Morning Show with Mary Jacobsen January 8th, 2026 YWCA's Kate Slater and Ilene Harnch-Grady

Mary Jacobsen speaks with Kate Slater, Ph.D., the Executive Director of the YWCA of Greater Newburyport, and Ilene Harnch-Grady, Health and Fitness Director, about the upcoming annual MLK, Jr. Commemoration and Day of Service on January 19th at 9:30 AM at Newburyport City Hall. They talk about how they selected this year’s speaker, the activist, scholar, and author Dr. Angel Jones, and what she will cover in a talk titled, “Standing Strong: Our Beloved Community.” Slater and Harnch-Grady also talk about the YWCA’s past, present, and future missions of advocacy for peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all, affordable housing, racial justice, and health and wellness, among numerous others. For information and tickets (which must be purchase in advance) for the MLK, Jr. event visit: https://www.ywcanewburyport.org/2025/... Link to audio version:   / dgj529pej8gpy92d1w   GENERAL DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed by the Program Participants are solely their current opinions and do not reflect the opinions of NCM Hub, PortMedia, and WJOP 96.3 FM Training & Resources Provided by the Public Access Facilities of PortMedia, a division of the Newburyport Community Media Hub. © Jacobsen 2026