I Chose to Stay
I Chose to Stay
The PEOPLE Chronicles Radio
Stories about the impact of that choice.
Making the best of it - Meet Sue Ernst
Jackie talks to Sue Ernst about choosing to stay in Berks County and her journey to becoming the Special Events Coordinator for Berks County Parks and Recreation!
Apr 29, 2014
21 min
Parole, Probation and Project - A Mother's Voice
Jackie talks to Athena Dedes about her work as a Parole and Probation Officer for the City of Reading and her passion project - A Mother's Voice which educates our community to the evils of Heroin addiction.
Apr 14, 2014
21 min
Climbing out of darkness - Meet Richard Moore
Jackie talks to Richard about his struggle with addiction and how he climbed out of the darkness in order to rebuild his life and help others to rebuild too.
Mar 24, 2014
23 min
Building Bill's Khakis - one pair of pants at a time!
Jackie talks to Bill Thomas about the journey of Bill's Khakis and what it took to go from selling pants out of the back of a car to be a worldwide company today!
Feb 11, 2014
23 min
David Lomnychuk - Marching to the beat of his own drum!
Jackie talks to David about his choices, his path and his journey to owning his own successful business.
Dec 23, 2013
24 min
Journey to Redemption - Meet Stacy Butler
Jackie talks to Stacy about how she is reinventing herself after years of addiction, crime, prison and ultimately redemption.
Nov 8, 2013
20 min
Passion, Education and Devotion
Jackie talks to Julie about her decisions to stay and raise a family and become a business woman using passion, education and devotion as her driving forces!
Oct 24, 2013
21 min
Musician, Teacher, Writer - Jim Speese
Jackie Hoffman talks to Jim Speese about his love of music, history, teaching, and writing and what impact his choice to stay has had on all of these areas.
Sep 20, 2013
17 min
It's all about the Pretzel!
Jackie Hoffman talks to Mark Ratcliffe about his choice to stay in Berks County and how the Reading Pretzel Fest is about so much more than the pretzel!
Sep 12, 2013
19 min
Grace and Mercy - Meet Gwen Didden!
Jackie Hoffman talks to Gwen Didden about her journey through hell and back and how her story impacts hundreds of families in Berks County!
Aug 16, 2013
16 min
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