Arizona Spotlight
Arizona Spotlight
The weekly radio public affairs program hosted by Mark McLemore. Fridays at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m. on KUAZ 89.1 FM/1550 AM.
Tucson ElectionChristopher Conover gives us a look at the outcomes and the upsets from this week's city election.
Downtown RedevelopmentArchitect Corky Poster talks with Laura Markowitz about why the redevelopment plans for downtown Tucson always seem to take two steps backward with every step forward.
Ansel AdamsThe Tucson Museum of Art is showing an exhibition of Ansel Adam's famous nature photography. Mark Andrews brings us the story.
Jamie Lee - Documentarian Luis Carrion talks with social justice documentarian Jamie Lee about a new project that is recording and preserving the stories of Arizona's diverse gay, lesbian, and transgender community.
Visit the archive to hear older shows.
A Haunted Halloween"Arizona Spotlight's" 3rd Annual Scarefest
A life-long fan of monsters, science fiction, and horror movies, Mark McLemore jumps at the chance to take Arizona Spotlight in that direction every Halloween.
This year's show offers a wide array of voices sharing stories for Halloween season, including spine-tingling encounters with some local spirits, and a look back at great silent horror films that still pack the power to thrill!
So, we invite you to darken the lights and turn up your computer speakers to share in the ghoulish fun of a Haunted Halloween edition of Arizona Spotlight (And don't let the werewolves bite.)
Arizona Spotlight airs Fridays at 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. on KUAZ Radio (89.1 FM/1550 AM).
Each week, Arizona Spotlight delivers a diverse range of stories about the subjects that matter to the residents of Southern Arizona.
From state and local news to in-depth interviews with artists, authors, and the people behind the headlines of the day, Arizona Spotlight keeps you informed on what's happening in our community.
Hosted by Mark McLemore, the program is produced by Senior Production Engineer Jim Blackwood and Assistant Production Engineers Ginger Doran and Matt Felix and features original music by the critically-acclaimed Tucson band Calexico.
Learn about the people behind the stories of Arizona Spotlight
I was standing in my kitchen the other day peeling a cucumber when I was literally stopped in my tracks by your interview with Bernard Lafayette. It happens to me sometimes when I am listening to NPR or to its local affiliate, and I feel compelled to write.
While I was doing kitchen stuff, people were dying in the streets in Tehran. And Lafayette was speaking about how to stay non-violent in a violent world. I thought it was a beautiful interview. We often forget that the people who were part of Dr. King's group are still working for the ideas he believed in. Because we live in violent times we all too often remember the images of the assassinations-of JFK, of Bobby Kennedy, of Dr. King and forget to hold in our hearts the values in which they believed.
Thank you for asking just the questions that allowed Dr. Lafayette to tell his story. It is the mark of an intelligent and sensitive interviewer to gently guide the voice of the person who is being interviewed. Sadly, we are not always treated to this either on TV or the radio. Thank you for introducing me to this remarkable man. I look forward to more of your interviews.
Adele Barker, Russian Dept. UofA
