Patt Morrison for Monday, 1/04/10

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, January 4, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

1:06 – 1:30

What’s controversial about the 2010 Census? Quite a lot…….

According to the U.S. Census, the United States will enter 2010 with a population of 308.4 million, which is probably one of the least controversial aspects of what promises to be a tricky year for the Census.  From Congressional complaints about too much White House involvement to a major debate about whether or not—and how—to count illegal immigrants, the 2010 Census has become a lightening rod for political controversy.  There’s a lot at stake, and aside from the obvious Congressional representation and district reapportionment, the future demographic realities of a changing United States will become evident after the Census.  Will we get the count right?

 

Guests:

Robert Groves, director of the U.S. Census Bureau

ON TAPE

• Groves was appointed in April of ’09; before directing the Census he was director of the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center.

 

 

1:30 - 1:58:30

Red and Blue makes Green—L.A. gangs collaborating for the money

So you want the good news first? Reported gang-related crimes in Los Angeles are at a 30-year low. Ready for the bad news? LA County Sheriff’s Department announced that gangs that were once bloody rivals are now in business together. Yes, the gangs in Los Angeles have achieved bipartisanship.  So now instead of having 200 guys in conflict with 200 guys, you have 400 guys unified against the cops. Apparently the economy has forced local gangs to consolidate, in order to maximize profit—Warren Buffet would be proud. But what does that mean for the citizens of LA County? What does that mean for law enforcement?

 

Guests:

Sheriff Lee Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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Jorja Leap, adjunct associate professor of social welfare at the UCLA School of Public Affairs. She is currently the senior policy advisor on Gangs and Youth Violence for Los Angeles County Sheriff, Lee Baca, and she's working on a book to be published in 2011 on her experiences working with gangs in Los Angeles.

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Father Greg Boyle, Jesuit priest and Director, Jobs for a Future and Homeboy Industries

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NOT CONFIRMED - DO NOT PROMOTE THIS GUEST:

Chief Charlie Beck, Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department

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2:06 – 2:30

A world without nuclear weapons—pipe dream or achievable goal?

Russia and the United States hope to start off 2010 with a bang of a different kind—the bang of destroyed and dismantled nuclear weapons, as the two countries approach agreement on a arms control treaty that would dramatically reduce stockpiles of nuclear weapons.  However, if President Obama is to be believed, the ultimate goal of arms control policy is eliminate all nuclear weapons, American and otherwise, in the world.  This dream scenario has been floated for almost as long as nuclear bombs have been in existence, but is it a realistic goal and how can paranoid countries be convinced to give up tens of thousands of nuclear warheads?

 

Guests:

Graham Allison, professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and director of Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs.

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Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association

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• The Arms Control Association is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting and supporting effective arms control policies.

 

 

2:30 – 2:58:30

Snitching:  Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice

There are a lot of reasons a prison inmate will talk to his fellow prisoners, and there are even more reasons those prisoners will give up information, true or not, to authorities. For years the U.S. justice system has used this inside information, or snitching, to prosecute and convict a wide variety of criminals -- but is that information reliable?  How can differing motives stain the integrity of prison accounts, and is it fair to rely on these in court

 

Guests:

Alexandra Natapoff, author "Snitching:  Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice.  She is a law professor at Loyola Law School here in Los Angeles.

IN STUDIO

 

 

Ted Rohrlich, former Los Angeles Times investigative reporter, he is probably most noted for an award-winning series that exposed the cozy relationship between law enforcement and the jailhouse informants who lied that they overheard "confessions" to win easier treatment. He also was co-lead reporter on a Pulitzer finalist investigation into inequities in murder investigations and prosecutions in Los Angeles County.

IN STUDIO OR BY TELEPHONE

 

 

Bruce Lisker, recently released from prison on bail, after a federal judge overturned his conviction for murdering his mother.  Testimony from a jailhouse snitch figured strongly in the prosecution's case. 

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Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

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Patt Morrison for Friday, January 1st 2010!!!

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, January 1, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

1:06 – 1:19

Southern California Story

"Southern California Story: Seeking the Better Life in Sierra Madre," tells the story of the historical town of Sierra Madre from its beginnings, its road to city-hood, and to the current day. The book includes unseen illustrations and photographs from the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society, making it a rich and enlightening read.

 

Guest:

Michele Zack, is the author of "Altadena: Between Wilderness and City and Eaton’s Water."

ON TAPE

 

 

1:21 – 1:38:30

The Anthologist & the Tortured Artist

Author Nicholson Baker examines emotional pain and suffering as a means to a brilliantly penned end in his new book,"The Anthologist."  His protagonist's life was tough; he was down-and-out but he soon discovered his personal hell wasn’t in the same league as the tortured artists who came before him.  Out of the depths of his inner turmoil, he found a deep appreciation and unconventional understanding of the art and passion of poetry. 

