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Arizona Edition Friday: Sandoval on "working" in LD 23 and assessing the ACC debate from the Green

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01:23-23:15 - Victor Calderon speaks with Democrat Mariana Sandoval about her campaign for election in LD 23.

23:47-31:30 - Chris McDaniel with a look at stories making headlines this week and Lou Gum previews tonight's Yuma Rocks event sponsored by the City of Yuma.

32:00-52:00 - Lou Gum speaks with Arizona Corporation Commission candidates about the recent Arizona Citizens Clean Elections debate. Democrat Jonathon Hill, who took part, says there were some important topics missed, like water. Green Party candidate Mike Cease says it is an injustice that his party was not allowed to participate.

Look for extended interviews from some of today's guests at kawc.org and from the Arizona Edition podcast.

Victor is originally from West Sacramento, California and has lived in Arizona for more than five years. He began his print journalism career in 2004 following his graduation from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Victor has been a reporter for the following daily newspapers: The Monterey County Herald, The Salinas Californian and the Reno Gazette-Journal, where he covered stories including agriculture, education and Latino community news. Victor has also served as a local editor for Patch, a national news organization with hyperlocal websites, in Carmichael, California in the Sacramento area. He also served as the editor for The New Vision, the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which includes Yuma and La Paz counties. Victor lives in Somerton. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and following most sports.
Lou grew up in Tucson and has a long family history in the state of Arizona. He began his public radio career in 1988 at KNAU in Flagstaff as a classical music DJ and has been hooked on public radio since, transitioning to news after trying his hand at several other careers in publishing and commercial broadcasting. Lou has a degree in American Studies from Arizona State University and was KAWC's Morning Edition host for two and half years before becoming News and Operations Director.
Chris McDaniel is a Yuma native and fourth generation graduate of Yuma High School. He began his print journalism career at the Yuma Sun as a reporter in 2009. He later worked in the Pacific Northwest as an editor for Peninsula Daily News, as arts editor for The Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader, and as publisher for a small weekly newspaper in the badlands of Montana. He is a graduate of Peninsula College, where he earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree. He has served as host for KAWC's Morning Edition and All Things Considered and spends much of his time gathering reports from the field in Yuma and La Paz Counties.
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