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Valley Edition: July 14 - Sex Education; ISIS Vs. Islam; Medi-Cal; Saroyan Exhibit

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This week on Valley Edition KVPR Reporter Diana Aguilera interviews a Fresno teenager about the lack of sex education in Fresno Unified schools. Later in the program Valley Edition Host Joe Moore speaks with Shana Alex Charles with the UCLA Center For Healthy Policy Research and the California HealthCare Foundation about gaps in care for Valley Medi-Cal recipients

Also on the program Moore is joined by Imam Seyed Ali Ghazvini of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno and Reverend Norman Broadbent of the First Congregational Church to talk about a recent event called "Isis vs. Islam."

Ending the program Moore speaks with Fresno County Librarian Lisa Lindsay about a new gallery featuring art and artifacts of William Saroyan at the Central Library in Downtown Fresno. The exhibit opens Saturday July 18. 

Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of Valley Public Radio. During his tenure, he's helped lead the station through major programming changes and the COVID-19 pandemic, while maintaining the station's financial health. From 2010-2018 he served as the station's Director of Program Content. In that role, he also served as the host of Valley Edition, and helped launch and grow the station's award-winning local news department. He is a Fresno native and a graduate of California State University, Fresno.
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.