LISTEN NOW: OUR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2018 SHOWS ARE NOW ONLINE
Our October and November 2018 radio shows are now online. For links to listen plus an index with full list of topics and interviews in each show, click "read more" and scroll down. (Audio files may take a few moments to load).
Our interviews included author Richard Carrico, Claudio Erickson of Unplugged Village, all four candidates for La Mesa City Council (previously published in our politics section) and discussion of the top issues across our region and our nation.
The East County Magazine Show airs Mondays and Fridays from 5 to 6 p.m. on KNSJ, 89.1 FM. Our shows rerun on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. Read more and listen to our October and November shows below, or click here for the index:
INDEX
Monday, October 1, 2018
Intro
Meningitis outbreak at SDSU
Paul Jacob, Supervisor Jacob’s husband, has died
Diplomas for deported high school seniors
Flash flood warnings
Public News Service (PNS): Calif. young parents need support
Newsmaker interview: Kamaal Martin, Lemon Grove Council candidate
Newsmaker interview: Jennifer Mendoza, Lemon Grove Council candidate
PNS: Kavanaugh FBI probe, toxic sites and more
Friday, October 5, 2018
Intro
PNS: Kavanaugh protests, deportations blocked, farm bill
Hunter attack ad earns “4 Pinnochios”
Kalasho threatens process server
Prop 1: Affordable housing initiative
Cajon Valley School Board hears complaints of bullying Muslim student
Deputies wear pink patches for breast cancer awareness
Dine for the Cure
Voter registration
Bike injury hit and run
Meningitis outbreak
Pharmacy drug take backs
ECM volunteers needed
Destination East County: top fesfivals and events
Sounds of History: Hurricane Kathleen
Old Campo Stone Store
Bookshelf: Mark Clement, horror writer (rerun)
Monday, October 8, 2018
Intro
PNS: Kavanaugh confirmed, national day of listening, farm bill stalls
Hurricane heads toward East Coast
Green Scene: Governor signs climate action bill; UN warns more climate action needed
Newsmaker interview: Jerry Jones, Lemon Grove Councilman
Newsmaker interview: Teresa Rosiak: Lemon Grove Council candidate
Breast cancer dine out night
Jobs Talk: Grossmont College Career Expo
Friday, October 12, 2018
Intro
Assemblyman Randy Voepel dodges debates
Weaver withdraws from El Cajon mayoral race
Kalasho signs defaced
Sounds of History: Sentimental Journey flight
Africa crash injures Santee grandmother
Iron worker killed in Spring Valley
Valley Fever spreads in CA
Padre Dam freezes water rates
People Power: Mother Goose food drive
Newsmakers: Julian Cuyamaca Fire Dept. issues (Chief Mike Van Bibber, Lori Foss, and Karen Kiefer) – rerun
Monday, October 15, 2018
Intro
Red flag warning: high fire danger
PNS: Journalist murdered at Saudi embassy, Florida hurricane damage, Medicare signups
Capitol Report: Medicare cuts in budget
People Power: Senior gift drive in La Mesa
Grossmont Healthcare grants for homeless and refugees
Ballot statements
Crimebeat: East County bank robbers, predator release in Jacumba
Lakeside sand mine battle
Sports: Jamacha trophy battle
Sounds of History: Sentimental Journey flight
Sports: SDSU v. UCLA soccer
Padre Water freezes rates
Alpine gag order re: high school
Home safety tips
Friday, October 19, 2018
Intro
Fire danger high, chiefs warn of worst year ever
Voter registration deadline Monday
Predator Quarles release approved in Jacumba
Hunter smears backfire
Scots need help: trailers stolen in El cajon
Destination East County
Newsmaker interview: Bill Wells, El Cajon Mayor, on his reelection campaign
Monday, October 22, 2018
Intro
Lakeside planners to hear sand mine Thursday
Santee candidates forum #1 highlights
Newsmaker interview: Charda Fontenot, La Mesa Spring Valley school board slate representative
Boy Scouts’ trailer thefts
Halloween ghost stories from East County
Friday, October 26, 2018
Intro
Bomb suspect caught
La Mesa Spring Valley closes several past polling locations
PNS: Court victory for immigrants with temporary protected status
Provisional voting
