Living in Poverty: A Spotlight on Women Struggling to Pay the Bills
From: Prime Time Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
Length: 59:55
Older people across the country are skipping doctor’s appointments, splitting pills and losing their houses. Often the money coming in simply isn’t enough to cover their basic necessities.
Journalist Barry Yeoman talks with Prime Time Radio host Mike Cuthbert about three women he met while researching his report on older Americans facing poverty, which will appear in the March/April issue of AARP The Magazine.
Then … Why did $100 million in federal funding for meals for seniors only pay for 14 million meals?
That’s a question Prime Time Radio host Mike Cuthbert has for Kathy Greenlee, President Obama’s assistant secretary for aging.
In this wide-ranging conversation, Greenlee answers that question, explains why seniors should consider getting the H1N1 vaccine and seasonal flu vaccine and talks about a new program aimed at helping seniors fight chronic disease.
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Piece Description
Older people across the country are skipping doctor’s appointments, splitting pills and losing their houses. Often the money coming in simply isn’t enough to cover their basic necessities.
Journalist Barry Yeoman talks with Prime Time Radio host Mike Cuthbert about three women he met while researching his report on older Americans facing poverty, which will appear in the March/April issue of AARP The Magazine.
Then … Why did $100 million in federal funding for meals for seniors only pay for 14 million meals?
That’s a question Prime Time Radio host Mike Cuthbert has for Kathy Greenlee, President Obama’s assistant secretary for aging.
In this wide-ranging conversation, Greenlee answers that question, explains why seniors should consider getting the H1N1 vaccine and seasonal flu vaccine and talks about a new program aimed at helping seniors fight chronic disease.
Timing and Cues
00:00 - 01:00 Billboard (promotes both halves)
01:00 - 01:05 Silent Pause (allows cutaway to newscast)
01:05 - 28:04 Segment #1 (optional fundraising cutaway between 24:00-26:00; Outcue to alert stations to cutaway: "I'm Mike Cuthbert. This is Prime Time Radio.")
28:05 - 30:05 MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS with Bill Newcott
30:05 - 30:07 Silent Pause (allows stations to cutaway for I.D., weather report, etc.)
30:07 - 30:34 Billboard for Segment #2 (runs :27)
30:35 - 54:00 Segment #2 (optional fundraising cutaway between 48:00-50:00; Outcue to alert stations to cutaway: "I'm Mike Cuthbert. This is Prime Time Radio.")
54:00 - 54:05 Silent Pause
54:05 - 59:00 "PRIME TIME POSTSCRIPT" (optional module for stations that do not insert a newscast at the top of the hour)
59:00 - 59:05 Silent Pause
59:05 - 59:25 :20 Promo
59:25 - 59:30 Silent Pause
59:30 - 59:59 :29 Promo
Additional Credits
Associate Producers: Angel Todd, Aileen Humphreys;
Engineer: Ben Pizzuto
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