Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez | October 7, 2026

On today's show Patti is joined by guest co-host Ken Mejia-Beal and their guests are:

– Jesse Gutierrez Jr., candidate for DuPage County Board 6

– B.K. Peters (Brian Kapolka), Chicago-area self-published children’s author and creator of the "A Dog Named Dexter" book series

– Members of the band Naüvoo; they will perform at the 2nd Annual Concert for Democracy Sunday, October 11 at Belvedere Events & Catering in Elk Grove Village, Illinois

– Angela Cummings, executive director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

– Jeremiah Fredrickson, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly District 92

Catch "Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/driving-it-home).

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