Patt Morrison for Friday, March 18, 2011

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, March 18, 2011

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:39

OPEN

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

Budget, taxes, Tea Party, oh my….the California GOP convention will have it all

 

 

Guest:

Ron Nehring, chairman of the California Republican Party

HE CALLS US:

 

 

 

2:06 – 2:30

Ride along with MTA chief Art Leahy

As new public transit projects break ground and a gallon of gas inches towards $5, Patt kicks off a series looking at public transportation throughout Los Angeles. Whatever came of last summer’s blue ribbon transportation committee to make public transportation more convenient, coordinate various systems and simplify transfers and EZ passes? What’s in store for the 710 Freeway, the Crenshaw light rail, the Westside subway extension and future plans for a high-speed light rail system? Plus, the Federal Transit Administration this week launched an investigation into complaints made by the Bus Riders Union, that bus service cuts discriminate against minority and low-income transit riders. Are the cuts racist or a stark budget reality? And with ridership projected to jump if gas prices continue to rise, how is the MTA preparing to cope with the expected surge while also cutting service? Weigh in with your transit questions.

 

Guest:

Arthur Leahy (Art), Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority

IN STUDIO

 

• Surveys consistently show convenience is the No. 1 concern among riders. So what is MTA doing to enhance convenience of the system (i-phone apps, etc.)?

 

• The American Public Transportation Assn. this week projected a big jump in transit ridership if gas prices top $5 a gallon, yet MTA is cutting service. How will the system cope with the expected surge in customers?

 

 

 

2:30 – 2:39

OPEN

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save Them

Ted Danson has tackled roles from the lovable Sam Malone on the hit series “Cheers” to the young-at-heart but often self-reflective and wise George Christopher on the HBO series “Bored to Death.”  Yet his longest-lasting role is real-life environmentalist—one especially concerned with the real and pressing dangers facing the world’s oceanic biosystem.  The book he wrote, Oceana, is part biography, part cautionary tale, and part chronicle of the damage we have done to Earth’s oceans.  Will Danson tell us that we’re too late?

Guests:

Ted Danson, author of Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save Them

IN STUDIO

 

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