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Valley Edition: Dec. 16 - Dairies Leaving California; Valley Children's Hospital; Crescent Concert

Ezra David Romero
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Valley Public Radio

This week on Valley Edition we a take a look at why some dairies are leaving Californiafor what they say are greener pastures in the Midwest. Also on the program you'll hear the story of a once homeless female veteran who now helps homeless veterans in Fresno.

Later on the program, we'll hear from Valley Children's Hospital CEO Todd Suntrapak on the changesthe hospital is rolling out in 2015. 

Ending the program, you'll get a preview of the 2015 third annual "Crescent Concert" with Eva Scow held December 21 at Fresno's Fulton 55 at 7 p.m. The concert is an evening of festive international music featuring Brazilian Pop-Funk from Boca do Rio, Brazilian Jazz from Sarah Cabral and Soul-Funk from The Experience! Tickets are available at Fresno's Tower District Records, or at the Fulton 55box office.

Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. 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).
Ezra David Romero is an award-winning radio reporter and producer. His stories have run on Morning Edition, Morning Edition Saturday, Morning Edition Sunday, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Salt, Latino USA, KQED, KALW, Harvest Public Radio, etc.
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