ESPN "GAME DAY" posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, November 20th 2009 at 9:58
After taking a quick lunch break at the UA Student Union, I couldn't help but notice all of the disruption on the campus mall.
Read MoreONE, TWO, THREE... posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, October 26th 2009 at 13:53
Volunteers will be out in force this Tuesday through Thursday, counting area bicyclists. The Pima Association of Governments is coordinating Tucson’s 2nd Annual Regional Bicycle Count.
Read MoreVISITING AN ENDANGERED REST STOP posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, October 13th 2009 at 9:44
After hearing the plans to close 13 of its 18 rest stops beginning next week to save the state some money, I decided to pay a visit to one of the popular sites on the chopping block.
Read MoreAN EXPANSION OF NEWS posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, October 5th 2009 at 12:03
While some other media outlets are cutting back on the amount of news they deliver, we at AZPM are actually expanding.
Read MoreMOSEY ON OVER TO OUR HOME PAGE posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, September 24th 2009 at 11:50
We've added a local news area to the front page at AZPM.org, but let's get some things straight first.
Read MoreFREE TRANSCRIPTS posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, August 21st 2009 at 10:34
It took a long time, but now you can get NPR transcripts online, relatively fast and totally free.
Read MoreWELCOME BACK WILDCATS posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, August 17th 2009 at 11:01
Classes don't begin until next Monday, but the University of Arizona goes into full welcoming mode this week.
Read MoreSCHOOL'S BACK IN SESSION posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, August 14th 2009 at 9:20
Some Tucson-area school districts already have started the new school year, but Southern Arizona's largest district began classes Monday, so be careful when out driving.
Read MoreREMEMBERING JOHN HUGHES posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, August 7th 2009 at 9:29
As you've no doubt heard by now, filmmaker John Hughes died unexpectedly this week of a heart attack at the age of 59. Man, I loved his movies.
Read MoreNPR'S NEW WEB posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, July 27th 2009 at 10:47
Have you seen NPR's new Web site yet? It has changed (more than you may notice on the surface) and here's why.
Read MoreMORE JETS OVERHEAD posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, July 24th 2009 at 11:25
Get ready for more jets...and more noise...over the Tucson area for the next couple of weeks.
Read MoreSPECIAL SESSION - WEEK THREE posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, July 20th 2009 at 6:20
This week marks the third week the Arizona Legislature is meeting in special session to try to resolve the budget crisis, but not all lawmakers will be in attendance this week.
Read MoreSPRAYING HERBICIDE posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, July 9th 2009 at 9:58
Saguaro National Park is alerting visitors that it has begun spraying herbicides, in order to limit invasive Buffelgrass.
Read MoreBUDGET BATTLE - PART TWO posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, July 6th 2009 at 6:29
After adjourning one of the longest sessions ever, Arizona legislators were summoned back to work this week to re-craft the budget that was pretty much gutted by Governor Jan Brewer through line item vetoes.
Read MoreHAPPY 4TH OF JULY posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, July 3rd 2009 at 8:00
In honor of the holiday, I recently produced a segment focusing on the Declaration of Independence, in order to get some historical perspective about the document.
Read MoreWEST NILE VIRUS 2009 posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, July 2nd 2009 at 7:02
Arizona has recorded the season's first case of West Nile Virus. Maricopa County and state health officials confirmed Wednesday that a woman in her 40s has been diagnosed with the virus.
Read MoreAZ BUDGET PASSED posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, July 1st 2009 at 6:14
State lawmakers worked through the night and passed a budget, but it is not yet signed into law as of this writing.
Read MoreCLOSER TO A BUDGET posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, June 30th 2009 at 6:33
The deadline is midnight tonight for state lawmakers and the governor to have a budget in place to fund government for the next fiscal year, which begins at 12:01 a.m. If not, there could be a partial government shutdown.
Read MoreTUCSON PROMO VIDEO -1950S posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, June 19th 2009 at 11:48
If you've been following the recent flap over the $820,00 video to promote Tucson's history, let's take a look back in time...about a half-century ago.
Read More$820,000 PROMO FOR TUCSON posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, June 17th 2009 at 7:23
If you read this morning's Arizona Daily Star, perhaps you noticed the front page story detailing how the City of Tucson spent more than $800,000 for a Washington-D.C.-based company to produce a 12-15 minute video about the history of Tucson's West Side cultural birthplace. However, things have changed since the video was produced.
Read MoreMONEY, COURTS AND FIRE posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, June 16th 2009 at 11:06
This week is shaping up to be interesting, at least when it comes to state budget matters and wildfires.
Read MoreTUCSON HAS A BUDGET posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, June 10th 2009 at 7:48
The proposals have been talked about for quite some time, but the City of Tucson Tuesday gave final approval to a new $1.3 billion spending plan that takes effect July 1st.
Read MoreINTERESTING WEEK posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 at 10:49
I missed the first day of it, but this week is one of confusion and change.
Read MorePETE THE GEEK? posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, May 29th 2009 at 11:03
Tucson Water is going hi-tech this year, announcing the annual "Beat the Peak" conservation program during an online news conference.
Read MoreCHANGES TO WEBSITE posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, May 21st 2009 at 11:01
It won't be noticeable, unless there is a breaking story as you read this, but we now have live coverage of all hosted and un-hosted NPR news coverage of breaking national stories.
