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.

Wright Flight is also be on the big show talking about their 25 year, award-winning history of helping our young folks achieve their goals through aviation.  This group began in Tucson and is now in several states!!!

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Editors Note: This is a repeat of the December 18, 2011 program.

Local historian and Friend-of-the-Show, Jim Turner, joins Fred and Jeff to talk about his new book, Arizona: A Celebration of the Grand Canyon State and our wonderful state’s centennial year (2012).

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Fred and Jeff invite local musicians to the show to share their music and the stories of family and the holidays!  Enjoy!!!

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Local historian and Friend-of-the-Show, Jim Turner, joins Fred and Jeff to talk about his new book, Arizona: A Celebration of the Grand Canyon State and our wonderful state’s centennial year (2012).

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This week Fred and Jeff Sit down with the wonderful folks from Winterhaven to talk about the annual Festival of Lights.  Trish Brescia, Jeff Miller and Will McCullen discuss the history, myths and stories (check out the video below) of this gift to the Tucson community.  Listen in and find out how to really enjoy this yearly treat in the Old Pueblo!!!

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This week Fred and Jeff begin broadcasting from their new home ~ 104.1 FM, The Truth!!!  The show can be heard LIVE every Sunday beginning at 11:00 a.m.

Fred and Jeff sit down with Yvonne Morris, the Executive Director of the Arizona Aerospace Foundation.  She also oversees the Pima Air and Space Museum and the Titan Missile Museum.  This is an information packed show, presenting the history of these world renowned museums and revealing a couple of behind the scene secrets you can check out when you visit!!!

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Our Friend-of-the-Show, Charlie Guerin, from the University of Arizona Museum of Art and Archive of Visual Arts was in the studio talking about their latest exhibit, Good Vibrations, the Guitar as Design, Craft & Function.  The exhibition presents handcrafted guitars from classic acoustic to electric rock. Tucson’s extraordinary and unique community of custom guitar makers are featured.  Joining Charlie was local guitar maker Duane Waterman!

Also on hand, Slone Tamietti from the Tucson Fire Department previewed their World Famous Tucson Firefighters Chili Cook-Off!!!

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The Rotary Club of Tucson is presenting the Tucson Classics 5th Annual Car Show this Saturday.  The show raises funds for the Reading Seed Children’s Literacy Program ~ a program working in 100 local schools, helping 2,500 children with literacy before they get to the 4th grade.  Folks from the Rotary Club, Reading Seed and the car show join Fred and Jeff in studio to talk about these three great programs!!!

We’re sorry that due to technical errors only a portion of this show will be podcast!!!

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Five time Hall of Fame legend Jim Reffkin joined the big show to talk about tennis and Tucson!  Jim has been the City of Tucson’s Director of Tennis for the last 36 years and has received all manner of accolades for his contributions to this great activity ~ including having the Reffkin Tennis Center named for him!  The conversational volleys flew!!!

Also Joining the program, the lovely ladies from Tucson Roller Derby joined the show.  Scarlett O’Hitter and Jilimanjaro were in studio to promote The Monster Smash coming up this weekend at the Bookmans Event Center.

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Friend-of-the-Show Jim Turner returns to The Fred and Jeff Show, talking about the history of the Valentine State and his newly released book, “Arizona, A Celebration of the Grand Canyon State.”

And, check out our new sponsor ~ Anthony’s Cigar Emporium!!!  They have a brand new location at Broadway Boulevard and Craycroft Road!

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