“America@250…” begins Wednesday on WRCT

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a new program called “America@250: Due Diligence” is coming to WRCT-FM (88.3) this summer that will examine fundamental questions that have defined and divided Americans from the beginning.

“America@250” will air at 10 a.m. Wednesdays, following 1World beginning June 10.

Hosted by nationally syndicated radio host Bill Bernardoni and former Voice of America White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman, the program asks: What does the government owe its citizens? How has the promise of the Constitution been kept, broken, or rewritten over 250 years? And where does the country stand today?

The program brings together leading historians, former lawmakers, policy experts, and advocates who have lived these debates from the inside — in Congress, in city halls, in courtrooms and in communities. Each episode will present multiple perspectives, from the historical record through to the sharpest contemporary arguments on all sides.