Arizona Edition

Arizona Edition
Monday at 9 am and 6 pm on 88.9 FM and 8 am on AM 1320

Hosted by Lou Gum, Arizona Edition, KAWC's news program, is our focus on the issues facing Arizona. Through interviews with local newsmakers and other information from the field, KAWC journalists keep you informed on issues in the region.

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Science
11:04 am
Mon May 20, 2013

YRMC's New Cancer Center, Eco-Friendly Cars, and Fred Duvall for Governor

On Arizona Edition, KAWC’s Lou Gum attends the groundbreaking for Yuma Regional Medical Center’s new Cancer Center and looks into how it will affect local cancer patients.  Also, KAWC’s Kim Johnson visits an eco-friendly car-making competition at Yuma Proving Ground…(originally aired on 05/20/13)


Arizona Edition – Democrat Fred DuVal talks to KAWC’s Lou Gum about running for governor of Arizona in 2014...(originally aired on 05/20/13)

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Politics
6:30 pm
Mon May 13, 2013

Arizona's Medicaid Expansion Debate

On Arizona Edition, KAWC’s Lou Gum spoke with Republican Senator Al Melvin of District 11 and Democratic Senator Lynne Pancrazi, representing District 24, about Medicaid expansion…(originally aired 05/13/13)


In this segment of Arizona Edition, KAWC’s Lou Gum continues the discussion about Medicaid expansion with Democratic State Representative Lisa Otondo from District 4 and Dr. Len Kirschner, former president of AARP-Arizona…(originally aired 05/13/13)


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Government
4:54 pm
Tue May 7, 2013

Patrolling the CO River, Heat Awareness, and the Life and Death of Michael Baughman

On Arizona Edition, KAWC's Michelle Faust rides along on boat patrols with local law enforcement to keep boaters and other safe on the Colorado River...(originally aired 05/06/13)


Arizona Edition - KAWC's Lou Gum learns about the Heat Initiative Campaign by the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health.  Also, KAWC's Trudy Schuett looks into how a local gay-rights activist is being remembered...(originally aired 05/06/13)

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Nonprofit
12:27 pm
Tue April 16, 2013

Elder Abuse and Child Hunger in Southwest Arizona

In Arizona Edition, KAWC's Trudy Schuett investigates elder abuse to see how it is handled in Southwest Arizona.


Arizona Edition - Arizona Western College Theater students read from the paper plates strung up at the Yuma Community Food Bank, written by Yuma County's hungry citizens.


In this segment of Arizona Edition, KAWC's Maya Springhawk Robnett looks into child hunger and how the people of Yuma County are working to help fix the problem.


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Immigration
6:30 pm
Mon April 8, 2013

Undocumented Immigrant Processing and Comprehensive Immigration Reform

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Border Patrol truck in the Sonoran Desert.

On Arizona Edition,  Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents simulate KAWC's Michelle Faust's arrest.  Listen to a tour of local facilities where undocumented immigrants are processed on the U.S./Mexican border.

In this segment of Arizona Edition, KAWC's Maya Springhawk Robnett talks to groups with a vested interest in the comprehensive immigration reform debate to see how they view the Gang of Eight and what they want from an immigration reform bill.

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