EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 54 MIN
Podcaster Glo, Armada, United Way Awards, & Nick Phillips' RSI Award; Hot Seat: Media Monday; S2:E29
from Hot Seat: Media Monday with Ron Klopfanstein · host Ron Klopfanstein
This week on Hot Seat: Media Monday with Ron Klopfanstein on 95.5 FM The Heat 🔥, we bring you a show packed with creativity, community impact, and local achievement.First, Photojournalist and AI Content Producer Jim Hale, Associate Producer Nick Phillips, and I take you to Utica University for a look at Armada, an early modern swashbuckling stage combat spectacle written and directed by Jim Drake. Then Cassandra Garcia from United Way of the Mohawk Valley joins us in studio to talk about the upcoming Impact Award Honoree Breakfast, the organization’s work across our region, and why celebrating leadership and service matters. Next, podcaster Glo stops by to discuss his show Welcome to the Trap, his passion for spotlighting underground artists, and the importance of building platforms for independent voices. Finally, we turn the spotlight on one of our own as Associate Producer Nick Phillips talks about winning an award from the Raymond Simon Institute at Utica University and his growth as a writer, broadcaster, and young journalist.Full show online tonight at 9 PM at UticaPhoenix.net/MediaMonday#MeetMeInTheHotSeat #MediaMonday 👍😎
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This week on Hot Seat: Media Monday with Ron Klopfanstein on 95.5 FM The Heat 🔥, we bring you a show packed with creativity, community impact, and local achievement.First, Photojournalist and AI Content Producer Jim Hale, Associate Producer Nick Phillips, and I take you to Utica University for a look at Armada, an early modern swashbuckling stage combat spectacle written and directed by Jim Drake. Then Cassandra Garcia from United Way of the Mohawk Valley joins us in studio to talk about the upcoming Impact Award Honoree Breakfast, the organization’s work across our region, and why celebrating leadership and service matters. Next, podcaster Glo stops by to discuss his show Welcome to the Trap, his passion for spotlighting underground artists, and the importance of building platforms for independent voices. Finally, we turn the spotlight on one of our own as Associate Producer Nick Phillips talks about winning an award from the Raymond Simon Institute at Utica University and his growth as a writer, broadcaster, and young journalist.Full show online tonight at 9 PM at UticaPhoenix.net/MediaMonday#MeetMeInTheHotSeat #MediaMonday 👍😎
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Podcaster Glo, Armada, United Way Awards, & Nick Phillips' RSI Award; Hot Seat: Media Monday; S2:E29
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