''EcoTalk'', formerly ''TrashTalk'', was a

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on the

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network, hosted by

Betsy Rosenberg Betsy Rosenberg, born in August 1955, served as a CBS Radio News anchor in New York City from April 1988 till mid-1991. After starting the "Trash Talk" eco series on KCBS Radio in San Francisco (CA) on Earth Day 1997, she later hosted '' EcoTalk'' ...

. Rosenberg is a long-time radio journalist, she spent much of her career with

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, specifically the "environmental issues" reporter for CBS's San Francisco station

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. The show launched on Earth Day 1997 on KCBS radio. The focus was originally on waste reduction, hence the original name ''TrashTalk: Sound Solutions for a Healthier Planet and People''. In 2004, it expanded to an hour-long interview show and rebranded as ''EcoTalk''. Around this time it also moved to Air America, broadcasting on 40 stations across the United States, making it the first nationally-syndicated radio show about environmentalism. In May 2007, owing to the restructuring of Air America and a lack of funding, EcoTalk had its final episode.

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