Author Archives: rbrandt

The Friday Focus interview is with Barbra Coffee who is director of economic initiatives for the city of Tucson. The Friday Roundtable features Joe Ferguson, political writer for the Arizona Daily Star and Jim Nintzel, executive editor for The Tucson … Continue reading →

A newsmaker interview with Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham. Then we visit with Pima Community College Program Manager for Transportation Missy Blair who will articulate the new partnership with TuSimple. Plus, Tucson prepares for two birthdays events next week. Historian … Continue reading →

Tucson has just been named one of America’s most pet-friendly communities. We talk with Pima Animal Care Center Director of Animal Services Kristen Hassen-Auerbach. Then we talk about treating chronic pain. Our guest is Dr. Bennet Davis, director of the … Continue reading →

We talk with Rich Grinnell, vice president of the Southern Arizona Business Coalition. Then Certified Financial Planner Shelly Fishman has the Tuesday MoneyMaker Report. Also, honeybees are dying off around the world. What’s going on? We will talk with the … Continue reading →

The Monday Political Face-off featuring commentators Aaron Rottenstein and Bruce Ash. Then our monthly visit with the Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona. We talk with the BBB’s Marketing Director Myriam Cruz and BBB Board Member Dori Sue Stolmaker owner … Continue reading →

The Friday Focus interview is with Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild. Joining me in the conversation with the mayor is Sarah Garrecht Gassen, columnist and editorial page editor for The Arizona Daily Star. Then Weekend Watch with Matt Russell, Inside Tucson … Continue reading →

The summer rainy season has been a disappointment. University of Arizona Climate Scientist Dr. Zack Guido will weigh in on prospects for a rainy late summer and early fall. Then we visit with Tucson Weekly Education Writer David Safier.

A newsmaker interview with Rachael Sedgwick, a member of the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board. Then at 12:30pm, a newsmaker interview with Pima County Supervisor Ramon Valadez (D-District 2).

Washington DC Contributor Terry Bracy followed by the Tuesday MoneyMaker Report with Certified Financial Planner Shelly Fishman. Then it’s our monthly “Your Meds” segment with former University of Arizona College of Medicine Dean and Founder Emeritus of C-PATH Dr. Ray … Continue reading →

The Monday Political Face-off featuring Commentators Jeff Rogers and John Munger. Then our monthly visit with the retired United States Army Chief of Staff General John A. Wickham, Jr.