Issues & Ales

WBOI's Issues & Ales is an award-winning panel discussion event focused on issues important to the community.

We take your questions (in-person, through email or via social media), and our panelists work on the answers while you relax with a bite to eat or a drink.

It's free and completely open to the public.

Our next event is coming up at 7 p.m. on Oct. 7 at the Botanical Conservatory as part of Botanical Brews.

Our featured discussion will include will look at what to expect in the upcoming midterm elections, with local political experts.

Panelists are:

Fred McKissick, Editorial Page Editor at The Journal Gazette
Mike Wolf, Professor and Chair of Political Science at Purdue Fort Wayne
Gayla Sorenson, Vice President of the League of Women Voters in Fort Wayne

We hope to see you there!

Meet our team:

Rebecca Green, News Director

Zach Bernard, Content & Programming Director

Julia Meek, Program Host/Producer

Ella Abbott, Multimedia Reporter

Tony Sandleben, Reporter/Host

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Issues & Ales has been recognized by the Associated Press, and won the Indiana Broadcasters Association's Cardinal Award for Community Service.

Past discussion topics included:

Higher Education and the Jobs Outlook in Northeast Indiana
Greener Urban Growth
The Craft Beer Revolution
The working poor; “Working Hard, Falling Short”
Homelessness in Northeast Indiana
Immigration Issues in Northeast Indiana
Northeast Indiana’s Civic Health
Riverfront Development
Single County Executive Proposal
The Arts Community and Influence in Northeast Indiana
Civic Involvement in Indiana
Combatting Opioid Abuse in Fort Wayne
Single County Executive Proposal
The Arts Community and Influence in Northeast Indiana
Downtown Development and Downtown Living
Fort Wayne's Sports Identity
Future of Fort Wayne Transportation
Election Analysis
Healthcare Access in Rural Communities
Indiana labor unions
Religion in Fort Wayne