The Jaco Report

  • The Jaco Report: October 31, 2009 Video

    On The Jaco Report, putting the smoke out. The debate over indoor smoking bans. On Tuesday, voters in St. Louis County and in Kirkwood vote on some form of indoor smoking ban. Tobacco remains just about the only product that, when used as directed, will kill you. Cities like Chicago and New York... more

  • The Jaco Report: October 25, 2009 Video

    On the Jaco Report, health care and a health scare. Proposals for health care reform are picking up speed. All the health care reform proposals in Washington have a few things in common. They all require all Americans to have health insurance. They all forbid insurance companies from denying... more

  • The Jaco Report: October 18, 2009 Video

    On the Jaco Report, the Swine Flu scare has re-ignited fears of getting a vaccine, any vaccine. A growing number of Americans are fearful of shots claiming that they contain everything from dangerous preservatives to toxic organisms. Charles talks with Dr. Ken Haller from Saint Louis University... more

  • The Jaco Report: Oct. 11, 2009 Video

    On the Jaco Report, when is a radio station more than just a radio station? Charles looks at the battle over the future of St. Louis's only classical music station and one of fewer than two dozen commercial classical stations left in the entire country. Fred Bronstein, President of the St. Louis... more

  • The Jaco Report: Oct. 4, 2009 Video

    On the Jaco Report, health care and the very personal stories of two St. Louis women inside the American medical system and their battles with insurance. Plus, the lousy economy leads to a layoff, which leads to a new company advising people on how to get that much needed job. We talk to the young... more

  • The Jaco Report: September 20, 2009 Video

    On the Jaco Report, St. Louis tries to get American Airline's knife out of its back. American's slashing daily flights at Lambert from 82 down to 36. It's eliminating non-stop service to 20 cities. It's trying to save its own skin at St. Louis's expense. We look at what's next for our region and... more

  • The Jaco Report: September 6, 2009 Video

    Cap and trade is not what the Cardinals did to get Matt Holliday. It's a proposal on carbon pollution that'll either wreck the economy or save it for your kids and grandkids. Vanessa Crawford, Climate Change Coordinator for the Missouri Votes Commission, joins Charles to talk about the proposed... more

  • The Jaco Report: August 30, 2009 Video

    On the Jaco Report, Senator Ted Kennedy was buried Saturday. Charles sits down with former Senator John Danforth to talk about his legacy, the senate, and public service. Danforth served in the senate with Kennedy for almost two decades. Also, former Missouri congressman Kenny Hulshof is pushing for... more

  • The Jaco Report: August 23, 2009 Video

    On the Jaco Report, more on health care. Amy Blouin, executive director of the Missouri Budget Project, public policy group that tracks the impact of policy decisions, joins Charles to talk why the push-back against the Obama administration's health care overhaul has become so strong. Plus InBev... more

  • The Jaco Report: August 16, 2009 Video

    On the Jaco Report, myths about health care and facts about law and order. Dr. Corinne Walentik, a pediatrician specializing in neonatology at Saint Louis University, explores so of the myths flying around about health care reform proposals. Also, St. Louis Police Chief Dan Isom talks about why... more

  • The Jaco Report: July 26, 2009 Video

    On the Jaco Report, banks and lenders are generally refusing to modify mortgages to prevent foreclosure. So some grass-roots activists have taken matters into their own hands. Patrick Quigley with the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation Of America, or NACA, joins Charles to talk about his... more

  • The Jaco Report: July 12, 2009 Video

    On The Jaco Report, Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III talks about what it took to get the All-Star Game to St. Louis, Albert Pujols, and Ballpark Village. Charles also sits down with a physicist to talk about the science behind baseball. And Cardinals Dizzy and Daffy Dean on screen with a member... more

  • The Jaco Report: July 5, 2009 Video

    On the Jaco Report, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill talks stimulus money, government bailouts, and Chrysler. And St. Louis Police Chief Daniel Isom talks about the seemingly ever-increasing violence and crime in north St. Louis. more

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