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Valley Edition: August 19 - Junction Fire; Rim Fire, One Year Later; Fresno Greek Fest

KVPR | By Joe Moore,

Published August 19, 2014 at 12:24 PM PDT

This week on Valley Edition we talk about the Junction Fire with Reporter Ezra David Romero who was on the ground earlier this week. Also on the program our news team visits the community of Groveland near where the Rim Fire hit and talks to locals about how the town is recovering. Later in the program host Joe Moore speaks with Joe Matthews of Zocalo Public Square about his column "If California Cows Could Talk."

Ending the show Moore speaks with Peterangelo Vallis about the Fresno Greek Fest held Aug 22 to 24.

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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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