Newsmaker interview: Evlyn Andrade-Heymsfeld, Santee Council candidate
Mega Millions winner in Del Cerro
Coyote – not Wiley – rescued upside down off Ramona fence
Halloween ghost stories from East County
Destination East County
Boy Scout trailer thefts
(Monday October 29 was a rerun of Oct. 26)
Friday, November 2, 2018
Intro
Rep. Hunter’s lead shrivels in 50th Congressional district
Joel Scalzitti, mayoral candidate, has many tax liens
East County Magazine wins 2018 awards from San Diego Press Club
Kalasho legal bills: city won’t pay
Mountain Empire School Bond JJ
PNS: Birthright citizenship
Crimebeat: Jamul murder arrest
Newsmaker interview: Rob Nelis, Santee Councilman, on his reelection campaign
Newsmaker: Rudy Reyes, Santee Council candidate
Provisional voting
PNS: Election eve, immigration threats, Trump wants to end birthright citizenship but legal experts say this is unconstitutional
Destination East County
People Power: senior gift drive in La Mesa
Monday, November 5, 2018
Intro
Election updates in East County races
Newsmaker interviews: Santee Council candidates Zack Gianino, Laura Koval and Lynda Marrokal
Mountain Empire school board race
PNS: birthright citizenship
Hunter supports stripping birthrights from immigrants
Sounds of History: Sentimental Journey Flight
ECM wins San Diego Press Club awards
Turkey safety tips for Thanksgiving
Friday, November 9, 2018
Intro
Fire updates: Hill, Woolsey and Camp Fires
PNS: Thousand Oaks gun massacre, veterans unemployment issues
Capitol Report: House, Senate and Governor races; Sessions resigns
Statewide race results
Supervisors: 2 new faces
San Diego Congressional races: Levin and Hunter win
La Mesa Council: close races
La Mesa pot tax wins voter approval
El Cajon: Wells and Kendrick have big wins
Lemon Grove: incumbents win
Santee: incumbents beat anti-developer slate
Julian fire measures
State legislative races: East County seats
San Miguel Fire Board: incumbents win
State ballot initiative results
La Mesa Spring Valley School Board: women win seats
Anderson in tight race for Board of Equalization
On the Road: Julian Fiddle competition (rerun)
People Power: gifts for seniors in La Mesa
Turkey safety tips
Monday, November 12, 2018
Intro
Camp Fire is deadliest in state’s history; updates on other fires
PNS: Florida recount, women in Congress in record numbers, preservation of historic sites
Power outage and evacuation tips
First flu death of season locally
SDG&E veterans grants
Landlords for vets and other homeless people needed
Newsmaker interview: Dilkhwaz Ahmed, License to Freedom, humanitarian award winner
PNS: CA teachers’ union pension divests from private prisons
Destination East County
People Power: senior gifts in La Mesa
Sounds of History: Sentimental Journey
Sheriff’s holiday watch
Friday, November 16, 2018
Rerun of Nov. 12 show, with added updates on Camp Fire and power outage impages
Monday, November 19, 2018
Intro
Hate crimes rising
Court orders CPUC to pay Aguirre’s fees
State Superintendent race flips: Thurmond now leads
Mayor Abed losing in Escondido
Petco bans chemicals in pet food
Dulzura shooting ban
La Mesa lawyer sentenced to prison
Santee movie theater: take two
Sounds of History: Pacific Southwest Railway Museum centennial
PNS: CA colleges admit too few blacks and Latinos
El Cajon Citizen of the Year
People Power: Alpine beautification
PNS: CA foster youths exceed national averages
Newsmaker: Dan Law, hiked Pacific Coast Trail (rerun)
(Friday, November 22, 2018 was a rerun show)
Monday, November 26, 2018
Intro
Help for migrants dumped on San Diego Streets
Border closed, tear gas fired
Winter storm warning
Julian special election
Green Scene: Cottonwood sand mind proposed
Romaine lettuce e-coli warning
Peanut allergies: new treatment
Check your receipts, county advises
Newsom to start as Governor with $30 billion surplus
Destination East County
PNS: Tear gas at border, farmers wary of tarde awr
Newsmaker: Bernard Maurcia, Seany Foundation
Each show also contains station identifications and may contain public service announcements.