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WNPR’s small business coverage elevates understanding of the challenges faced by small business, educates policy-makers, and highlights the vital role of small business to the state’s economy.

The Big Picture: What Billboards Do To Us

Hear about the 5000 year history of billboards, and meet the man behind the “I LOVE YOU JESUS” billboards on I-84 and I-91 here in ϳԹ.  And hear about a technology that focuses the audio of a billboard directly to you and only you.  Plus, why one Baltimore resident chose to propose to his girlfriend with a billboard (and how it went).

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GUESTS:

  • Gino Sesto is the founder of , a Digital and Outdoor Advertising Agency based out of Culver City, CA
  • Juan Carlos Puga & Allison Haley of Baltimore, MD, became engaged after Juan’s billboard proposal
  • Dr. Joseph Pompei is the Founder, President, and CEO of , and inventor of Audio Spotlight technology
  • has been putting up his positive religious billboards in ϳԹ for over 40 years

Jessica Severin de Martinez and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

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Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on ϳԹ, spotlighting the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.
Jessica Severin de Martinez is a producer for Audacious with Chion Wolf.

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SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from ϳԹ, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.

SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de ϳԹ, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

The independent journalism and non-commercial programming you rely on every day is in danger.

If you’re reading this, you believe in trusted journalism and in learning without paywalls. You value access to educational content kids love and enriching cultural programming.

Now all of that is at risk.

Federal funding for public media is under threat and if it goes, the impact to our communities will be devastating.

Together, we can defend it. It’s time to protect what matters.

Your voice has protected public media before. Now, it’s needed again. Learn how you can protect the news and programming you depend on.

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