Aging & Gerontology

Abstract

Launched in 2017, AGING MATTERS Podcast and TV Show feature individuals with expertise about a broad array of aging related topics. The program’s focus is to educate and bring more awareness about aging-related issues to older adults, their care partners and families. Produced in an interview format, guests educate and inform listeners about timely topics that help to promote longer and healthier lives for older adults. The weekly radio program is broadcast on podcast sites and made available for downloading on grassroots community radio stations affiliated with Pacifica Network. Radio programs are also available in podcast format and can be accessed through major providers such as Apple, Spotify, RedCircle, and many others. The TV Show, produced each month, offers interviews with aging experts and includes demonstrations of how aging related subjects benefit the lives of older adults and their families. A series of programs called “Stories of Life,” showcase guests who share ways their lives made a difference to them and to their community. TV shows can be viewed on the AGING MATTERS YouTube channel.

Biography

Cheryl Beversdorf is executive producer and host of AGING MATTERS. She is a registered nurse, Vietnam era Veteran, and public communication specialist. She was the chief executive officer for three not-for-profit associations, served as a staff member for the U. S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and New York State Office of Federal Affairs, and was a communications consultant for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.