NEW VOICES AND PROGRAMS-JULY GM LETTER
posted by Laura McKee
We heartily welcome two new voices to the AZPM radio news team - Andrea Kelly and Steve Shadley. These new talented reporters are part of our strategic intent to provide you with more focus on local news. Andrea comes to AZPM from the Arizona Daily Star and covers local government and politics. Her goal is to give you what you need to make informed decisions, even when it's not election season. To read more about Andrea click here.
Steve Shadley joins AZPM as your Morning Edition news anchor and reporter. A native Arizonan, Steve is an award-winning news correspondent who attended NAU and perfected his craft at public radio stations around the country, including Chicago, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, California, Albuquerque, Madison, (Wisc.), Colorado and Phoenix. He’s found his home here at AZPM waking you up each day with your morning news. Read more about Steve here.
July, along with the start of the monsoon season, brings us a new fiscal year and continued great programming. We kick off July with one of our biggest television and programs of the year, A Capitol Fourth. This live PBS broadcast of America’s favorite Independence Day tradition features unrivaled performances from some of the country’s best-known musical names topped off by the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation. Emmy® and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jimmy Smits hosts this all-star line-up airing on PBS-HD Channel 6 live from Washington, D.C. on Monday, July 4th from 5 – 6:30 p.m. with encore performances at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. A special audio encore will air at 8 p.m. on NPR 89.1FM/1550AM and Classical 90.5FM. Immediately following A Capitol Fourth, we air the season finale of the Emmy®-award-winning science program WaveLengths “New Science on Sleep”, an Arizona Public Media original production, at 6:30 pm. and 10:30 p.m.
AZPM offers ‘something for everyone’ this summer with new series such as Wild South America. This BBC six-part series airs Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. and takes you on exciting explorations of the diverse and unique wildlife that inhabits the dramatic landscapes of the vast South American continent. Episodes throughout July include Lost Worlds, Might Amazon, Andes, Amazon and Penguins Shores. Summer Monday nights get even better with a double dose of one of your PBS favorites Antiques Roadshow airing all summer at both 8 and 9 p.m.
The innovative Wacky Americana series takes you on a tour of America every Thursday at 8 p.m. Visit some the country’s coolest hot dog eateries with The Hot Dog Show, breakfast diners and dives with The Breakfast Special, ice cream parlors and Great Old Amusement Parks. If the heat hasn’t gotten a hold of you, I am sure the ‘Summer of Intrigue’ has! The Masterpiece Mystery detective series continues on Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. with encores on Thursdays at 9 p.m.
Click here for complete program schedules and episode summaries.
Our efforts for the benefit of Southern Arizona would simply not be possible without you. Please accept my sincere thanks for your continued support and best wishes for the summer.
Jack Gibson, Director and General Manager
