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On Valley Edition: Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer; Fresno Grand Opera

This week on Valley Edition, we feature an in-depth interview with newly un-retired Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer. We talk talk about the Fresno Grand Opera's upcoming season.

Segment 1: Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer
In late June, Jerry Dyer announced his retirement as Chief of Police for the City of Fresno, a job he's held for 10 years. On this week's Valley Edition, Juanita Stevenson talks with Chief Dyer about his three decades in law enforcement, the impact of budget cuts on the force, politics, and his personal plans after he hands over command to a new chief.

Segment 2: Fresno Grand Opera
Ron Eichman and Thi Nguyen of the Fresno Grand Opera join host Juanita Stevenson in this week's "Around Town" segment to talk about the company's upcoming season, which features a performance by former Fresno resident and current Broadway star Audra McDonald, Friday October 14.

Juanita Stevenson has lived and worked in Fresno for the past 24 years. She is perhaps best known to Valley residents as a longtime reporter and news anchor with local television station ABC30, and has also worked at stations KJWL, KYNO and ValleyPBS. She is the recipient of the 2001 Associated Press Award for Best Reporting, and the 1997 Radio & Television News Directors Association Regional Edward R. Murrow award for Best Reporting.