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- Creators: Grant, Michael, 1951-
- Status: Published
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Shelton, Mike (Reporter) / Border, Barbara A. (Interviewee) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1987-01-26
DescriptionJohn Mawhinney Remote Interview (Palacio); Mecham Appointments Package (Palacio); Vocational Education Package (Shelton); Illiteracy/Functional Package (Taylor). Segments on Governor Mecham's administration and political appointments, a new Senate confirmation process, state administrator hirings and firings, National Vocational Education Week, and adult illiteracy.
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) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1988-01-04
DescriptionDPS Goldman/Barzano Case Package, Sgt. Allan Schmidt In-Studio (Shelton); Long-Term Care Insurance Package, S. David Children In-Studio (Taylor); Functional Illiteracy Package (Taylor). Segments on flaws with current missing persons procedures, long-term health care insurance, and the struggles of illiterate adults.
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Bommersbach, Jana (Commentator) / Mecham, Evan (Interviewee) / Jennings, Max (Interviewee) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1987-09-01
DescriptionMecham Cartoons Package (Palacio); Gov. Evan Mecham In-Studio Interview; Bommersbach's Byline #65: Phoenix Districts Package (Wong); Illiteracy/Volunteerism Package (Palacio). Segments on Governor Mecham as a topic in the Doonesbury comic strip, Bommersbach's Byline (the current district system in Phoenix), and literacy volunteers.
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) / Comelin, Jean-Paul (Interviewee) / Putzig, Kurt (Interviewee) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1987-10-19
Description
Voluntary No-Drive Package, Rep. Jack Jewett Remote Interview (Miller); Literacy Package, Gary Eyre In-Studio Interview (Shelton); Ballet Arizona Package (Britton). Segments on potential solutions to air pollution (Daylight Saving Time, flexible work hours, special gas pump nozzles, high octane fuels, and better bus systems), illiteracy and productivity in the workplace, and Ballet Arizona.
ContributorsGrant, Michael, 1951- (Host) / Vanis, Mary I. (Interviewee) / Doyel, David E. (David Elmond), 1946- (Interviewee) / Public Broadcasting Service (Broadcaster)
Created1987-10-21
Description
Rio Salado Water Package, Bill Chase and Von Treude In-Studio Interview (Taylor); Literacy in the Workplace Package, Mary Vanis In-Studio Interview (Shelton); Pueblo Grande Package (Cavanary). Segments on an upcoming sales tax vote to pay for the Rio Salado Project, water usage issues concerning the Rio Salado Project, the cost of illiteracy in the workplace, and Pueblo Grande's centennial as a recognized archaeological site.
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.