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.
State Parks UpdateFind out how state and federal budget cuts are affecting Arizona's state parks in a report from Mark Andrews.
Grading President Obama on EnvironmentThe Center for Biological Diversity has issued a report card on how Obama has been doing with ecological issues during his first year in office. Mark McLemore talks with Keiran Suckling, the center's executive director.
Biosphere 2: Plants and AirPam White looks at Dr. Kolbe Jardine's experiments at Biosphere 2 to help us better understand the connection between plants and the air quality.
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Temple GrandinAutistic author and professor Temple Grandin has many stories to tell about animals and humans.
You may have heard Temple Grandin featured as a guest on NPR programs like Fresh Air and Science Friday . She is a distinctive voice with a unique story to tell.
Dr. Grandin is currently a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, and the author of a dozen books on both animal and human behavior. She is the designer of humane systems for livestock handling and processing, an achievement so extraordinary that it was even recognized by the organization PETA.
Temple Grandin is also autistic.
Her life will be the subject of a new film debuting in February on HBO, starring actress Claire Danes. It looks at her high school and college years, many of which were spent at Arizona State University, or caring for horses on an Arizona ranch.
Her books have brought help and insight to millions of families touched by autism, all across the spectrum. In this interview,
Dr. Grandin recently spoke with Mark McLemore about how she sees the world, how her autism has provided vital clues that have aided her work, and what she sees as the best ways to reach out to children with autism.
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.
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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
