All Stories by Mark Moran
Preparing for Back Surgery
KJZZ News Director Mark Moran tells us how he feels about the surgery he's having to stabilize his spine.
( Nov 30, 2009 )
Groups Raise Money for New Homeless
About 100-thousand people who have jobs in Arizona still need help getting food on their table. A coalition of charities is ready to help. Mark Moran reports.
( Apr 23, 2009 )
Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl Bound
The Arizona Cardinals emerged from what some NFL called as the 'worst playoff team in history' to one of two teams playing in the Super Bowl. KJZZ's Mark Moran profiles the reaction to the Cardinal's 'shocking the world.'
( Jan 26, 2009 )
African Americans in Pro Baseball
MLB.com's Barry Bloom discusses the Arizona Diamondbacks' chances of making the playoffs, and the declining pariticipation of blacks in Major League Baseball.
( Jul 22, 2008 )
Barry Bloom Interview
Finally, after off season talk of drug use among the game's best players, baseball is finally back on the field. Spring training is in full swing here in the valley. A dozen teams train here in February and March. More are on the way in coming years. Barry Bloom, who lives here in the Valley, is a national writer for MLB.com, the web page of Major League Baseball. He is covering the steroid scuttlebut in the clubhouse, more teams moving here to the valley... and trying to find out whether home run king Barry Bonds will have a job this season. Bloom says the problem for Bonds is that baseball officials are looking at more than just his performance on the field.
( Feb 26, 2008 )
Design TV: Hot Property
The news for the housing market continues to darken, but KJZZ's Mark Moran reports that while houses aren't selling... shows about houses are hot property.
( Dec 24, 2007 )
"No Names" May Make Playoffs
The Arizona Diamondbacks are fighting for a spot in the playoffs. The team wasn't supposed to amount to much this year, after a series of crucial injuries, including a season-ending back problem for pitcher Randy Johnson. But as KJZZ's Mark Moran reports, the Diamondbacks have been winning games in the clutch with lots of players nobody has ever heard of, and they could be baseball's biggest surprise this year.
( Sep 22, 2007 )
A Final Thought from Tanzania
Phoenix radio producer Ben Moran sends this final audio postcard from Tanzania. After a visit with his aid-worker sister, Moran reflects on the people and places of rural Africa.
( Mar 22, 2007 )
The Hyzdu Diaries
The history of professional baseball is checkered with can't miss prospects who never made it to the big leagues. But most guys quit trying after five, six, 10, 15 years. Not Adam Hyzdu. The first round draft pick tried for 16 seasons to get his big break. He still holds his Cincinnati area high school's home run record, passing Ken Griffey, Jr. He took a tape recorder with him to spring training for several years in a row. You'll never guess where he's playing now.
( Mar 18, 2007 )
Relief in Tanzania
Phoenix-based producer Ben Moran steps into the timeless villages of the Maasai people, as he shadows his sister: an aid worker in Tanzania. This audio postcard brings a snapshot of the lives of the Maasai.
( Mar 14, 2007 )


