John Pearce
Program HostFrom the age of 9, John had his sights set on a career in broadcasting. But instead, he wound up teaching French and Spanish at Muhlenberg College for 40 years. Now, in retirement, John gets to call the mic and earphones his buddies at our studios in eclectic South Bethlehem. His signoff: "Remember to be gentle with your neighbor."
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John Pearce sits down with Dr. Lindsay Burt of Muhlenberg College to answer a common question in today's world: will we see another pandemic, and what could it look like? -
John Pearce welcomes Jill Youngken and Joe Garrera of the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum to talk about curating historically valuable items, Joe's retirement, and more. -
Something Worth Buzzing About: Beekeeping with Rev. John Heinsohn and Chadwick Oxford | PerspectivesJohn Pearce talks with Rev. John Heinsohn and Chadwick Oxford about their experiences with keeping their own beehives containing thousands of honeybees. -
John Pearce sits down with Dr. Eric Rosenthal from NCC and Dr. Maribel Diaz from Moravian University to talk about counseling at the college level and why it's important. -
John Pearce welcomes Dianne Kareha, Rev. Steve Simmons, and Abby Goldfarb to talk about this year's Crop Hunger Walks in Allentown and Bethlehem. -
John Pearce is joined by Lehigh University Professor Dork Sahagian to talk about how the Earth is being changed by global warming and what solutions still exist. -
John Pearce talks with Steve Aaronson, a fellow WDIY host and baseball aficionado, about all things baseball, from its earliest days to its present rule changes and his fondest memories of the sport. -
John Pearce welcomes Dr. James Higgins to talk about newspapers in the Lehigh Valley, starting at their earliest point in history as something that would be unrecognizable as a newspaper today. -
John Pearce sits down with Greg Huber, a barn and house historian, to talk about barn markings, hex signs, and other familiar symbols you might see around the rural roads of Pennsylvania. -
John Pearce talks with Rev. Nick Melazzo and Rev. John Heinsohn about their love for the prolific author C.S. Lewis, what drew them to his books, and some of his ideas that impact them the most.
