Marcie Lightwood came to WDIY to set up the first on-air membership drive, and has stayed with the station ever since. She is a self-employed social worker, specializing in parenting education, working with people in poverty and group facilitation. Currently, Marcie coordinates the NPR news hosts, hosts Morning Edition Monday and serves as a substitute for Celtic Faire, Folk Classics and Assorted Women. She is the mother of four grown children and lives in Allentown.
Marcie brings listeners an inside look into the war in Ukraine with Natalia Hertsovska from Mukachevo State University, who gives her account of the mood on the ground, international media reporting and the refugee situation.