May 14, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) -- Our radio shows from January through April 2019 are now online. For links to listen plus an index with full list of topics and interviews in each show, click here, or click the "read more" link and scroll down for audio links below. (Audio files may take a few moments to load.) Our recent interviews include Aguilas del Desierto volunteers on searches for lost migrants, attorney for the disabled Bob Frank on his lawsuit against San Diego over dockless scooters and bicycles, musician Diego Rodrigeuz on music in schools, as well as Al Senati and Romero Sandoval on efforts to help Iraqi immigrants and rebuild Iraq. We also covered top issues such as the Cottonwood Sand Mine, a ballot measure to dissolve Julian’s fire department, local actions on homelessness, and more.
The East County Magazine Show airs Mondays and Fridays from 5 to 6 p.m. on KNSJ, 89.1 FM. Our shows rerun on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Pacific Standard Time but had fewer shows in January due to the station being off-air due to heavy snow that destroyed the transmitter. You can still listen live online via the TuneApp The station is asking for donations to buy a new transmitter with a cover to protect it from snow and ice. You can donate by clicking here.
Friday, February 1, 2019
Intro
Government shutdown ends
Kamala Harris is running for president
D..A. announces trafficking education
Green Scene: Alpine’s new park approved
Wildflowers bloom early in Anza-Borrego
Granny flat ordinances
Grossmont Hospital stroke center
Healthcare heroes nominees sought by Grossmont Healthcare District
Weather: warm and windy
Tribal Beat: Indian Child Welfare Act brief filed
Cottonwood Sand Mine meeting set
Joe Mackey heads East County Chamber
Dehesa School gets Chinese exchange students
*Newsmaker interviews: Al Senati, War Victims Group, and Ramiro Sandoval, Hermanos Unidos Sin Fronteras, on efforts to help Iraq War refugees and rebuild Iraq
Monday, February 4, 2019
Intro
Storm totals
Supervisors okay temporary migrant shelter
Santee affordable housing
Green Scene: Santee CSA report
Jobs Talk: Heartland seeks firefighters and paramedics
Capitol Report: Susan Davis committees announced, Hunter barred from committees
Crimebeat: DNA solves La Mesa Police cold case sword murder
Crimebeat: School bus assault sentencing
Hot air balloon lands in Ramona
Hiker’s body found on El Cajon Mountain
Kayaker drowns in San Vicente Reservoir
Destination East County: top festivals and events
Fruit rcalls
Paycheck Fairness Act: Public News Service
Wildflowers blooming in desert
Bookshelf (rerun): Diana Lindsey, Sunbelt Publications and guide book author
Ready, Set, Grow: gardens for hummingbirds and butterflies
Winter alerts
Friday, February 8, 2019 – rerun of 2/4
Monday, February 11, 2019
Intro
Laguna Mountain snow
Capitol Report: State of Union 2019
Green New Deal (Public News Service)
Crimebeat: Commercial burglaries in East County
Police shootings bill in Sacramento
Cajon Valley school violence concerns
People Power: Recliners donated to Julian firefighters
SDG&E helps furloughed workers
Consumer alert: BMW vehicle fires
Destination East County: festivals and events
Bookshelf (rerun): Amanda Matti, local author and former Iraqi translator
Friday, February 15, 2019 – rerun of 2/11
Monday, February 18, 2019
Intro
Capitol Report: Trump emergency declaration
Campaign finance bill
ACLU suit over police records disclosure bill
Lemon Grove Councilman Arambula assault claim disputed in suit
Crimebeat: Gun trafficking sweep of Leo Hamel’s estate; Capt. Garmo on leave from Rancho SD Station amid federal probe
Stabbing arrest in El Cajon
Jogger killed in Spring Valley
Gov. Newsom withdraws National Guard troops
People Power: SDSU asylees’ letters project
Supervisors sue Trump administration over asylees
*Arts and Music interview: Diego Rodriguez, musician (original composition)
On the Road: Julian Fiddle and Pickin’ Competition (rerun)
Home safety tips
Friday, February 22, 2019 – rerun of 2/18
Monday, February 25, 2019
Intro
Capitol report: Migrant family separations—judge and Democrats weigh actions
Storm damage reports
Storm damage at Lions, Tigers and Bears in Alpine
Kawasaki disease on rise locally
Green Scene: Campo Wind farm proposal draws concerns
Convention of States: local conservatives get organized
People Power: Valentines for the homeless
Carbon monoxide poisoning in Potrero
Horse rescue in Descanso
Rollover crash in Boulevard after Border Patrol pursuit
On the Road: Campo Stone Store (rerun)
Daily news (Public News Service): N. Korea nuclear threat and more
PNS: Green New Deal
PNS: Paycheck Fairness Act
Sounds of History: Dick Pennock, Pacific SW Railway Museum in Campo (rerun)
Wildest Jobs: Lakeside Rodeo clown (rerun)
Friday, March 1, 2019 – rerun on 2/25/19
Monday, March 4, 2019
Intro
