• The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show November 23, 2024
    Nov 23 2024

    The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.

    This week's topics:

    • Holiday Road Safety with Glen Simpson, Senior Director of Specialty Care at Community Ambulance;

    • Medicare Annual Enrollment with Bobby Hunter, President of Medicare at UnitedHealthcare;

    • Elder Fraud with Sandy Markwood, CEO of USAging;

    • Volunteering with Michael D. Smith, CEO of AmeriCorps and Dr. Mary Hyde, AmeriCorps Director of Research and Evaluation;

    • The Artificial Intelligence Revolution with Matt Bigler of KCBS News in San Francisco.

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    56 mins
  • The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show November 16, 2024
    Nov 16 2024

    The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.

    This week's topics:

    • Holiday Season Grief with Letari Thompson, Support Services Manager and Spiritual Care Supervisor at Nathan Adelson Hospice;

    • Safe Teen Driving Essay Contest with Sam Mirejovsky, Partner at Sam & Ash Injury Law;

    • Stillness is an Illness campaign with Samantha Banerjee, Executive Director of PUSH For Empowered Pregnancy;

    • National Marrow Awareness Month with U.S. Army Soldier Specialist Christian Sutton, now known as the “Bone Marrow Guy”;

    • The Power of Empathy with Maria Ross, founder of Red Slice, speaker, and author of The Empathy Dilemma: How Successful Leaders Balance Performance, People, and Personal Boundaries;

    • Upskilling in the Workplace Survey with Dr. Toni Farmer-Thompson, President of Strayer University.

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    57 mins
  • The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show November 9, 2024
    Nov 9 2024

    The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.

    This week's topics:

    • Happy Bonus Days with Shannon Hiller, Chief Marketing Officer for the Clark County Credit Union (CCCU);

    • Latest Tech from the 2024 SEMA Show in Las Vegas with James Bell, Head of Corporate Communications at Kia America;

    • Medicare Part D Changes with Amy Niles, Chief Mission Officer for the PAN Foundation;

    • National Diabetes Month with Charles D. “Chuck” Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of the American Diabetes Association;

    • Impact on the Brain with Mariano Sigman, Director of the Human Brain Project and author of The Power of Words: How to Speak, Listen and Think Better.

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    57 mins
  • The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show November 2, 2024
    Nov 2 2024

    The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.

    This week's topics:

    • Safe Teen Driving Essay Contest with Sam Mirejovsky, Partner at Sam & Ash Injury Law;

    • Keep Memory Alive’s Month of Memories campaign for National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month with Dr. Dylan Wint, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas;
    • Hospital Safety with Dr. Chris DeRienzo, Chief Physician Executive and Senior Vice President at the American Hospital Association (AHA);
    • And Still I Vote campaign and Vision for Justice (V4J) with Tierra Bradford, Senior Program Manager of Justice Reform at The Leadership Conference Education Fund and Esteban Camarena, Field Manager of Census & Data Equity;
    • Mental Health in the Latinx Community with Vic Armstrong, VP of Health, Equity and Engagement for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), and Gabby Vargas, AFSP Advocate, hosted by Liz Hernandez from 94.7 The Wave.
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    56 mins
  • The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show October 26, 2024
    Oct 25 2024

    The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.

    This week's topics:

    • 8th Annual Nevada Youth Homelessness Summit with Arash Ghafoori, CEO of Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY);

    • Student Loans with Dr. Billy J. Hensley, Ph.D., president and CEO of the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE);
    • Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Dr. Laurie J. Kirstein, vice chair of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Executive Committee, and a board-certified surgical oncologist;
    • “Vota Con Ganas” campaign for National Vote Early Day with María Teresa Kumar, President and CEO of Voto Latino;
    • Improving Relationships with Dr. Mary J. Giuffra, licensed marriage and family therapist and author of 2 X 2 on the Ark: Five Secrets of a Great Relationship.
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    57 mins
  • The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show October 19, 2024
    Oct 19 2024

    The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.

    This week's topics:

    • Young Visionaries PSA Contest for Nevada youth with Nelson Araujo, VP of Community Affairs and Partnerships for R&R Partners and Emmarose Terry, Chair of the Employee Board for the R&R Foundation;

    • National Roller-Skating Month with Jordin Sparks, Grammy-Nominated, Multi-Platinum Singer & Actress and Host of Roller Jam on MAX, along with Roller Jam judges Johnny Weir, Two-Time U.S. Olympian and National Figure Skating Champion, and Terrell Ferguson, Roller-Skating Legend;
    • Booster Seat Safety with Morag MacKay, Chief Research and Network Officer for SafeKids Worldwide;
    • Lung Cancer Foundation of America and Adjuvant Therapy with Dr. Jonathon Villena, Thoracic Surgeon at the Cornell Medical Center, and Lisa Goldman, a never-smoker lung cancer patient diagnosed 10 years ago;
    • Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) with Jenn Jones, VP of Government Affairs for AARP;
    • Achieving Full Potential with Dr. Kumar Murty, professor at the University of Toronto, Director of the Fields Institute, and author of the new book The Science of Human Possibilities.
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    56 mins
  • The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show October 12, 2024
    Oct 12 2024

    The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.

    This week's topics:

    • NF Hope Concert to support Neurofibromatosis (NF) with Jeff Leibow, Executive Producer of NF Hope and former Las Vegas cast member of the Jersey Boys;

    • 26th Annual Halloween Bash with Kimberly Kindig, CEO of Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada;
    • Uncovering TNBC for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Dr. Monique Gary, breast surgeon and advocate, and Emmy-nominated TV host Nina Parker;
    • New Medicare Prescription Spending Cap with Leigh Purvis, Prescription Drug Policy Principal for AARP Public Policy;
    • BigFuture and Career Planning with Lauri Benton, Executive Director on College Board’s Counselor Community Engagement team;
    • Military Working Dogs for National Pet Wellness Month with Lieutenant Colonel Jessica Brozda, Veterinary Preventive Medicine Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve.
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    57 mins
  • The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show October 5, 2024
    Oct 5 2024

    The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.

    This week's topics:

    • Great Schools for Nevada Charter School Program (CSP) Federal Grant with Greta Seidman, Director of Public Affairs for Opportunity 180 and Mike Taack, Founder of the Western Youth Leadership, Engagement, and Empowerment School (WYLEES) in downtown Las Vegas;

    • Nevada Natural Gas Pipeline Concerns with Miguel Martinez, Reno City Council Member;
    • Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Lauren Huffmaster, metastatic breast cancer patient and contributor to The Adventure Jar: A Story of Magic for Families Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer;
    • National Adopt-A-Shelter Pet Month with Dan Schachner, Pet Rescue and Fostering Expert and Puppybowl Referee;
    • Hispanic Heritage Month and Army Diversity with Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Calderon, Human Resources Specialist for the U.S. Army.
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    56 mins