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Valley Edition: September 9 - Fifty Years On The Fulton Mall; Café Scientifique

Ezra David Romero
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Valley Public Radio

This week on Valley Edition we explore Fresno's Fulton Mall fifty years after its opening. FM89'sJoe Mooretakes a look at how the once innovative and bustling outdoor mall transformed over the years. The documentary style piece is filled with the memories of those who shopped there, the minds behind the mall and those who still visit the mall today. 

Also on the program we talk about the 2014-15 season of Central Valley Café Scientifique, a weekly dinner and science discussion at Peeves Public House in Downtown Fresno. Fresno State professors Dr. MadhusudanKatti and Dr. David Lent join the conversation. 

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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