Local Series "intouch" to Highlight Women Returning to Work After Childbirth
Contact: Olivea Oldham, WOUB Public Information Coordinator, 740-593-4944 or Olivea_Oldham@woub.pbs.org
ATHENS, Ohio (January 2, 2001) -- Ohio University Public Television adds local flare to the community with the locally produced television series intouch which airs on WOUB/WOUC-TV every Thursday evening at 8:00 p.m. Intouch does exactly what it says. It keeps us in-touch with our local community, the arts, the university, and the Telecommunications Center.
The series "intouch" is a flagship for local production here at Ohio University Public Television. It is designed to address the needs of our community, creating a flexible, yet constant format under which a variety of topics are presented. Each week a different topic area is covered on a rotating basis. Also, programming is flexible for broadcasting timely and late breaking topics.
The show covers an extensive venue of local happenings. Topics range from local government and community concerns as well as showcasing and discussing local artists and their contributions within our area. "The goal of 'intouch' is to show the community in the best light...we live in a wide open community where you can talk to us, and we'll talk to you. That's what 'intouch' is about." says series producer, Keith Newman.
This week, "intouch" presents "Transitions: Women Returning to Work After Childbirth." The episode will be hosted by the Dean of the College of Communication Kathy Krendl and joined by Dr. Jackie Wolf Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Medicine at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Valerie Valentine, director of early childhood education for ACCESS/Head Start in Meigs and Gallia counties, Susan Klingelhafer, dietitian and lactation consultant to Perry and Athens County WIC Programs, and Leslie Moss Pesek, director of early care and education of COAD.
The panel will be discussing transition issues that women face when returning to work while simultaneously caring for newborns and young children.
Over the next decade two-thirds of the new workforce will be comprised of women starting, or returning to work. According to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics there were 94 million women in the workforce in 1975, 125 million in 1990 with projections reaching 151 million in the year 2005. With the rate of women working still on the rise families and employers will continue to have to explore issues of balance in order to meet the challenges facing women working and simultaneously mothering.
Don't miss this interesting episode of "intouch," Thursday, Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. on WOUB/WOUC-TV, Ohio University Public Television.
The Ohio University Telecommunications Center, a unit of the College of Communication, operates two television stations‹WOUB-TV/Channel 20 in Athens and WOUC-TV/Channel 44 in Cambridge‹and six radio stations‹WOUB-1340 AM, WOUB-91.3 FM, WOUC-89.1 FM, WOUH-91.9 FM, WOUL-89.1 FM and WOUZ-90.1 FM. The Center, a trusted community resource, uses the power of noncommercial television, radio and other media, such as the World Wide Web, to enrich the lives of children and adults in Southeastern Ohio and Western West Virginia through quality programs and educational services that inform, enlighten, inspire and entertain.
