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The Shelley Irwin Show

Red Cross Issues Urgent Plea For Blood

By Shelley Irwin

Published September 29, 2023 at 11:35 AM EDT

The American Red Cross is sending out an urgent plea for blood donations, talking today with ARC’s Dr. Baia Lasky, and the emergency need for blood products. We also address Sickle Cell Disease as it’s Sickle Cell Awareness Month and blood transfusions are necessary, this our Spotlight 5.0.

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Shelley Irwin

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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