WCBS 880 Difference Makers

Difference Makers: Stories from Main Street, is a weekly profile of a person or organization making a difference in communities across the Tri-State area.

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Children’s Book Author, Broadway Show Team Up T...
This week’s WCBS 880’s “Difference Maker” is the author of the “Loukoumi” book series, who has teamed up with a Broadway show to promote good deeds and charity. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
7 min
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Non-Profit Quartet Offering Free Lessons To Any...
This week’s “Difference Maker” is the Westchester Chordsmen, a non-profit that offered free singing lessons to anyone who wants to try their hand at a four-part harmony. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
6 min
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Brooklyn Non-Profit Helps Men Dress For Success
This week's "Difference Maker" is the founder of a non-profit based in Brooklyn, who recognizes that sometimes the key to success is how you look. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
5 min
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Winter4Kids Ski Program Aims To Change Children...
In this week’s “Stories from Main Street: Difference Makers,” Sean Adams meets with the CEO of the Winter4Kids program – a non-profit looking to improve children’s lives through winter activities. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
9 min
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Long Island Couple Using Contracting Skills To ...
Our "WCBS Difference Maker" this week is a Long Island couple that is using their contracting skills to renovate the homes of disabled people, totally for free. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
8 min
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Grandpas Teaming Up To Make White Plains A Bett...
Our "WCBS Difference Makers" this week are a group of grandfathers who are lending their wisdom and guidance to less fortunate teenagers and children in White Plains. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
5 min
82
Pearl Harbor Survivor Shares His Story
Our "WCBS Difference Maker" this week is a living history lesson. Sean Adams talks with a witness to Pearl Harbor. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
6 min
83
Deputy Chief Looks To Change FDNY’s Ways To Pre...
In this week’s “Difference Makers: Stories from Main Street,” WCBS 880’s Sean Adams meets an FDNY deputy chief trying to eliminate the iconic image of the past: “A Salty Firefighter.” See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
8 min
84
Veteran Hopes To Honor Friend By Singing Anthem...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, Dr. Gabriel Vitalone tells WCBS 880’s Sean Adams that while he’s lived a long, amazing life, he’s far from done. He wants to honor his best friend, who died in World War II, by singing the national anthem at a Yankee game. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
7 min
85
Man On A Mission To Preserve Firsthand Accounts...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams meets 78-year-old Bob Abate, who is on the search for a museum or library to help him preserve a very important collection. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
8 min
86
Equestrian Community Rallies Behind Paralyzed O...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams speaks with the family of an Olympic showjumper who was paralyzed in an event in the Hamptons this past summer. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
9 min
87
109 Years Young
Sean Adams with the story of a woman who is young at heart and the toast of her Westchester Retirement community. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
2 min
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To Improve Community Relationships, NJ Police O...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams goes on a police ride-along and explains how you can too. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
6 min
89
Bullied Teen Becomes An Advocate For Tolerance
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams meets a 16-year-old who is using his experiences as a victim of bullying to improve schools across the country. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
6 min
90
Stories From Main Street: Animal Shelter Looks ...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams stops by the SPCA of Westchester County to meet some furry friends looking for a home. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
6 min
91
Stories From Main Street: Exonerated Man Become...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams sits down with Jeffrey Deskovic, who at 17-years-old was wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of his 15-year-old classmate, Angela Correa. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
8 min
92
Stories From Main Street: NJ Priest Fulfills Dr...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams meets a priest from New Jersey whose film, “Trinity’s Triumph,” will be released next year, after 20 years of work. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
8 min
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Stories From Main Street: Teens Teams Up With S...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, Sean Adams meets with a 19-year-old who is teaming up with Stop & Shop to raise money for pediatric cancer research. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
9 min
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Stories From Main Street: Health Clinic Treats ...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams heads to the World Trade Center Health Clinic at Mount Sinai, where doctors continue to treat new 9/11 victims every day. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
10 min
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Stories From Main Street: The Unofficial Falcon...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams heads to the palisades with the “unofficial falcon club” of New Jersey. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
5 min
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Stories From Main Street: FDNY Engine Trains Fo...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, Sean Adams visits the Rockaways, where firefighters do so much more than just fight fires. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
6 min
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Stories From Main Street: Nonprofit Rebuilding ...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams meets an Army veteran who has been given a new life thanks to the generosity of the non-profit HEART 9/11. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
12 min
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Stories From Main Street: Running Cross-County ...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, Sean Adams meets a 64-year-old doctor who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease that’s planning to run cross-country for charity. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
7 min
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Stories From Main Street: Café Trains Workers W...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams visits Lillian’s Café, a coffee shop with a special purpose. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
8 min
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Stories From Main Street: Jersey Boys To The Re...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams talks with Boston Fire Lt. Glenn Preston who says he was shown unconditional love and support from firefighters in New Jersey while undergoing surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
11 min