Patt Morrison for Wednesday, June 3rd

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:39

Live from Cairo, it’s the Barack Obama Show!

In all seriousness, while President Obama does take his cult of personality to Egypt to forge a new American path in the Muslim world, the President faces some daunting challenges during and after his historic speech.  The new President can only bank on his popularity (and his identity as the anti-Bush) for so long—soon Muslims will start to demand results on touchy situations like Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, progress in Iraq and a nuclear weapon-free Iran.  We trace the steps, from the President’s starting point tomorrow in Cairo to the complicated diplomatic maneuvers soon to come.

 

Guests:

State Department Deputy Secretary TBD

 

Nabil Fahmy, ambassador at large at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry & former Egyptian Ambassador to the United States from ’99 – ’08; Dean of the School for Public Affairs at the American University in Cairo

 

Dalia Mogahed, senior analyst and executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies

 

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1:21 – 1:30

Live from Cairo, it’s the Barack Obama Show!, CONT

 

 

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1:41 – 1:58:30

Hollywood Horse Track Headed to the Glue Factory?

The Inglewood City Council today announces their decision on the "Hollywood Park Tomorrow" project, a multi-level retail and residence project (including 3,000 homes) to mow down the landmark Hollywood Park race track. The San Mateo track "Bay Meadow" has already shut down and the loss of the Hollywood Park track could be the next nail in the coffin for the former strong-as-a-stallion business. What does today’s vote mean for the greater horse racing industry?

 

Guests:

Jesse Choper, member of the California Horse Racing Board

 

NOT CONFIRMED:

Craig Fravel (FRAY-vill), executive VP of Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, which operates the race track in Del Mar

 

Steve Anderson, reporter for daily Racing Form who’s been reporting on the Hollywood Park race track

 

Joe Harper, president and general manager of Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, which operates the race track in Del Mar

 

John Harris, Chairman of the California Horse Racing Board

 

2:06 – 2:30

The Sweet & the Sour of the Housing Market

Two separate stories on the state of the housing market clearly illustrate the trends of the past year coming to a head:  first, L.A. county finished a round of automatic reassessments and found that 330,000 homeowners will get their property taxes lowered thanks to sinking home values; and second, the sales of previously occupied homes posted its biggest monthly gain in eight years.  It’s a prototypical mixed bag for homeowners and house hunters:  property taxes are down, prices are down and inventory is high, but don’t count on much of a return for selling your house.  What’s the mood of SoCal homeowners?

 

Guests:

TBD

 

2:30 – 2:58:30

OPEN

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

KPCC 89.3 FM / Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

626.585.7821

jserviss@kpcc.org / jserviss@scpr.org

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