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Two shows are already scheduled early in the next week. First up is our recap (post-game?) coverage of the New Albany City Council actions on Monday night, July 7. We go live at 9 p.m in our first remote broadcast. Ron Campbell will be serving as your host-engineer, handling the switchboard, while I'll be broadcasting live from Studio's Restaurant and Pub, the new gathering place in the Bader building, 207 E. Main St. That's the former site of Connor's Place. There's a lot to discuss. The council will hold a hearing earlier in the evening to solicit public comment on the idea of banning smoking in New Albany workplaces. I'd expect a few callers on that topic. And the official action of the city's legislative body is always fuel for lively discussions.

The next evening, July 8, at 6 p.m., we'll have the Hon. Douglas B. England on for the scheduled hour. The mayor has been in office for six months now, and I know you have lots of questions for him. We'll take callers for as long as the mayor can stay with us and continue the discussion until you're all talked out.

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