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ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1987-02-05
DescriptionTort Reform Package (Taylor); Rep. John King and Howard Fischer In-Studio Interview (Taylor). An entire episode on Arizona Legislature issues (tort reform and liability insurance).
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Kolbe, John W., 1940- (Panelist) / Bommersbach, Jana (Panelist) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1987-02-06
Description
Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss Governor Mecham's fiscal budget proposal, Legislature (tort reform) and Senate (English as the state language) issues, and teacher limitations. Panelists include John Kolbe, Political Editor, Phoenix Gazette; Jana Bommersbach, Associate Editor, New Times; Laurie Roberts, Assistant City Editor, Arizona Republic; Andy Zipser, Greater Phoenix Business Journal.
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1987-02-20
Description
Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss government-related topics (the taxing authority of municipalities, a state holiday for Martin Luther King Jr., the homeless, tort reform, and drug testing for motorists). Panelists include Sam Stanton, Statehouse Reporter, Arizona Republic; Bill Gruber, Freelance Journalist; Laurie Asseo, Legislative Reporter, Associated Press; John Leach, Assistant City Editor, Arizona Republic.
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Palacio, Phyllis (Reporter) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1987-06-08
DescriptionCarole Carpenter In-Studio Interview; Sun Damage Package (Palacio). Segments on frustrations with the Maricopa County government (air pollution, transportation, and provisions for governmental services); and the connection between sun exposure, skin cancer, and premature aging.
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Ruelas, Richard (Panelist) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created2006-08-04
Description
Friday Edition. Panelists discuss Phoenix Chief of Police Jack Harris' announcement that two suspects are now in custody in connection with the serial shootings occurring in the Valley for over a year, several Hispanic groups' registration of 22,000 new voters in Maricopa County, and oral arguments in Maricopa County Superior Court in a legal challenge to protect marriage in Arizona. Panelists include Paul Giblin, East Valley Tribune; Richard Ruelas, Arizona Republic; Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services.
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created2006-08-18
Description
Friday Edition. Panelists discuss State Mine Inspector Doug Martin's misuse of office funds, Vice President Dick Cheney's stop in Phoenix, Prop. 200's prevention of thousands of people from voting in Maricopa County, and criticism of Secretary of State Jan Brewer for appearing in a TV ad campaign reminding voters to bring proper ID to the polls next month. Panelists include Dennis Welch, East Valley Tribune; Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services; Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic.
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Bommersbach, Jana (Panelist) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1986-02-14
Description
Friday Edition. Panelists discuss the potential loss of federal highway funds due to excessive speeders, air pollution in southern Arizona, the death of American troops in Honduras, and Arizona Legislature issues (AIDS and tort reform). Panelists include Jana Bommersbach, Associate Editor, New Times; Jack Lavelle, Legislative Reporter, Phoenix Gazette; Keven Ann Willey, Legislative Reporter, Arizona Republic; Howard Fischer, Phoenix Bureau Chief, Arizona Daily Star.
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Palacio, Phyllis (Reporter) / Nussbaum, Karen (Interviewee) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1986-04-09
DescriptionKeven Ann Willey Remote Interview (Grant); VDT Hazards Package (Palacio). Segments on Arizona Legislature issues (legislator rankings, tort reform, air quality) and the hazards of computer screens (possible miscarriages and birth defects).
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1987-09-25
Description
Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss the Mecham Recall Committee and its opposition's counterattacks, a Mecham administration member who spent time in Federal prison, and issues concerning Maricopa County government. Panelists include Jack Lavelle, Legislative Reporter, Phoenix Gazette; Tom Shapley, Associate Publisher, Tempe Daily News Tribune; John Leach, Assistant City Editor, Arizona Republic.
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Melnick, Rob (Interviewee) / Nelson, J. Russell (Interviewee) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1988-09-07
DescriptionMinority Recruitment Package, Nelson and Melnick Remote/In-Studio Interview (Bloom); County Sheriff's Race Package, Kotsur and Fairbanks Interview (Shelton). Segments on ASU's efforts to recruit and retain minority students, the candidates for Sheriff of Maricopa County, and the current structure of the Sheriff's Office.