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Suicide Awareness Forum Features Poignant Moments

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Wednesday night at Spokane City Hall, Spokane Public Radio held its annual health forum, this year focusing on suicide awareness. Reporter Steve Jackson assembled a panel of guests, including mental health specialists, the chief of the Post Falls Police Department and a board member from the group End of Life Washington.

The forum was recorded for broadcast several times next week on KSFC, our sister station KPBX and our partner Spokane City Cable 5. Go to SpokanePublicRadio.org for the specific dates and times.

Steve was part of the Spokane Public Radio family for many years before he came on air in 1999. His wife, Laurie, produced Radio Ethiopia in the late 1980s through the '90s, and Steve used to “lurk in the shadowy world” of Weekend SPR. Steve has done various on air shifts at the station, including nearly 15 years as the local Morning Edition host. Currently, he is the voice of local weather and news during All Things Considerd, writing, editing, producing and/or delivering newscasts and features for both KPBX and KSFC. Aside from SPR, Steve ,who lives in the country, enjoys gardening, chickens, playing and listening to music, astronomy, photography, sports cars and camping.