Joe Moore
President & General ManagerJoe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. From 2010-2018 he served as the station's Director of Program Content. In that role, he launched the station's local news department, hosted the program Valley Edition, and represented the station in the design-build process for KVPR's new broadcast center.
Since becoming President and General Manager in 2019, he has led the station through major programming changes, the launch of KVPR Classical and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership the station was named California Non-Profit of the Year by Senator Melissa Hurtado (2019), and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting (2022).
He is a Fresno native and a graduate of California State University, Fresno.
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Colonel Thomas Baker helped found both Visalia and Bakersfield. -
The city may be named for Colonel Thomas Baker, but he wasn't the first to call the area home. -
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Called one of the most influential Americans of all-time, California Governor and Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren grew up in Bakersfield. -
Fort Washington's history goes back over 175 years to Alta California General José Castro. The fort was likely the first building in what is today Fresno County. -
Minna Eshleman ran the Minnewawa Ranch and was a pioneer in her scientific approach to agriculture.
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This neighborhood in Southeast Fresno was home many of Fresno's agricultural pioneers. -
The Trump administration is moving forward with its plan to defund public broadcasting. Here's what you can do. -
The obelisk along Highway 140 at Arboleda Road is one of the most unusual roadside landmarks in the Central Valley. -
The park has a rich history, but is still infamous for its unusual orientation, with batters facing into the setting sun.
