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What's Up Yuma? Radio- Eric Urfer, Yuma Director of Parks & Recreation

By Victor Calderón,

Published May 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM MST

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Eric Urfer is Director of Parks & Recreation for the City of Yuma.

Eric Urfer, Director of Parks & Recreation for the City of Yuma joins us.

Urfer has more than 37 years in parks and recreation. He was previously Director of Parks and Recreation in Missouri and Executive Director of the Adventure Sports Center International in Maryland. He has led Yuma parks and rec for the past four years.

We talked about Yuma news including an aquatics feasibility study and the future of Kennedy Pool.

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Victor Calderón

Victor is originally from West Sacramento, California and has lived in Arizona since 2012. 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, Calif. 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 Yuma. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and following most sports.

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