Patt Morrison for Wed, 9/2/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:00 – 1:30

LA County Emergency Communications Systems

 

Guest:

NOT CONFIRMED:

Mike Antonovich, LA County Supervisor

 

 

 

1:30 - 2:00

Insurers: What Comes After the Fires

Who do you see after the fire fighters leave? Insurance agents! What happens if you actually make a claim? Do your rates go up? Does your policy get cancelled? We hear from insurance adjusters, commissioners, and residents in fire prone zones.

 

Guests:

Amy Bach, executive director of the San Francisco-based United Policyholders

 

NOT CONFIRMED:

Steve Poizner, California Insurance Commissioner

 

Leonor Duran-Mullis, an insurance adjuster who works with fire and water damage policyholders

 

 

2:00 – 2:30

Reading Rainbow Canceled: You May No Longer Go Twice as High as the Butterfly in the Sky

It is the end of an era as we say farewell to the venerable children’s show “Reading Rainbow.” Some say the show is ending because during the Bush administration funding was redirected from shows that emphasize the joy of reading toward shows that teach children more basic reading tools like phonics and spelling. What role, if any, does teaching children to truly love reading play in America’s schools and on television?

 

Guests:

TBD

 

 

2:30 – 3:00