 

Guest:

Nicholson Baker, the author of seven previous works of fiction, including the New York Times bestselling Vox and The Fermata, and four works of nonfiction, including Human Smoke and Double Fold. 

ON TAPE

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

James Ellroy's latest noir - "Blood's a Rover"

Set in the tumultuous Summer of 1968, L.A. author James Ellroy's latest political noir delves deep into a tangled tale of corruption and retribution amidst a backdrop of reconstructed history—Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy have been assassinated; black militants are warring in southside L.A.; the Feds are mounting racist counterattacks. Cast with epic characters of fiction and history, "Blood’s a Rover" is Ellroy’s attempt to grapple with recent history and spin it into a fantastical war of ideals.

 

Guest: 

James Ellroy, author "Blood's a Rover"

ON TAPE

 

 

2:06 – 2:58:30

Comedy Congress from the Ice House!

The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional.  Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.  Today we laugh at the shrill hysteria of the healthcare reform debate, the perpetual Sarah Palin tour, Osama bin Laden being read his Miranda rights and more.  Tomorrow we’ll probably cry about our lost jobs, but today join us in laughing at the madness of it all—the truth hurts far less when it’s told by comedians.

 

ON TAPE

Guests:

Aisha Tyler, guest star in various hit TV shows like “Friends”, “Nip/Tuck”, “CSI” & “24”, among others; former host of E! Network show “Talk Soup”; regular contributor to Jane and Glamour magazines; and a touring stand-up comedian with appearances on “The Tonight Show,” “Late Night with David Letterman” and many more.

IN STUDIO

 

Alonzo Bodden, winner of season 3 of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” and host of the upcoming Travel Channel show “Streets of America”; regular performer and field correspondent for “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and guest star on several TV shows and movies

IN STUDIO

 

Ben Gleib, regular performer at the Hollywood Improv, on the CBS “The Late Late Show,” and on NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly”; named one of "Six Comedians who Could be Comedy’s Next Big Thing" in Esquire & a regular panelist on the E! Network’s “Chelsea Lately”

IN STUDIO

• Ben also easily qualifies as “THE RANKING MEMBER” of Comedy Congress.

 

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

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Patt Morrison for Thursday, 12/31/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, December 31, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

1:06 – 1:30

The life of a dissident inside Iran

Reports are emerging from Iran that the government is starting to push back against a wave of protests by gradually locking up anyone and everyone associated with the opposition movement, from reformist politicians to journalists.  There are even whispers that the regime will soon arrest Mir-Hossein Moussavi himself, the loser of June’s disputed presidential election and the symbolic leader of the opposition.  What are the ambitions of the Iranian political opposition and how do its leaders feel about nuclear weapons, relations with the West and religious radicalism?  Patt talks to one woman who lived the dissident’s life in Iran for some perspective.

 

Guests:

Borzou Daragahi, Middle East correspondent for the Los Angeles Times

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• Borzou is currently in Beirut but was reporting from inside Iran as recently as December 21^st.

 

Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, former member of the Iranian Parliament and reforming politician in Iran; visiting scholar at the Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts, Boston

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• Haghighatojoo served in the Iranian Parliament from 2000 – 2004 and was the first to resign when the anti-reform Guardian Council banned more than 2000 reforming candidates from that year’s parliamentary election.
• She was president of the Student Movement Caucus in Tehran.
• Before she entered politics she was a professor of psychology at the National University of Iran; here in the U.S. she’s served as a visiting scholar at the Center for International Studies at MIT and a fellow in the Women & Public Policy Program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

 

 

1:30 - 1:39

NOT CONFIRMED:  PLEASE DON'T PROMOTE

President Obama's probe into terror attack yields early details

An early look at reviews ordered by President Obama into the attempted terror attack on Christmas Day shows information was "vague but available" that would have kept a bomb off a Northwest flight into Detroit.  Administration officials are blaming "a mix of human and systemic failures" for the intelligence failure.  We hear details from Mike Allen, chief White House correspondent for Politico.com, who got a look at those documents.

 

Guest:

Mike Allen, Chief White House Correspondent for Politico.com

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1:41 – 1:58:30

Absolute power corrupts? Absolutely.
It is the ‘chicken or the egg’ question of ethics – does power corrupt or do the corrupt seek power? As 2009 draws to a close we take a look back at some of the most audacious examples of that false sense of superiority that so often comes with a position of power and look at new research from the Kellogg School of Management that explores the moral hypocrisy of powerful people.

