Mindy Todd | WCAI

Mindy Todd

Managing Director of Editorial, "The Point" Host and Producer

Mindy Todd is the host and producer of The Point on WCAI which examines critical issues for Cape Cod and the Islands. She brings more than 30 years of experience in radio and television to WCAI. After starting her broadcasting career as a midday DJ at WARE in Ware, Massachusetts, she quickly advanced to host of the morning drive show, which in 1981, made her one of the few women in broadcasting to anchor her own morning show. Her career has covered nearly all aspects of broadcasting.  She has been a radio disc jockey, a traffic reporter, a television news anchor and reporter, a program director, talk show host, and even a ski reporter. Her television work brought her to White River Junction, VT, Portland, ME, Indianapolis, IN and Nashville, TN.  Mindy also worked at radio stations in West Palm Beach, FL, Hartford, CT, Boston, MA and Lebanon, NH.   She has received numerous awards, most recently her 5th National PRNDI (Public Radio News Directors Incorporated) award for best Call-in program and best Interview.

In February 2012 Mindy was named Managing Director of Editorial.

Mindy sits on the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Sea Grant Marine Outreach Guidance Group, Marine Biological Laboratories Falmouth Forum Fundraising Committee, NOAH Telethon Steering Committee,  the Falmouth Fund, the Turkey Land Cove Foundation on Martha’s Vineyard and is a member of the board of directors at The ARC of Cape Cod.

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Get to Know the Candidates: Tom Keyes

By • Oct 16, 2012
Tom Keyes, Republican Candidate for the Plymouth Barnstable State Senate

Tom Keyes is the Republican candidate for the Plymouth-Barnstable State Senate seat representing Bourne, Falmouth, Kingston, Pembroke, Plymouth, and Sandwich. He talks about his positions on the issues and why he is running for office.

News Roundup: Shining a light on suicide

By • Oct 12, 2012

This week's top stories from WCAI news partner, The Cape Cod Times:

Police work to thwart suicides - The first of a two-part series on suicide on Cape Cod.

Peters Pond residents claim foul - Residents of Peters Pond RV Resort say they continue to be threatened and fed misinformation by the park management, and their accusations are supported by the state attorney general's office, which has filed a lawsuit.

Bird News: Fall Migration

By • Oct 11, 2012

Fall is "the time" for birding on the Cape and islands - a chance to see a diversity of species that pass through on their way south for winter. Ornithologist Vernon Laux talks fall migration and brings us up to date on the latest bird news.

Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change

By • Oct 10, 2012

Pablo Suarez, Scientist with the Red Cross/ Red Crescent Climate Center and a gaming enthusiast, talks about innovative ways to educate developing nations about the impacts of climate change. Suarez has developed participatory games to help explain the complexities and threats surrounding climate change and raise awareness about the options of dealing with it before a storm, crop failure or flood hits.

Domestic Violence on the Cape and Islands

By • Oct 9, 2012
One in four women experience domestic violence.

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence one in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime and pregnant women are 60% more likely to experience physical abuse than non-pregnant women. Mary Starr- Director of Cape Cod Center for Women, Beth Homand, Nurse Practitioner at Community Health Center of Cape Cod and Carmen Espinoza, Falmouth Police Department Domestic Violence Advocate discuss the prevalence of Domestic Violence on Cape Cod and the islands and area resources to help victims.

News Roundup: Crime lab scandal, evacuation plan, great white sharks

By • Oct 5, 2012

Top stories include fallout from the state crime lab scandal, public dissatisfaction with the lack of an evacuation plan for Cape Cod in event of an emergency at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant, and what to do about great white sharks in the Cape's waters.

The Impossible Rescue

By • Oct 4, 2012
The Impossible Rescue

Author Martin Sandler talks about his new book The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure. In the winter of 1897 eight American whale ships and three hundred men are locked in ice with no means of escape. The story follows the three rescuers in a race against time and odds.

Hunger on Cape Cod

By • Oct 3, 2012

Brenda Swain, Falmouth Service Center Executive Director, and Mary Anderson,
Family Pantry of Cape Cod Executive Director and co-chairs of the Cape Cod Hunger Network discuss hunger. The two largest Cape pantries have undergone some changes. We talk about that and the various programs available from fuel assistance to nutrition education.

Changes in Hospice and Palliative Care

By • Oct 2, 2012

 Audio FileInterview with Charlene Thruston, Nurse Practitioner and Program Director of Palliative Supportive Care of Nantucket and David Rehm, President and CEO of Hope Health, formerly Hospice and Palliative Care of Cape Cod.Edit | Remove

  

Over the last three decades hospice and palliative care in the U.S. has grown from a volunteer-led movement into a significant part of our health care system.  This field of medicine is undergoing dramatic changes. Charlene Thruston, Nurse Practitioner and Program Director of Palliative Supportive Care of Nantucket and David Rehm, President and CEO of Hope Health, formerly Hospice and Palliative Care of Cape Cod join us to talk about the new paradigm for care.

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