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Arizona Edition Friday: YPG mission update, David Lara, AWC Theater goes public

By Chris McDaniel,

Victor Calderón, Lou Gum

Published September 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM MST

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2 of 2 — Yuma Proving Ground Commander gives in-depth interview to NPR affiliate

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Commander Col. John Nelson (right) recently chatted with KAWC Host Chris McDaniel for this episode of "Arizona Edition Friday." Nelson spoke extensively about YPG’s position at the forefront of Army modernization efforts and the decades of excellence demonstrated by the workforce, the largest in Yuma County.

PHOTO COURTESY MARK SCHAUER/YPG / Digital

00:00-1:00 - BILLBOARD

01:50-22:20 - Chris McDaniel speaks with Col. John Nelson, Commander of the Army's Yuma Proving Ground, about the changing nature of war and how that impacts activity at the base.

23:35-33:20 - Victor Calderon with a local news update, including a report from a Harris-Walz event in Yuma and a report from KAWC Student Newsroom's Elias Alvarez on the AWC Theater production of a timely play, How the Vote Was Won.

36:20-53:20 - Lou Gum speaks with Republican Yuma County Recorder Candidate David Lara.

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

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Chris McDaniel

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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Victor Calderón

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.

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Lou Gum

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.

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