Guests:
Adam Galinsky, the Morris and Alice Kaplan Professor of Ethics and Decision in Management at the Kellogg School
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2:06 – 2:30

Happy New Year, America: enjoy the party because it won’t last

The 20^th century was clearly America’s century, as the country set the global tone politically, militarily and economically.  The 21^st century, at least in its infancy, could be the century of American decline, judging by its first ten years.  In the essay and forthcoming book “End of Influence” two economists lay out how America’s money, influence and power are on a diminishing course.  While American culture still rules the world, the country is unlikely to remain hegemonic, thanks mostly to our teetering economy supported uneasily by mountains of debt.  While the 1900’s were an American party, the 2000’s might prove to be one heck of a hangover for the U.S.

 

Guests:

Stephen Cohen, professor of regional planning at the University of California, Berkeley; co-director of the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy

 

Brad DeLong, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley; chair of the Political Economy of Industrial Societies major at Cal

 

 

2:30 – 2:39

OPEN

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

The Truth-Gradient in Memoir Writing

The cover of Ben Yagoda’s Memoir includes a laurel wreath, an astronaut’s helmet, and a pilot’s cap, invoking the idea that one can wear many hats—and write with many personalities. And as Yagoda insists, memoirs are not 100% true, and the parts that are true may be hard to identify. Listing hundreds of examples of memoir trends, overdone “shtick lit,” sincere originality, and everything in between, Yagoda’s Memoir is for the well-read.

 

Guest:

Ben Yagoda, author of Memoir: A History.

ON TAPE

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

89.3 KPCC-FM | 89.1 KUOR-FM | 90.3-KPCV-FM

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Patt Morrison for Wednesday, 12/30/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

 

1:06 – 1:30

The life of a dissident inside Iran

Reports are emerging from Iran that the government is starting to push back against a wave of protests by gradually locking up anyone and everyone associated with the opposition movement, from reformist politicians to journalists.  There are even whispers that the regime will soon arrest Mir-Hossein Moussavi himself, the loser of June’s disputed presidential election and the symbolic leader of the opposition.  What are the ambitions of the Iranian political opposition and how do its leaders feel about nuclear weapons, relations with the West and religious radicalism?  Patt talks to one woman who lived the dissident’s life in Iran for some perspective.

 

Guests:

Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, former member of the Iranian Parliament and reforming politician; visiting scholar at the Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts, Boston

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• Haghighatojoo served in the Iranian Parliament from 2000 – 2004 and was the first to resign when the anti-reform Guardian Council banned more than 2000 reforming candidates from that year’s parliamentary election.
• She was president of the Student Movement Caucus in Tehran.
• Before she entered politics she was a professor of psychology at the National University of Iran; here in the U.S. she’s served as a visiting scholar at the Center for International Studies at MIT and a fellow in the Women & Public Policy Program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

 

 

1:30 - 1:58:30

Interesting Times: George Packer looks back on the decade

Before the clock strikes midnight, New Yorker staff writer George Packer looks back at the last decade, starting with September 11th and ending with Obama’s inauguration. Focusing on Iraq, American complacency and his conviction that wars should have a humanitarian bent, Packer highlights the events that created the themes of this decade and the foundation they’ve laid for the next.

 

Guest:

George Packer, staff writer for the New Yorker and author of “Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade”

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2:06 – 2:19

Why you can’t remember if you took your Ginkgo Biloba

According to a new study in the December issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association Ginkgo Biloba, an herbal supplement often credited as being able to improve, prevent or delay the cognitive impairment associated with aging, does not actually make any difference in preventing or delaying memory loss or Alzheimers. Is good old Ginkgo B just one of many falsely hyped vitamins… wait… what were we talking about?

 

Guest:

Dr. Steven T. Dekosky, Dean of University of Virginia School of Medicine and Study Investigator for the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study

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2:21 – 2:30

OPEN

 

 

2:30 – 2:58:30

The American public has spoken: college football needs playoffs, not bowls!

As college football’s “Bowl Season” descends on a football mad country, the debate around the dinner table will reach beyond a national championship for Alabama or Texas, or even the mediocre records of USC and UCLA—instead the Bowl games brings back the debate over a true playoff system for college football, in place of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS).  A new Quinnipiac poll has Americans favoring a NCAA basketball-style tournament for college football, and there’s even some sentiment about Congress getting involved to mandate a change.  Would you rather watch college football playoffs then the Rose Bowl?

 

Guests:

Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute

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• Quinnipiac released a poll yesterday showing that Americans who identify themselves as college football fans say 63 – 26 percent that the current Bowl Championship Series should be scrapped in place of a playoff system similar to the NCAA basketball tournament.