Cajon Valley destroys recordings of public meetings
Green Scene: SDG&E time of use rates
County to study community choice energy option
Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District Measure A: voters to decide whether to abolish last volunteer fire dept. in county
Capitol Report: House may block Trump emergency declaration
Ranchita fire station staffing
Snow skier rescued from lake on Mt. Laguna
Parks bill expands (Public News Service)
Crimebeat: Sexually violent predator Alan Earl James may be released in Jacumba
PNS Daily News: Trump approved Kushner security clearance, Congress to subpoena records, SNAP help
Destination East County: top festivals and events
Storm damage survey
Wildest Jobs: Lakeside Rodeo Clown (rerun)
Friday, March 8, 2019 – rerun of 3/4/19
Monday, March 11, 2019
Intro
PNS Daily News: Manafort sentencing, net neutrality, and more
Snow forecast
Cold breaks records, drought ends
La Mesa actions on homelessness and housing
Lemon Grove community garden to open 3/30
Santee seeks a brand
Police records ruling
Newcastle disease warning for bird owners
Youth of Year applications
Destination East County: festivals and events
Green Scene: Supervisors study community choice energy option
Bookshelf interview (rerun): Anat Tour, children’s author
Tax help
Dig Alert
Parks bill to expand Joshua Tree (PNS)
Friday, March 15, 2019 – rerun of 3/11
Monday, March 18, 2019
Intro
Westboro pickets planned at high schools in El Cajon and Spring Valley
Highway 94 construction
Green Scene: Jacumba Valley Ranch solar project
Earth Day in State Parks
Crimebeat: Ring helps LMPD solve crimes
Carjackers caught
Children’s Nature Retreat vandalized
Clover Flats restoration
*Newsmaker interviews: Henri Migala and Vicente Rodrigue, Aguilas del Desierto
Child abuse prevention
Friday, March 22, 2019 – rerun of 3/19
Monday, March 25, 2019
Intro
Capitol Report: Trump veto
Julian Measure A passes, fire dept. to dissolve
Painted lady butterflies migrating through region
National Guard to fight fires in CA
West Nile Virus in Lakeside
Destination East County: top festivals and events
Lemon Grove teachers controversy
Newsmakers rerun: Roberto Alvarez, Lemon Grove school integration case
Friday, March 29, 2019 – rerun of 3/23
Monday, April 1, 2019
Intro
Governor declares state of emergency for wildfire prevention: Crest and Guatay on list
Westboro counter-protests: love triumphs over hate at Monte Vista and Cajon Valley schools
Mosque fire in Escondido
Crimebeat: Predator Alan Earl James released in Jacumba
Child lurer in Santee in silver convertible
San Miguel Fire moves to district elections
KNSJ Transmitter fundraising message
Health alerts: avocados recalled, hantavirus in Boulevard, mumps at SDSU
College admissions scandal – CA legislature addresses
Literacy tutors needed locally
*Newsmaker interview: Bob Frank, attorney for disabled, suing San Diego over dockless scooters and bicycles
Destination East County: April events
PNS: Toxic cosmetics ban proposed in CA
Ready, Set, Grow: Butterfly and hummingbird gardens
Friday, April 5, 2019
Intro
Aeiramique Glass-Blake runs for Congress
Potato Chip rock parking planned
Green Scene: SDSU river restoration
Earth Day volunteers for state parks
Arts/Music: Blacksmith mural in Ramona
Judge Sabraw honored by SD Bar Association; reunited immigrant families
KNSJ transmitter donation message
April Fools pranks
Crimebeat: Hit and run driver pleads guilty
Destination East County: festivals and events
*Newmakers: Paul Kruze and Miriam Raftery, ECM editors, discuss resignation of Ben Kalasho and Cajon Valley school district public records controversies
Community health centers (Public News Service)
Grilling safety tips
Monday, April 8, 2019 – rerun of 4/1 show due to editor’s vacation
Friday, April 12, 2019 – rerun of 4/5 show due to editor’s vacation
Monday, April 15, 2019 – rerun of 4/1 show due to editor’s vacation
Friday, April 19, 2019 – rerun of 4/5 show due to editor’s vacation
Monday, April 22, 2019 – rerun of 4/1 show due to editor’s vacation
Friday, April 26, 2019 – rerun of 4/5 show due to editor’s illness
Monday, April 29, 2019
Intro
Poway synagogue shooting: courage in the face of cowardice
Sri Lanka Easter bombing kills Lakeside man’s son, 11
Measles outbreak in Los Angeles
Meningococcal disease at SDSU
Arts/Music: East Count Performing Arts Center renamed Magnolia Performing Arts Center
Alpine Elementary my get some high school classes
Karl Strauss brewery project back on track in Santee
PNS: Teacher shortage
PNS: Education tax credit oversight
Destination East County: festivals and events
West Nile Virus season, county health warns
Sounds of History: Helen Stoddard, La Mesa suffragist leader (rerun)
Bookshelf (rerun): interview with Matt Pallamary, Shamanic author
Note: Shows also include station identifications, public service announcements, and closing credits.
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