2021 Smart Talk Again – How Will Pennsylvania Spend Infrastructure Money?

December 29, 2021 | 3:02 p.m.

• Scott LaMar
  
  Scott LaMar has worked in radio and television for over four decades.

  Currently, LaMar is the host and executive producer of the daily news and public affairs program Smart Talk on WITF-FM, 89.5 and 93.3 in Harrisburg, PA.

  Previously, LaMar was the Senior Public Affairs Producer of WITF TV and produced the station’s award-winning weekly public affairs television show Smart Talk.

  LaMar was a regular contributor to BBC World News TV before and after the 2020 US Presidential Election.

  The American Society of Civil Engineers awarded LaMar its National Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2020. LaMar was the sole recipient of the award nationwide. It has won over a dozen Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcast Awards since 2000 and has been nominated for five Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards.

  LaMar and Smart Talk were recognized throughout the central Pennsylvania community, including the inaugural “Dignity in Dialogue Award” from ADVZ Lancaster, the “Regional Citizen Award” from the South Central Assembly and were named a “Humanitarian Hero” by the Humane Society of the United States / Pennsylvania.

  Hailing from Coatesville, Pa., LaMar has also worked as a TV news anchor, sports presenter, and director.

Listen to Smart Talk every day of the week at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio”.

Throughout this week, WITF is presenting reminder presentations of Talk smart programs which focused on the important issues of 2021. We continue Thursday with Talk smart which was about how Pennsylvania will spend federal money on infrastructure.

More than $ 18 billion will be en route to Pennsylvania under the $ 1,000 billion infrastructure bill signed by President Joe Biden earlier this month.

The money will be used to repair, upgrade and upgrade highways and roads, bridges, railways and public transport, airports and water systems. In addition, cleaning up the environment such as polluted waterways, lead pipes and old gas wells will receive attention and broadband internet access will be extended.

Tuesday Talk smart focuses on Pennsylvania’s infrastructure needs and projects and how the money will be spent.

Appearing on the program are Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell, Larry Shifflet, Assistant Planning Secretary with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Cathy Farrell, Co-Chair of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Report Card produced by the American Society of Civil Engineers, and Gene Barr, CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.