August 19, 2026 | 6:00 AM
Asia Tabb
Asia Tabb is the Host and Producer for WITF’s The Spark.
She began her start in radio when she joined legendary radio/ host producer, Doc Christian. She worked closely with Doc for her role on “The Gospel Express, on WHOV 88.1 FM and was a host for “Unrestricted Praise” at Praise FM.
Previously she was an anchor in Shreveport, Louisiana at KTAL/KMSS. Asia also worked as a Multi-Media Journalist at WHP-TV here in Harrisburg, PA.
Asia got her break into news at KTVO in Ottumwa, Ia. While the 2020 caucuses were gearing up. Asia followed many candidates through their campaign trail from Senator Cory Booker, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, and 46th President of the United States Joe Biden.
Asia was born and raised in Norfolk, Va. She graduated from Old Dominion University in 2018 with a major in Communications.
Asia is extremely friendly so don’t be afraid to say hi if you see her out and about.
(L-R) Dennis Leonard of Middletown, Darryl Hamm board member of Pa Wounded Warriors, and Helen Sajer
aired; August 18, 2026
For more than two decades, Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors Inc has helped veterans and their families navigate the challenges that can come after military service. The organization grew from a much smaller effort started by Helen Sajer and her husband after they began visiting wounded soldiers at Walter Reed.
Sajer, now 92, said the couple eventually began bringing wounded veterans to their Pennsylvania farm, giving them an opportunity to step away from the hospital and spend time with their families. “It was a wonderful opportunity. We had a building called the Kinderhaus, which was a wonderful building. And so it was such an awakening for many of them who said, could we come back again next year? Because this is the first time they felt so relaxed.”
Sajer said the organization has continued to grow from those early efforts and has now helped more than 21,000 people.
One of those veterans is Dennis Leonard of Middletown, who lost both of his legs in Iraq when he was 25. Leonard described how the injury immediately changed the way he viewed his future. “It switches your mind instantly from nothing could hurt me to now I have to re-evaluate how I do everything in life. So it’s kind of like a restart, but you still have to figure out how to get to where you were going before, just in a different way.”
Leonard said there came a point when he realized he couldn’t allow his injuries to determine what the rest of his life would look like. “You basically, you have two choices. You give up or you just push forward and continue to do what you love to do. And I think I’ve always been the type of person that just wants to push forward and continue to do what I want to do.”
For Leonard, the outdoors remain an important part of his life. He loves hunting and fishing, making transportation especially important to his independence. When the VA would not cover the full cost of modifications to his truck, Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors helped cover the difference. “My biggest sense of freedom is being able to travel. I love to hunt, fish, just be in the outdoors, so obviously my vehicle is my freedom. And when I got hurt, I was in the hospital for over a year, so I didn’t have a vehicle. And then when I got home, I had to figure out how to get a vehicle.”
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