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On Valley Edition: Mariachi; Water; DUI Alcohol Limit; Bakersfield Beating Update; Pres. Welty

KVPR | By Joe Moore,
Juanita Stevenson, Rebecca Plevin
Published May 21, 2013 at 11:57 AM PDT
Valley Public Radio

 

 This week on Valley Edition we take a look into stories and issues across the region including water, possibly reducing the the legal limit for blood alcohol content for drivers, an update surrounding a Bakersfield man who was beaten to death by law enforcement and more.

This weekend the stage of the Saroyan Theatre will be filled with hundreds of young musicians, with hundreds more in the audience. It’s all part of an en effort by a Fresno composer to break down the boundaries between classical music and mariachi, and to bring young audiences into the world of music, in a fun, interactive way. FM89’s Rebbeca Plevin reports the story. Details for the show are available at http://youthorchestrasfresno.org/.

Also on Valley Edition, host Juanita Stevenson discusses with state and national leaders about the National Transportation Safety Board’s recent proposal to decrease the DUI alcohol blood level form .08 to .05. Joining Stevenson are Deborah Hersman, chairman for the National Transportation Safety Board, and Chris Cochran, assistant director of Marketing and Public Affairs for the California Office of Traffic Safety.

Leading the second half of the program, Steven Mayer, a Bakersfield Californian reporter, brings an update from Kern County concerning the Bakersfield man who beaten by Kern County Sheriff’s deputies.

Ending the show, Valley Public Radio’s Joe Moore interviews Fresno State President John Welty who will retire this summer.  

Guests

  • Blood Alcohol Content

Deborah Hersman – Chairman for the National Transportation Safety Board.

Chris Cochran – Assistant Director Marketing and Public Affairs, California Office of Traffic Safety

  • Bakersfield Beating
  • Steven Mayer – Reporter with The Bakersfield Californian. 

 
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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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Juanita Stevenson
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.
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Rebecca Plevin
Rebecca Plevin was a reporter for Valley Public Radio from 2013-2014. Before joining the station, she was the community health reporter for Vida en el Valle, the McClatchy Company's bilingual newspaper in California's San Joaquin Valley. She earned the George F. Gruner Award for Meritorious Public Service in Journalism and the McClatchy President's Award for her work at Vida, as well as honors from the National Association of Hispanic Publications and the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Plevin grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She is also a fluent Spanish speaker, a certified yoga teacher, and an avid rock-climber.
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