Scott LaMar has worked in both radio and television for more than four decades.
Currently, LaMar is the Host and Executive Producer of The Spark program on WITF-FM, 89.5 & 93.3 in Harrisburg, Pa.
Previously, LaMar was WITF TV’s Sr. Public Affairs producer and produced the station’s award-winning weekly public affairs TV program, Smart Talk.
In addition to his on-air duties, LaMar has moderated political candidate debates, including those for candidates running for Pennsylvania governor and the U.S. Senate and was a regular contributor to BBC World News TV before and after the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
LaMar often emcees or moderates local events and has gone as far as California to emcee a national event.
The American Society of Civil Engineers honored LaMar with their national Excellence in Journalism award in 2020. He has been nominated for five Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards.
LaMar and The Spark have been recognized throughout the Central Pennsylvania community including ADVOZ Lancaster’s “Dignity in Dialogue Award”, the South-Central Assembly’s “Regional Citizen Award” and was named a “Humanitarian Hero” by The Humane Society of the United States/Pennsylvania.
A native of Coatesville, Pa., LaMar has also worked as a broadcast news anchor, sports play-by-play announcer and manager.
Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9:30 am and 7:30 pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.”
Airdate: Wednesday, March 9, 2022
A typical visit to a doctor’s office involves completing a form about your medical history and depending on the reason for going to the doctor, a few minutes with a doctor. Other than the time spent in the waiting room, the whole process may take a half hour. Other than symptoms and past illnesses and conditions, it’s not much time to learn about a patient.
That’s where narrative medicine comes in.
Health professionals are learning more about their patients’ backgrounds, family situations and factors that may have led to their patients’ illnesses through storytelling. Often that story is in the form of something a patient or family member has written.
Dr. Andre Lijoi uses narrative medicine in his practice at Wellspan York Hospital and is with us to explain its benefits on Wednesday’s Smart Talk.
