Celebrating 50 Years of Quality
Celebrating 50 Years of Quality
Join Arizona Public Media all year long as we celebrate 50 years of quality television with special programming and community events.
Ray SuarezSenior Correspondent for the popular PBS nightly news program The NewsHour, visited Tucson on Tuesday, May 26 as a part of Arizona Public Media’s 50th Anniversary events.
From the moment he arrived in the Old Pueblo, Ray was on fire to share is insight and enthusiasm about public broadcasting with donors, AZPM staff, members, and the general public.
Ray began with a private reception for donors and shared behind-the-scenes stories from the NewsHour and years at National Public Radio as host of the nationwide, call-in news program "Talk of the Nation.”
Ray then visited the AZPM facilities where he taped a segment for Arizona Illustrated with producer Tony Paniagua and had a reception with AZPM staff. Reflecting on his early experience starting as a delivery boy for ABC Radio Network in New York, Ray encouraged everyone to stay passionate about the jobs they do to bring news and information to the public. He also talked about the new opportunities and challenges that come with new media like Twitter and Facebook.
That evening at 7:30 p.m. on the University of Arizona campus Ray presented highlights from Blueprint America: Road to the Future, the latest program in the PBS multi-platform initiative on America’s aging infrastructure. Ray delighted attendees with a “meet and greet” before the event, and as the presentation began, revealed his breadth of knowledge on public affairs and current events. His humor and content kept the evening upbeat as he answered questions from the audience from topics that ranged from the demise of the U.S. auto industry to the Fairness Doctrine. It is easy to see why Ray is so well respected and admired as a true professional in public broadcasting world.
AZPM celebrates 50 years of service!AZPM is celebrating 50 years of service to the community with a wide range of events and programming. Find out more about these events and see who's congratulating AZPM on a job well done.
StoryCorps Visited Southern ArizonaThe StoryCorps mobile radio booth was in Tucson recently and we've archived some of the stories for you.
Listen to Laura Markowitz interview members of the StoryCorps team that makes it all happen.
Stories Recorded in Tucson: Tucson businesswoman Dorothy Finley, as interviewed by her friend Glen Kerslake. Timalee Nevels interviews her mother, Catherine Boushey, who is living with memory loss. Storyteller is 97-year-old Ruth Protas, interviewed by her granddaughter Stacey Forsyth about how her family first came to America. Hear a conversation between mother and daughter Karen & Sarah Lieneke, which begins as Sarah asks her mom to remember a house where she lived as a child in Southern California. Retired teacher Richard Evans tell his daughter Jane about how he came home from Europe following his service in World War II. Listen as Gary Larson tells his son Ben about his great grandfather's adventure at sea. Laura Markowitz visits with StoryCorps team members as they prepared to leave Tucson, asking them about their reflections on our city, and the many stories they heard while they were here. What is StoryCorps? StoryCorps' mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening. Sponsored by National Public Radio and affiliated with the Library of Congress, StoryCorps was established to create an oral history of regular citizens, allowing everyday people to preserve personal stories for their own families, and for future generations to hear. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the Library of Congress. Participants reserve an hour-long recording session at the StoryBooth, where they can interview relatives, friends, or members of their community. At the end of the session, participants receive a CD to take home, and, with their permission, a copy will be archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps airs Fridays during NPR's Morning Edition, on KUAZ 89.1 FM and 1550AM. [StoryCorps Homepage](http://www.storycorps.net) [storycorps-booth-focus]: http://media.azpm.org/master/img/foc_med/storycorps_booth_294_150.jpg
Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators ContestThis year celebrated the 15th Annual, READING RAINBOW Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. An awards ceremony was held at the U of A Poetry Center on May 3rd to give recognition to all participants. The Reading Rainbow Contest encourages, challenges, and recognizes Kindergarten through third graders who share stories they create with their own words and pictures. Above all, the Reading Rainbow Contest is meant to be fun for children and to offer a chance to be recognized for their creative efforts. Congratulations to this years winners! To see the stories, click here.
Join us all year long as we celebrate 50 years of service.
JANUARY Presidential Inauguration
MARCH Tucson Festival of Books
APRIL We Shall Remain
JUNE Digital Transition
