I’m extremely proud of the team here for producing such impactful content.”
More Than Money will be produced by Lehigh Valley Public Media’s Damaris Vega, who currently produces the station’s Es Tiempo, a weekly talk show that highlights the diversity and cultural essence of the Latino community in the Greater Lehigh Valley. Vega will also assist host Dickison in taking viewers’ questions via phone, in both Spanish and English.
“I’m thrilled to work alongside Gene to help make his financial content more accessible to the Greater Lehigh Valley,” Said Vega, producer at PBS39. “I truly can’t wait to get started on this partnership.”
More Than Money With Gene Dickisonwill premiere at 7:30 p.m.,Tuesday, January 7, on PBS39. Check your local listings to find the channel over the air, or on your cable or satellite provider.
About Lehigh Valley Public Media™
Lehigh Valley Public Media, home of PBS39/WLVT, WLVR, and WPPT, acts as the catalyst to promote civic engagement, and to fulfill the regional needs of the Greater Lehigh Valley, through its dynamic communication platforms and resources. The Reporter Corps® creates community-focused content for PBS39 News Tonight, digital platforms, and radio. Lehigh Valley Public Media and the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley are partnering to fund and fulfill the regional literacy initiative Lehigh Valley Reads. This campaign is working to ensure all Lehigh Valley students read on grade level by the end of third grade by 2025. Lehigh Valley Public Media is a community-owned public media organization serving eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. PBS39 is licensed in Allentown to the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation. For more information, visit PBS39.org.
Information provided to TVL by:
Victoria Scialfa
Marketing and Public Relations Manager
Lehigh Valley Public Media
