Fred and Jeff sit down with Bill Viner and Laura Fitzgerald to talk about the 2011 Tucson Festival of Books.  Bill is one of the co-founders of the event and Laura is one of our community’s local authors.  They talk about all the activities and events taking place over the two-day festival.  The boys are also joined by the fabulous ladies of the Tucson Roller Derby.  They talk about the double header this Saturday and the big Tails and Ales Dogwash on Sunday at Barrio Brewery.

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Greg Foster from Football Club Tucson joins Fred and Jeff to discuss the upcoming 2011 Desert Cup featuring the New York Red Bulls, Sporting Kansas City and the inaugural match of FC Tucson.  They talk about soccer in Tucson and the future of a possible major league team for the Old Pueblo!

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Fred and perennial guest host Michael Guymon talk with Dave Nobel, Mike Hayes and Judy McDermott about the history of the Professional Golf Association (PGA) in Tucson, as well as the impact golf and the annual tournament has on our community.

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Fred and Jeff are joined by  Tom Davenport and Herb Wagner.  They talk about the Tucson Rodeo and Tucson Rodeo Parade ~ two of our community’s most celebrated events! The boys were also visited by the lovely girls from Tucson Roller Derby who talked about their triple-header bout this Saturday at the Tucson Convention Center and the great Tails and Ales Dogwash at Barrio Brewery, supporting The Humane Society and TRD!  Our newest sponsor, Monkey Burger, was just nominated for Best Burger by Metromix.  Go to their website and Vote for Monkey Burger (voting ends on February 28 ~ so hurry and vote every day).

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Fred and Jeff spoke with Jon Thuerbach from the Christian Youth Theater (CYT).  Jon talked about the history of CYT in Tucson as well as their upcoming extravaganza ~ Willy Wonka.  Jon forgot all the chocolate…  Jon also talked about the new University Dance Project ~ a non-profit dance studio offering all sorts of movement programs.  The boys also had a chat with the folks from the 29th Annual Roskruge Cougar Classic Basketball Tournament.

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The Gem Show is in town!  Peter Megaw from the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society joins Fred and Jeff to talk about the longest running and one of the biggest gem and mineral shows in the world.

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Jim Murphy from the Pima Council on Aging (PCOA) joins the show to talk about his history in the Old Pueblo as well as all the great programs offered by PCOA.  The boys are also visited by the beautiful ladies of Tucson Roller Derby who have a double header this Saturday at the Tucson Convention Center.

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Fred and Jeff talk with world renowned artist and local good guy Dan Bates about monument art in the Old Pueblo and Southern Arizona .  The lads are also joined by Caren Cooper from Big Sky Motorcycles who talks about the March of Dimes Bikers for Babies’ big kick-off event.

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Fred and Jeff sit down with Jim Marian and Phil Tedesco to talk about the 21st Annual Tucson Association of REALTORS Shootout, Tucson’s premier soccer event!  Thousands of youth soccer players from across the country and around the world enjoy three days of tournament play and activities all around the community.  Ben Buehler-Garcia stops by to promote the Pilot-for-a-Day Program through the Tucson Community Cares Foundation.

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Fred and Jeff sit down with Tony Penn, President & CEO of the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona.  We get to learn a little bit about the man, the programs and his vision for Tucson!

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