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Topical Currents

Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

By Joseph Cooper,
Richard Ives
Published March 11, 2015 at 1:00 PM EDT
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Miami Lighthouse was honored to host the semi-annual meeting of the National Accreditation Council for Blind and Low Vision Services (NAC) on January 9 and 10, 2015.
www.miamilighthouse.org

03/11/15 - The renowned Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impairedhas roots in the legacy of blind icon, Helen Keller. Listen for Wednesday’s Topical Currents. . . The Miami Lighthouse began in 1931.  And still thrives at the same location . . . with state-of-the-art services, which include job readiness, computer auditory reading, braille distance learning, and much, much more. We’ll visit one of its great success stories, President and CEO Virginia Jacko. That’s Topical Currents, Wednesday at 1pm.

Miami Lighthouse YouTube Channel - See the Light:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ag1DFbbm5I

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Joseph Cooper
WLRN Radio's Joseph Cooper says producing and hosting Topical Currents is the most rewarding experience of his long radio career, which began at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in the 1970s.
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Richard Ives
Richard Ives came to WLRN in September 2000 to begin a new career in radio. Born in Fort Lauderdale, his family moved to Long Island, New York, where he grew up. After graduation from college and an unsatisfying stint in a job that, as he puts it, "paid the bills but for which I had no passion" he found himself contemplating a midlife career change after being laid-off.
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