Obama Job Speech May Help AZ Homeowners

   KJZZ's Morning Edition Host Dennis Lambert spoke with US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan about the impact of the President Obama's Jobs speech on Arizona homeowners.

9 O'clock New Release Jazz Special for 9/8

Keep up with what's happening in jazz when Blaise Lantana plays new releases.  Tonight hear a fine new CD by vocalist Tierney Sutton, "American Road" and there's a new release from Arizona artists, guitarist Brian La Chance and violinist Quetzal Guerrero.  Randy Brecker and Wycliffe Gordon two monster horn players join up with Chip White for an all star ensemble.  Hear them all tonight on the 9 O'clock Special. 

Book Celebrate Arizona's Centennial

Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, native Arizonan and author of Arizona: 100 Years Grand, talks to host Steve Goldstein about the state's upcoming centennial and publishing the book celebrating 100 years of state history.

Phoenix Politics

Former Phoenix Mayor and former Attorney General Terry Goddard talks to host Steve Goldstein about the condition of politics in Arizona and what leaders need to focus on to make the state thrive.

Energizing Hiring

NPR White House correspondent Scott Horsley joins host Steve Goldstein to preview President Obama's Thursday address about the nation's job market. Robert Mittelstaedt, Dean of the W.P. Carey School of Business at ASU, talks to Goldstein about unemployment and job creation in the U.S.

9 O'clock Jazz Special for 9/7

  Sonny Rollins is one of the greatest improvisors to play jazz.  His brilliant ideas and his ability to always reference the melody make him one of the most influential artists from his bebop in the 40s to today.  He has written jazz classics like Airegin, Oleo, Doxy and St. Thomas. Sonny's album  Saxaphone Colossus has become one of his nicknames or titles.  Listen tonight and find out what makes Sonny Rollins so admired and enjoyed.  

9 O'clock Jazz Special for 9/06

Jazz pianist Gene Harris is the king of soul and swing.  There is no one else who gets the groove going on the piano.  Hear Gene Harris tonight on the 9 O'clock special. 

Thalidomide study for Alzheimer's patients

A drug that caused severe birth defects 50 years ago is now undergoing a clinical trial in the valley.

9 O'Clock Special for 9/5

Celebrate Labor Day with some of jazz's best Work Songs from Cannonbal Adderley, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles and more!


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