January 2, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – Our November radio shows are now online! You can listen online now (note sound files may take a minute to load). For links to listen to the shows plus a full list of topics and interviews in November, click here and scroll down.
We covered many hot issues and spoke with fascinating newsmakers including: Kumeyaay elder and former Hot Shots firefighter Charlie Brown, Gretchen Burns-Bergman from A New Path on drug sentencing changes, Anne Hoiberg with the United Nations and KNSJ president Marie Johnson on efforts to stop violence against women, Pastor Harold Brown from East County Transitional Living Center on his programs helping the homeless, Art Neill from New Media Rights on net neutrality, insurance broker Marilyn Lyons on Covered California and Medi-Cal options, Tyler Strauss from Outlier Collective on medical marijuana issues, former State Senator Nathan Fletcher on his Three Wise Men foundation to help veterans, Chaldean community leader Mark Arabo on local priests ordered to Iraq, Grossmont school board candidate Barbara Stevens, and Pastor Terry Masango from Salvation Army on the East County Toy and Food Drive.
We also spoke with authors and artists including La Mesa Police Chief Dan Willis on his book, Bullet Proof Spirit, San Diego Jewish World editor Don Harrison on his new book, Schlepping Across the West: There’s a Jewish Story Everywhere, Author Paula Margulies on her novels from a Native American viewpoint, and Maestero Anthony Mostardo with the San Diego Festival and Chorus, airing Vivaldi's Gloria.
You can listen to the East County Magazine Radio Show live on KNSJ 89.1 FM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 5 p.m. and reruns airing Tuesday and Thursday at 9.a.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m.
Audio links to listen to shows are at the bottom of this page, below the index of shows.
Index of November shows
Monday, November 3, 2014
Intro
Newsmaker interview: Mark Arabo on Chaldean priests ordered to Iraq
Station ID
ECM’s 2014 Press Club winners
Health: Yellow fever mosquitoes found in San Diego
Water bond measure on ballot (Public News Service)
Molester Snavely set for release in Borrego Springs
Public service announcement: East County Magazine
Politics: Torlakson vs. Tuck for CA top education spot
Station ID
Newsmaker interview: Barbara Stevens, candidate for Grossmont Union High School District Board
Station ID
Crimebeat: Crime down
Animal abuse whistleblowers
Closing credits
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Election wrap-up on national, state and local races
Political humor
Winning lotto ticket sold in East County
Beekeeping ordinance update moves forward
Station ID, ECM and Viejas Alerts public service announcements
Red flag warning for fire danger
Yellow fever mosquitoes found in San Diego
Arrest in dog throwing incident in Ramona
Green Scene: Wilderness added in Cleveland National Forest
Newsmaker interview: Nathan Fletcher on his Three Wise Men foundation to help veterans (rerun)
ECM Press Club awards winners
Essure birth control controversy
Wildfire alerts
Closing credit
Friday, November 7, 2014
Intro
Close races not yet decided
Tribal Beat: Charlie Brown, Kumeyaay elder, part I, on his history as a Hot Shot fire jumper and on tribal philanthropy
Station ID
Bookshelf: Paula Margulies, author of books from a Native American viewpoint
Station ID, ECM and Viejas Alerts public service announcements
KPBS Local Heroes awards given in Native American Heritage month
Destination East County: top festivals and events this week
Station ID
Tribal Beat: Danny Tucker, on the tribe’s Emmy Award-winning documentary (rerun)
Closing credits
Monday, November 10, 2014
Intro
DeMaio concedes congressional race
Dr Abrams arrested
Christian dating site rapist arrested
Fireworks injury at KGB Sky Show /Aztecs homecoming
Laundry pods pose dangers to children
Dogs attack horse in Deerhorn Valley
Station ID
Tribal Beat: Charlie Brown part 2: history and impacts of tribal gaming
Viejas Alerts and ECM public service announcements, Station ID
Bookshelf: Dan Willis, La Mesa Police, on his book, Bullet Proof Spirit
Station ID
FDA sued over farm animal drugs
Winning lottery ticket sold in East County
Green Scene: Judge finds county’s climate change plan inadequate
Sounds of History: Descanso saddle maker Garry McClintock
Political humor
Viejas alerts public service announcement
Closing credits
Wedneday, November 12, 2014
Intro
Conflicts of interest by Dept. of Interior executive Steve Black, while involved in local energy project decision making
Labor: Taxi changes approved by San Diego City Council
Business:
- Gold Chariot mine in Julian sells
- Alpine Beer Co. sells
- Ethanol fuel in La Mesa
- Mercedez Benz in El Cajon
Station ID
Newsmaker interview: Gretchen Burns-Bergman, a New Path, on changes in drug sentencing
Weather: Flooding forecast
School board races still too close to call
Destination East County: top festivals and events this week