Read MoreNOT IMPRESSED YET posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, May 19th 2009 at 6:45
I know it has only been a few days, but I must say the new Tucson Citizen online version is just a waste of bandwidth.
Read More... AND THEN THERE WAS ONE. posted to The Baked Apple
From the desk of Luis Carrión on Monday, May 18th 2009 at 15:42
The Tucson Citizen went to an online-only version this week, and now the Arizona Daily Star is the only daily to cover Southern Arizona. For the Journalists at the Star this means that their work is that much more important to the community, and a recent visit by our production crew found the newsroom to be busy with the job of covering the news. The photography team is no exception, and they are busy developing new methods of storytelling.
LOTS OF NEWS TODAY posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, May 6th 2009 at 7:18
There's a lot going on today and I have that in headline form for you. Sure, we're known for depth, but sometimes brevity is just as good.
Read MoreTWITTERING AWAY posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, April 29th 2009 at 6:59
Admittedly, not every topic or story is "blog worthy," but sometimes 140 words or less can sum up a thought.
Read MoreIPHONE IMISTAKE posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, April 23rd 2009 at 6:57
Did anyone think that maybe this iPhone app wasn't such a good idea?...
Read MoreWHAT DO YOU THINK? posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, April 22nd 2009 at 9:04
A El Paso reporter on a police beat was asking some questions, when things turned ugly with one officer. Watch the video and tell us what you think. Who went too far?
Read MoreMOBILE PHOTO RADAR GROUNDED posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, April 21st 2009 at 6:44
Tucson's photo radar enforcement vans have been grounded indefinitely following the murder of one of the van's operators in Phoenix.
Read MorePHOTO RADAR VAN OPERATOR KILLED posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, April 20th 2009 at 7:49
PHOENIX - A man operating a state police photo radar unit was shot to death while parked in his vehicle along a stretch of a north Phoenix freeway.
Read MoreUA COACH INTRODUCED posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, April 8th 2009 at 6:13
If you missed Tuesday's news conference introducing Sean Miller as the new UA basketball coach, we have the raw video online.
Read MoreA NEW COLLABORATION posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, April 7th 2009 at 7:55
When newspaper reporters lose their jobs, where do they head? The answer, in a couple of communities, is Public Broadcasting.
Read MoreWOW! WE'RE EXPANDING posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, March 30th 2009 at 11:01
Become engaged in the AZPM community. We now have blog comments and Twitter!
Read MoreFAREWELL "DR. SCAR" JACK JACOBSON posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, March 24th 2009 at 6:38
Even though I've "known" him most of my life, I first got the opportunity to meet Jack Jacobson in late 2007 to document his career for a radio feature, focusing mostly on his character of "Dr. Scar." The "Kindly, Lovable" late-night horror movie host was one of the early campy characters of local television. I first learned of Jacobson's death via email early Monday morning.
Read MoreWHEN YOU CAN'T SELL AN AD...PLACE YOUR OWN posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, March 19th 2009 at 7:35
I noticed an interesting full-page ad in Thursday's Arizona Daily Star, touting itself. This screams out that there are not enough real advertisers.
Read MoreST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, March 10th 2009 at 7:19
Tucsons' annual parade is set for this Sunday. Here's what you need to know....
Read MoreIT'S RODEO TIME: UPDATED BLOG posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, February 25th 2009 at 7:52
If you read Tuesday's blog about the Tucson Rodeo, I just wanted to let you know that I finally found part of the recording.
Read MoreIT'S RODEO TIME posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, February 24th 2009 at 9:55
Admittedly, I haven't been to the Tucson Rodeo since I was a tyke, but some memories still remain, at least due to good marketing.
Read MoreSTEMMING FORECLOSURES posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, February 18th 2009 at 10:30
President Obama Wednesday unveiled the $75 billion Homeowner Stability Initiative, as part of a multi-faceted effort to slow foreclosures. He delivered the speech in Mesa.
NEW STUFF ON THE WEBSITE posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, February 16th 2009 at 10:01
We have some new political things on the website in a couple of different places.
Read MoreA PHOTO BLOG posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, February 10th 2009 at 10:32
I just stumbled across some great behind-the-scenes photos of the happenings at the White House...
Read MoreUA CUTS: SEVERE posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, February 3rd 2009 at 6:26
I'm sure you've heard by now, but things are looking grim at the University of Arizona. The axe has begun falling.
Read MoreMAKING TAX HIKES SOUND GOOD posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, January 29th 2009 at 6:45
In two separate news stories this week, I've quoted officials urging tax hikes, but they say it in a nice-sounding way...
Read MoreNEW STUFF ON THE SITE posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, January 22nd 2009 at 11:50
We've just added some exclusive content on our website. If you like stories and speeches, read on...
Read MoreA GUEST BLOG posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, January 20th 2009 at 6:13
I'm devoting today's space for a rebuttal to my comments earlier this week on the retail sector and the economy....
Read MoreBAD NEWS CONTINUES posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, January 15th 2009 at 11:06
January and February typically are the big tourism months in Tucson, but what will this year hold?
BACK AT WORK posted to Rappaport's Notebook
From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, December 29th 2008 at 7:57
The holiday is over for me, but it's like working in a ghost town...
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