News Archive for Author 'Fred', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
March 12, 2012
Some really special folks who take care of some really sick children join Fred and Jeff on the big show. They talk about what they do and how the Child Life Council works to help children with serious and terminal illness.
March 4, 2012
Fred and Jeff talk with Bill Viner, one of the founders of The 4th Annual Tucson Festival of Books. The Festival brings together authors, publishers and the reading public in a family-friendly community event. The net proceeds of the Festival are used to promote literacy in Southern Arizona. Also joining the boys is Adam Rex, [...]
February 26, 2012
Greg Foster, one of the owners of FC Tucson, joins Fred and Jeff on the Big Show!!! FC Tucson is hosting the Desert Diamond Cup, which will culminate in some spectacular Major League Soccer matches on February 29th and March 3rd.
February 18, 2012
Bill Ganz, one of Tucson’s most recognized Western Singers, joins Fred and Jeff on the Big Show!!! The Bill Ganz Western Band has a new CD, they’re appearing with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra during their next Pops! Series ~ Back in the Saddle Again, More Music of the West and, oh yea, did I mention there will be music?!
February 12, 2012
Fred and Jeff sit down with Dr. Bob Felix and Jim Ronstadt, a.k.a. “Dad,” and talk about the history of major golf tournament play in the Old Pueblo! With the Accenture tournament coming soon, we go back to the roots of golf in the desert.
February 5, 2012
Fred and Jeff talk with Susan Basford and Vivian VanPeenen from our very own Reid Park Zoo. They talked about the history of the zoo and all the things folks can expect in the future. Find out what’s going on at our world class, award winning zoo ~ from new exhibits to the new animals living in [...]
January 29, 2012
Fred and Jeff talk with the magical stewards of kindness from the Valley of the Moon. From 6:30PM till 8:30PM this coming Saturday, February 4th, watch as Electrice, the woman who laughs at 500,000 volts, stands atop a monster Tesla Coil ~ seemingly unprotected ~ while huge electrical discharges leap from her very fingertips! She lights lamps by [...]
January 22, 2012
Fred and Jeff talk with two phenomenal local organizations about their upcoming parties. The Mini Time-Machine Museum of Miniatures will be holding their 1st Annual Vegrandus Gala. Nina Dalrup and Gentry Spronken talk about the history of the museum, some of its many treasures and the big party being held this Friday. Find out about the museum and the remarkable [...]
January 15, 2012
Fred and Jeff talk with Shelli Hall from the Tucson Film Office about movie making in Tucson and Southern Arizona, including a locally produced film heading to Sundance called “Goats.” Also joining the crew in studio is Tucson Icon Jim Ferguson, who talks about the history of film and television in the Old Pueblo!!!
January 8, 2012
Fred and Jeff talk with some folks who are making a significant difference in the lives of our children! Beads of Courage, a program started here in Tucson by a nursing student at the University of Arizona, provides innovative, arts-in-medicine supportive care programs for children coping with serious illness, their families and the health care providers who care for them. [...]