Taped: 12/02/2009 Running Time: 1:00

Radio host Brian Lehrer talks to newsmakers and community leaders about New York City issues and takes viewer phone calls live in the CUNY TV Studio.

Vet John McClelland, Rahul Chandran of NYU's Afghan Reconstruction Project and BBC journalist Nuala McGovern on President Obama’s decision to send more troops to Afghanistan. Plus: stripping down TV news, and a camera that teaches kids about science.

Producer: CUNY-TV.

FEATURED/GUESTS:

Rahul Chandran
NYU’s Afghanistan Reconstruction Project

Brian Lehrer
Radio Host, WNYC, New York

John McClelland

Nuala McGovern
Freelance Journalist

Shree Nayar
Computer Science Department, Columbia, Creator, Bigshot

Michael Rosenblum
Pioneer, solo video crew, Founder, Rosenblum TV

CUNY TV AIR DATES:

01/02/2010:10:00AM-11:00AM
12/31/2009:02:00AM-03:00AM
12/30/2009:07:30PM-08:30PM
12/06/2009:11:30PM-12:30AM
12/05/2009:10:00AM-11:00AM
12/03/2009:02:00AM-03:00AM
12/02/2009:07:30PM-08:30PM