 

Petros Papadakis, host of the nationally syndicated “Petros & Money Show” on Fox Sports Radio, heard in L.A. on KLAC AM 570; former tailback & team captain of the USC Trojans football team

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• Petros is not a fan of a playoff system for college football.

 

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

89.3 KPCC-FM | 89.1 KUOR-FM | 90.3-KPCV-FM

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Patt Morrison for Tuesday, 12/29/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

1:06 – 1:19

Los Angeles 2009 - anything to get excited about?

What do you think was the biggest thing to happen in LA this year? The Mayor might have a very different idea…  Antonio Villaraigosa on the best and worst of 2009 in our fair city.

 

Guests:

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

WILL CALL IN ON LINE 10

 

 

1:21 – 1:39

OPEN

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

Party-switching… will the real Republican please stand up?

Senator Arlen Spector switched from the GOP to the Dems, and Congressman Parker Griffith is now calling himself a Republican.  The GOP is trolling for Democratic converts, targeting conservative-leaning Democrats in traditionally Republican districts.  The hope is that public outcry against the health care reform deal will be so great that Representatives in swing districts will face little choice but to defect to the GOP.  Is there any hope in the Republican strategy, and who comes out on top in the ole' party switcheroo?

 

Guest:

David Mark, senior editor for Politico.com

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UNCONFIRMED

The Cook Political Report

 

2:06 – 2:30

Is Obama tougher on immigration than Bush?

A new study finds that federal prosecutions of undocumented immigrants hit record levels this year--they are up almost 16% from last year.  Immigration prosecutions made up more than half of all criminal cases brought by the federal government.  And those cases are prosecuted with all deliberate speed.  It typically takes about 460 days to prosecute a white-collar crime but only 2 days to speed through a federal immigration case.  The numbers show that the Obama Administration has continued, and possibly accelerated, some of the immigration policies of the Bush Administration.  Is Obama taking a hard-line stance on immigration enforcement now so he can push through some kind of amnesty program later?

 

Guests:

Angelo Paparelli, partner at Seyfarth Shaw law firm

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            He blogs on immigration policy

 

National Council for La Raza

TBD

 

Mark Krikorian, Executive Director, Center for Immigration Studies

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2:30 – 2:58:30

A double major in modern dance and…fat studies? Emerging academic fields

Fat liberation, fat politics, fat science—it’s a new and, yes, growing area of academia. As more Americans join the ranks of the obese, scholars are reevaluating fat as a health issue, and as a social and cultural one. The new field aims to take a critical lens to fat stereotypes, question media messages about weight and body image and call on its students to do the same. Is Fat Studies the Gender Studies of the next decade? Are they taking “fat” back? Patt gets some answers.

 

Guest:

Esther D. Rothblum, professor of Women's Studies at San Diego State University and co-editor of “The Fat Studies Reader”

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Lisa Tealer, director of programs for the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA); and a contributing author to The Fat Studies Reader

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Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

89.3 KPCC-FM | 89.1 KUOR-FM | 90.3-KPCV-FM

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415.497.2131, mobile

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Patt Morrison for Mon 12/28/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, December 28, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

 

1:00 – 1:30

OPEN

 

1:30 - 2:00

EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/27. PLEASE DO NOT PROMOTE BEFORE THEN

Protest Studies: California is broke, and Berkeley is in revolt

New Yorker staff writer Tad Friend joins Patt with his take on this fall’s campus-wide protests over the budget cuts and fee hikes across the University of California system, including a look at the history leading up to this point, the evolution of the Master Plan and an intimate picture of some of the movers and shakers at its center.

 

Guests:

Tad Friend, staff writer for the New Yorker, his piece “Protest Studies” appears in the December 28^th issue of the New Yorker magazine

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2:00 – 2:30

Smoking or Non?

Los Angeles may join the ranks of other public health-progressive communities in banning smoking in outdoor eating areas. The City Council’s Arts, Parks, Health and Aging Committee agreed to the ban last week, and now the ban waits for a final council vote. Is this the next step to making LA communities healthier?

 

Guests:

Tom LaBonge, district 4 LA City Councilman

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UNCONFIRMED:

Representative of California Restaurant Association

 

 

2:30 – 3:00

Time Warner and Fox rumble, could it cost viewers their cable?

Forget about healthcare! The really pressing matter for many people is news that Time Warner customers could lose “American Idol,” “the Simpsons,” and some major NFL playoffs if the cable company fails to resolves a stalemate over content licensing contracts with Fox’s parent company, News Corp., by Dec. 31. Time Warner says the fees are too high, but News Corp. says escalating costs are forcing them to raise the price—that, and owner Rupert Murdoch wants to begin charging an extra fee for News Corp.’s broadcast station, Fox. The fight’s getting nasty, with both sides paying up for television ads deriding the other. How will it end?

