Etown Lowdown

Sisters Abbey Everhart Cannon (Aunt Tina's Kitchen) and Meredith Everhart share their stories about receiving heart transplants - as they both were born with a somewhat rare heart condition.  The sisters take on the MowDown and Slappy Sal reviews Aunt Tina's Kitchen, a restaurant recently opened by Abbey and her husband Tony in Elmhurst. And Rick is at it again in another edition of "Rick on His Heavily Reinforced Soapbox", as he's perturbed about a premature retirement of a local representative.

Elmhurst resident, Anna Maria Sperando, was adopted from Italy in the 1950's by an American family at a young age, as her biological mother tragically died when she was only two years old.  After many years of searching for biological relatives in Italy, she found three living aunts, an uncle, and 'molti' nephews, nieces and cousins, with the help of her daughter, Jennifer Veremis.  Their recent trip to meet their newly found relatives, is a tear-jerker.  Also featured in the episode is our friend Slappy-Sal with a food review of Pazzi di Pizza, as well as another edition of One Ponce a Time with PK and Dave Oberg. 

Elmhurst author, podcaster and career coach, Gayle Keller, shares her story and passion for encouraging women to succeed in S.T.E.A.M. careers.  Keller explains why we can all learn from our failures and the importance of mentors and sponsors.  

Dr. Peter Griffin, retired Chair of the Elmhurst University Music Department, shares his musical journey from a young music student to stints as an educator at two different Big 10 schools.  At one point in his career, Dr. Griffin was the director of one of the most prestigious college marching bands in the Nation, the Marching Illini.  His path eventually led him to a rewarding stint at Elmhurst U, where he was able to use some of his administrative skills learned earlier in his career.  Pete also shares the story of his late brother, Drew, who was instrumental in breaking some very big and important stories as chief investigative correspondent with CNN.

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital President Pamela Dunley gives the latest updates from the Hospital during her last week before retiring as CEO.  She is joined by COVID Co-Incident Commander, Dr. Michelle Meziere, and incoming President and CEO, Dr. Kim Darey.  Ms. Dunley also reflects on her career and shares her future plans.

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital President Pamela Dunley and Co-chair of the Hospital's COVID Incident Response Team, Dr. Michelle Meziere, share the latest local COVID updates and discuss eligibility for COVID boosters which are formulated to provide some protection against multiple variants of the virus.

Food Network star Jeff Mauro and his sister Emily chat with the LowDown crew at the Elmhurst History Museum.  Jeff reviews sangwiches from Gambino's Italian Deli with Slappy Sal and takes on the MowDown with lil sis Emily.  

Elmhurst CUSD 205 Superintendent, Dr. Keisha Campbell, shares her life journey which brought her back to the school district that helped shape and motivate her.  Dr. Campbell takes on the MowDown, with a commendable score of 92% (Rick's poor math) and gives listeners insight into her management style.  PK and Elmhurst History Museum Director, Dave Oberg, tell us about Sandburg Middle School's namesake in an encore edition of One Ponce a Time.

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital President Pamela Dunley and Co-chair of the Hospital's COVID Incident Response Team share the latest local COVID updates in our community.  They also discuss the latest information on vaccines and promote the Hospital Foundation's upcoming Autumn Affair fundraiser on 9/10/22.  President Dunley addresses her planned retirement at the end of 2022, after a long career at EMH.

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital President and CEO Pamela Dunley and Medical Staff President Dr. Michelle Meziere share the latest COVID-19 updates from the Hospital.  Dr. Meziere addresses Monkey Pox and President Dunley discusses the importance of the Hospital being a highly desired place of employment.

Former NFL player Matt Bowen shares stories of his journey from an elite football player to successful national journalist, father, coach and mentor to many local young men.  Matt tells some inside stories from his time playing football at University of Iowa and seven years in the NFL.  Bowen also explains how he has worked to diversify his journalistic skills, making those skills relevant in an ever-changing field.

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital President and CEO Pamela Dunley and Medical Staff President Dr. Michelle Meziere share the latest COVID-19 updates from the Hospital and medical community.  Inpatients with the disease continue to be relatively low and vaccinations continue to be the best way to prevent serious cases.  Virtual doctor visits may be here to stay for some healthcare professionals and some patients.  

Adam Hodge, Founder and CEO of Elmhurst Watchmaker Farr and Swit, shows the LowDown crew his watches can stand up to the churning waters of a high-altitude hot tub.  Hodge shares what brought him to Elmhurst and how his passion for wristwatches grew into this designer and manufacturer of high quality men's fashion wristwatches.  He gets a B+ for his performance on the MowDown and and A+ as a watch designer from the LowDown crew.  Yodeling Robbie, Dr. Fartchi and Slappy Sal all make encore appearances.

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital President & CEO Pamela Dunley and Medical Staff President Dr. Michelle Meziere share the latest COVID-19 information from the Hospital.  They report inpatient numbers continue to fall and are at levels not seen since October, 2021.  Nursing shortages, long-term COVID-19 health effects and potential future second Pfizer boosters are also discussed.

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital President & CEO Pamela Dunley and Medical Staff President Dr. Michelle Meziere, share the latest local COVID-19 information.  The most recent Omicron spike appears to have subsided, but vaccines and masking are still highly recommended.  Dr. Meziere shares some advice for women planning a future pregnancy and President Dunley updates listeners on current Hospital visitor policy changes.

PK and Elmhurst History Museum Director Dave Oberg tell the story of the discovery of limestone beneath Elmhurst's soil, which led to the birth of the Elmhurst Chicago Stone Company.

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital President and CEO Pamela Dunley and Medical Staff President Dr. Michelle Meziere, share the latest local COVID-19 information.  Recent COVID inpatient numbers are record highs and COVID deaths continue to happen, but almost exclusively to unvaccinated individuals.  President Dunley explains how family members are kept informed, despite not being able to visit their loved ones in the Hospital.

Our dear departed Robbie interviewing a local park Ambassador

LowDown Food Critic Slappy Sal pans an Elmhurst favorite, Pazzi di Pizza in a special 'Best of' edition.

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital President and CEO Pamela Dunley and Medical Staff President Dr. Michelle Meziere, share the latest local COVID-19 information.  They discuss variants, vaccines, the latest CDC guidance and inpatient census information.  President Dunley indicates the pending merger between EEHealth and North Shore University Medical is scheduled to be finalized on December 31, 2021.