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Valley Edition: June 23 - Drought And Food; Reading To Dogs; Yosemite; Raisins; Drought Music

KVPR | By Joe Moore,
Ezra David Romero
Published June 23, 2015 at 2:32 PM PDT
Valley Public Radio

This week on Valley Edition we talk about drought, a case about raisins, Yosemite and more. First, Capital Public Radio's Lesley McClurg reports on how drought is changing what's grown in California. Valley Public Radio's Diana Aguilera reports on a in special reading program in Fresno wherechildren read to dogs. Reporter Jerffrey Hess speaks with Marvin Horn who brought a case before the Supreme Court to strike down raisin price controls.

Late in the program Moore speaks with UC Merced Professor Tao Ye about the university teaming up with NASA to Boost Stem Careers and Nanotechnology.

Ending the program Moore and KVPR Reporter Ezra David Romero chat about musicbeing written about the California drought. 
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Joe Moore
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).
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Ezra David Romero
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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