Arizona Spotlight - Episodes

Local Group Hosts Special Prom for Teens with Cancer

Apr 3, 2014 Hosted by the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of S. Arizona, teens experience this high school rite of passage on their own terms.

Tales of Tucson: Dillinger's Last Love

Apr 3, 2014 A story about something that might have happened in Tucson more than 80 years ago, and kept secret ever since...

Tucson Program for Cancer Survivors Expanding Nationally

Apr 3, 2014 Founder of Beat Cancer Boot Camp combines passion for helping patients with working out.

Arizona Spotlight for March 28, 2014

Mar 27, 2014 Co-op selling coffee in Tucson is helping Mexican families stay together, avoid migration; Mexican films getting more recognition; Stairwell Session with Mike Kanne.

Stairwell Session: Mike Kanne

Mar 27, 2014 Can the Rillito River wash the blues away? Kanne is a singer / songwriter who draws on desert landscape, family life for lyrical inspiration

From Chiapas, Mexico: More Than Just Coffee

Mar 27, 2014 Co-op selling coffee in Tucson helps Mexican families stay together and avoid dangerous illegal immigration.

Arizona Spotlight for March 21, 2014

Mar 20, 2014 What is the 'C.S.I. effect'?; a look into what causes influenza to spread; and Tucson Festival of Books attendees share "A Book I Love"

UA Professors Traces Origins of Flu

Mar 20, 2014 For years wild migratory birds have been considered a source of all flu viruses, but his research finds differently.

Events Present Cross-Cultural Dialogues of Border Life, Art

Mar 13, 2014 The UA Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry presents "Voices Across Borders" at the Tucson Festival of Books this weekend.

Arizona Spotlight for March 14, 2014

Mar 13, 2014 Native Americans foods growing source of business; program offers second chance to juvenile offenders; UA Confluence Center hosts events at TFOB; author & folklorist Norma Cantù

Native American Traditional Foods Turn Into Viable Business

Mar 13, 2014 From tepary beans grown by the Tohono O’Odham people to chocolate produced by the Chickasaw Nation, Native Americans are entering the niche food market in many places.

Women's Day Theme Could Reflect in Female Religious Leadership

Mar 7, 2014 'Inspiring change' is this year's International Women's Day message; as time goes by even churches are seeing a stronger presence of females in higher positions.

David Bromberg Returns to Southern Arizona

Mar 6, 2014 Multi-Instrumentalis is known for blending bluegrass, rock, country and jazz; will perform Southern Arizona shows.

Arizona Spotlight for March 7, 2014

Mar 6, 2014 Saturday is International Women's Day, Tucson women inspire changes at church; musician Dave Bromberg visits Arizona; artist explores the spiritual significance of ravens

Arizona Spotlight for February 28, 2014

Feb 28, 2014 Discrimination against LGBT in the workplace; four bodily 'humours;' UFO convention in Scottsdale; Academy Awards disparities.

Oscar's Split Personality

Feb 28, 2014 Film writer Chris Dashiell explores the disparity between audience picks, critical picks, and what really wins at the Academy Awards.

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