 

Guest:

NOT CONFIRMED:

Patricia Fregoso, regional vice president for Communications for the Western Region for Time Warner Cable

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NOT CONFIRMED:

Anthony Vinciquerra, president and CEO of Fox Networks Group with responsibility for the Fox Cable Networks Group and the business operation of Fox Television Network

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Variety reporter, TBD

 

 

 

 

Recycle Christmas trees

Dec. 23, 2009       Contacts: Gary Boze, PIO - 626-458-4094

                                                        Neonika Walker – 626-458-3509

 

Holiday Greening is Easy - Recycle your Christmas Tree

 

Between Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, Americans throw away 25 percent more trash than during any other time of year.  This year, help reduce the trash load and take the work out of getting rid of your Christmas tree - recycle it! 

 

Starting December 26, 2009 through January 16, 2010, residents can recycle their Christmas trees by placing them at curbside on their regular collection day or taking them to a collection site. 

 

To enjoy the benefits of this special holiday recycling service, residents must remove all ornaments including tinsel, decorations, and metal and plastic tree stands from their trees before placing them at curbside or turning them in at a collection site.  Trees over six feet tall should be cut in half for easier collection. 

 

Residents who miss the curbside recycling dates can cut their trees into smaller pieces and place them in their green waste container.  The trees collected by residential waste haulers will be recycled into compost, mulch, or ground cover.  This helps preserve our natural resources and reduce waste too.

 

In addition to recycling their Christmas trees, residents can reduce the trash they create by following these simple tips:

 

• When shopping, remember to bring your reusable tote bags instead of accepting single-use bags.  Reusable tote bags can be easily folded to fit into purses and pockets until they’re ready for use.

 

• Skip paper wrapping completely and adorn presents with a simple bow that can be reused repeatedly.

 

• Set the table with linens and china instead of disposable plates, plastic cups, and plastic utensils.

 

• Use rechargeable batteries for electronic toys and other portable, battery-operated items.  When they’re finished, dispose of batteries by bringing them to one of the County’s household hazardous and electronic waste collection events.

 

For more information and city-specific Christmas tree recycling guidelines, please visit www.CleanLA.com or call 1(888) CLEAN LA.

 

Patt Morrison for Friday, 12/25/09 - Christmas Day - SHOW ON TAPE

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, December 25, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

SHOW ON TAPE

 

1 - 2PM
All Songs Considered for the Holidays 

 A wacky holiday tradition begins! The not-so-plump-but-jolly Santa Bob and his cantankerous elves are in their workshop, trading holiday cheer (and barbs). They’re checking the list for the best fresh holiday songs from emerging and breakout bands. Don’t miss all time favorite holiday classics like "Santa Lost a Ho," "Santa Fixed My Toys For Christmas" and "How Do You Spell Hanukkah?" Check out Bob Boilen and friends as they host the first All Songs Considered holiday special from NPR Music.

 

2:00 – 2:20

Seahorses: the most magical creatures in the sea?

Did you know that seahorses can change color, they mate by touching their snouts and bellies to form a floating heart shape, or that male seahorses are the only males in the animal world capable of giving birth? Whether written into ancient folklore or fished for their believed medicinal properties, seahorses have long captivated us. Marine biologist Helen Scales (yes, Scales) talks with Patt about the fascinating world of these exotic, seemingly prehistoric creatures.

 

Helen Scales, marine biologist, a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, and author of “Poseidon’s Steed: the Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality”

 

 

2:20 – 2:40

Tracy Kidder’s Strength in What Remains

 Strength in What Remains tells the story of Deo, a young student who fled to the United States from ethnic violence in Burundi and genocide in Rwanda. Deo defeats all odds, making the journey from a poor immigrant in New York City to medical school, and, unlike many who find success in a place of refuge, Deo returns to Burundi. As a stepping stone for social justice, Deo builds a medical clinic and provides care where there is none. 

 

 

2:40 – 3:00

A Big Little Life - That's Trixie, A Joyful Dog

Fiction writer Dean Koontz had everything he could want -- a happy marriage in Southern California and a successful career with more than twenty #1 New York Times best-selling novels to his credit. And then along came Trixie, a retired service dog, and he found a new window on life. Koontz joins Patt with his memoir "A Big Little Life," about a very special and joyful dog.

 

Guest:

Dean Koontz, novelist and author most recently of "A Big Little Life."