Bookshelf: Interview with Paula Margulies, author of books from a Native American viewpoint (rerun)
Closing credits
Friday, November 14, 2014
Intro
Warning: Man posing as policeman
Water rustlers on the rise
Gun rights ruling
Green Scene: Ivanpah Solar debts
Station ID
Newsmaker: Art Neill, New Media Rights, on net neutrality
Station ID, ECM and Viejas Alerts public service announcements
Destination East County: top festivals and events
Public service announcement for Backcountry Land Trust: Alpine volunteers needed
Station ID
SDSU student falls to death
Green Scene: Eagles spotted in Jacumba
Holiday Trivia Quiz
Viejas Winter Alerts: Public service announcement
Home safety tips
Closing credits
Monday, November 17, 2014
Intro
Lawsuit filed against Calif. Public Utilities Commission
Coryell Legacy project at SDSU
Capitol report: XL Pipeline
Local government report
Frost warning
Predator Snavely updates
Station ID
Newsmaker interview: Tyler Strauss, Outlier Collective, on medical marijuana
Station ID, ECM and Viejas public service announcements
Beating poverty in CA (Public News Service)
Deadline extended for comment on desert plan
Fukushima radiation reaches west coast, in small quantities
Hispanic healthcare (Public News Service)
Public service announcement for Backcountry Land Trust: volunteers needed
Station ID
Bookshelf: Don Harrison, editor of San Diego Jewish World, on his new book, Schlepping across the West: There’s a Jewish story everywhere
Passports for the holidays
Closing credits
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Intro
Jerusalem synagogue attack
Immigration reforms announced
Capitol Report: Keystone pipeline
Support troops sent to Iraq
Gun ruling
Station ID
SDG&E driver sentenced in pedestrian fatality case
Water recycling approved by San Diego City Council
Vehicle crashes into food line in El Cajon
Station ID, ECM public service announcement
Newsmaker: Pastor Harold Brown, East County Transitional Living Center, on efforts to help the homeless
Closing credits
Friday, November 21, 2014
Intro
Immigration reforms
Tuition hiked for UC students
Unexploded ordnance in East County and across region
Arson fires in City Heights
White House conference on education at SDSU
Strollers recalled
Station ID
Jimmie Johnson Foundation gives grants to local schools
Newsmaker: Terry Masango, Salvation Army, on the East County Toy & Food Drive
ECM and Viejas Winter Alerts public service announcements, station ID
Adopt a grandparent program in Alpine
UPS truck catches fire, burns packages
Hookah smoke has high benzene levels, study finds
Public service announcement for Backcountry Land Trust: volunteers needed
Destination East County: top festivals and events
National news from Public News Service
KPBS Local Heroes honored for Native American Heritage month
San Diego Library’s local authors exhibit
Viejas Alerts public service announcement, Station ID
Passport info for holiday travelers
Deadline extended for comments on desert plan
Closing credits
Monday, November 24, 2014
Intro
Fire watch, weather report
Hearing set for Grossmont Union High School District lawsuit over Alpine school funds
Kidnapping attempt at SDSU
Capitol report: Benghazi claims debunked by House Intelligence report
Astronomer at SDSU/Mt. Laguna observatory wins award
Lemon Grove homicide victim identified
Newsmaker interview: Maestro Anthony Mostardo, San Diego Festival Chorus & Orchestra
Music: Vivaldi’s Gloria (first movement), performed by San Diego Festival Chorus & Orchestra
ECM and Viejas Alerts public service announcements, station ID
Newsmaker interview (rerun): Terry Masango, Salvation Army, on the East County Toy & Food Drive
Eagles spotted in Jacumba
Closing credits
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Intro
Red flag warning: fire danger
Fraternity suspended at SDSU
Councilmember Marti Emerald delivers turkey to family living on minimum wage
Jobs Talk: bill would double holiday pay
Green Scene: Appeals court rules SANDAG transportation plan EIR doesn’t adequately address health or climate change
Ferguson verdict sparks protests
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Destination East County: top festivals and events
Station ID
Newsmaker interview: Marilyn Lyons, insurance broker, on Covered California and Medi-Cal
Closing credits
Friday, November 28, 2014
Intro
Walmart workers on strike
Councilwoman Marti Emerald delivers turkey to family living on minimum wage
Mexico travel warning issued by U.S. State Department
Grab the galoshes! Rain is forecast
Sheriff DUI crackdown
Green Scene: effort launched to overturn plastic bag ban in California
Women’s health alert: FDA issues warning on morcellators for fibroid surgery
Station ID
Destination East County: top festivals and events
ECM public service announcement, Station ID
Newsmaker interviews: Anne Hoiberg , United Nations and Marie Johnson, KNSJ on violence against women
Closing credits
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