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Congressman Raul Grijalva announces re-election bid on Buckmaster radio show

Carolyn Classen — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:45:47 +0000

Bill Buckmaster, radio talk show host of the Buckmaster Show on KVOI 1030 AM interviewed Congressman Raul Grijalva today, and he announced that he will seek re-election in 2012. Sarah Garrecht Gassen of the Arizona Daily Star joined Bill in conducting the interview.

Click here for the interview.

Grijalva is in his 5th term representing CD 7, serving since January 2003. He faced a tough bid last year against political newcomer physicist Ruth McClung, winning by 9550 votes. There was also a Libertarian George Keane and Independent/Nonpartisan Harley Meyer running in that race in November, 2010.

Two Republicans are already listed on the Pima County GOP website as running for this CD 7 seat:
Chris Flowers, and Gabby Saucedo Mercer, whose announcement I attended back in March (click here for previous blog).

Information on Flowers:
chris@voteflowers.com
www.voteflowers.com
623-308-9732

Information on Mercer:
gabriela@saucedomercer.com
www.saucedomercer.com
P.O. Box 87332
Tucson, Arizona
520-344-3847

Congressional District 7 will be subject to redistricting by the Arizona Independent
Redistricting Commission (due to population increase in Arizona from the 2010 Census). The first round of public hearings are being conducted by the Commission throughout Arizona, with the next one scheduled for August 15 in Casa Grande. Two public hearings were held recently in South Tucson/Tucson on August 2 and 6.

Friday “Reporters Roundtable on the Radio” on Buckmaster Show

Carolyn Classen — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:01:40 +0000

Bill Buckmaster has now interviewed many notable people on his new KJLL radio talk show (1330 AM) for 3 months. Here’s a recap of his “Reporters Roundtable on the Radio” Friday shows, often including questions & comments from our Tucsoncitizen.com editor Mark Evans. Once our Social Editor Carli Brosseau substituted for him.

Reporters/editors from the Arizona Daily Star (Sarah Garrecht Gassen), Tucson Weekly (Jim Nintzel), Green Valley News & Sahuarita Sun (Dan Shearer), KJLL radio (John C. Scott) also join this “Friday Focus” newsmaker interview show, as well as the Roundtable. They all comment on the weekly news and events.

The Buckmaster Show airs Monday to Friday at 9 a.m. for one hour, recast at 7 p.m. Click on the blue links for the specific show you may have missed:

March 25, LD 30 State Senator Frank Antenori (R)
http://www.buckmastershow.com/2011/03/25/buckmaster-show-3252011/

March 18: TUSD Governing Board President Mark Stegeman
http://www.buckmastershow.com/2011/03/18/buckmaster-show-3182011/

March 11: LD 28 House Rep. Steve Farley (D)
http://www.buckmastershow.com/2011/03/11/buckmaster-show-3112011/

March 4: Ward 3 Councilmember Karin Uhlich (D)
http://www.buckmastershow.com/2011/03/04/buckmaster-show-342011/

February 25: Outgoing President of Tucson Chamber of Commerce Jack Camper
http://www.buckmastershow.com/2011/02/25/buckmaster-show-2252011/

February 18: Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik (D)
http://www.buckmastershow.com/2011/02/18/buckmaster-show-2182011/

February 11: LD 26 House Rep. Vic Williams (R) & Pima County Democratic Party Chair Jeff Rogers
http://www.buckmastershow.com/2011/02/11/buckmaster-show-2112011/

February 4: Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckleberry
http://www.buckmastershow.com/2011/02/18/buckmaster-show-2182011/

January 28: Tucson Mayor Robert Walkup (R)
http://www.buckmastershow.com/2011/01/28/buckmaster-show-1282011-2/

January 21: Tucson Unifed School District Superintendent John Pedicone
http://www.buckmastershow.com/2011/01/21/buckmaster-show-1212011/

January 14: Tucson City Manager Mike Letcher
http://www.buckmastershow.com/2011/01/14/buckmaster-show-1142011/

January 7: LD 28 House Rep. Steve Farley (D) and Former Pima County Republican Chair Bob Westerman
http://www.buckmastershow.com/2011/01/07/buckmaster-show-172011/

Since this radio show is “interview driven” if you have a story idea or comment, write to Bill Buckmaster at bill@buckmastershow.com.

“Media Meat” (Reporters’ Roundtable on the Radio) on the Buckmaster Show

Carolyn Classen — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:05:49 +0000

As reported on Monday January 3rd, former KUAT Channel 6 TV host Bill Buckmaster has kicked off his new radio talk show on KJLL “The Jolt” 1330 AM radio.

Today January 7, his premiere “Media Meat” political discussion weekly show was hosted by himself with Jim Nintzel of the Tucson Weekly, and Sarah Garrecht Gassen of the Arizona Daily Star, and Dan Shearer of Green Valley News and Sahuarita Sun. These editors/reporters used to join him on the Friday Roundtable on KUAT, along with Linda Valdez of the Arizona Republic, Mark Evans of our Tucsoncitizen.com, and John C. Scott of KJLL radio.

All of these 6 reporters/editors are now his media “host contributors” on this radio show (click here). (I’ve highlighted Evans’ bio/photo below since he is our online Editor, and worked for the print edition of Tucson Citizen, which shut down on May 16, 2009).

And you listen to the radio shows live on www.buckmastershow.com, or thereafter by Standard Podcast. Today’s reporters/editors discuss ethnic studies, the state budget, flags in Green Valley, Rio Nuevo, Shaun McClusky’s candidacy for Mayor of Tucson.

Click here for today’s show, which also includes “Friday Focus” interviews of LD 28 Democratic House Rep. Steve Farley (now State House Assistant Minority Leader) and former Pima County Republican Party Chair Bob Westerman. (Former CD 8 U.S. House candidate Brian Miller is the new Chair).

Buckmaster’s new one hour radio show airs at 9 .m. Monday to Friday, and is re-broadcast at 7 p.m. Stay tuned for next week’s schedule of interviews and
more of “Media Meat”. (I hear this title has been changed to “Reporters’ Roundtable on the Radio”).

Mark Evans

Mark B. Evans is the editor and administrator of TucsonCitizen.com. He writes about local and state politics and government, freedom of information and the news industry. He was an assistant city editor for the Tucson Citizen for two and a half years before tasked with heading up TucsonCitizen.com after the print version of the Citizen was closed.

Bill Buckmaster’s last shows on KUAT Channel 6

Carolyn Classen — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:11:30 +0000

Bill Buckmaster, talk show host on KUAT Channel 6, had his final two shows on Friday, December 17. Back on October 4 I reported that Buckmaster had decided to leave Arizona Public Media & KUAT Channel 6, after 23 years there as a talk show host.

Joining him on the final Friday Roundtable were Tucson Weekly’s Investigative reporter Jim Nintzel, Arizona Daily Star’s Opinion Writer Sarah Garrecht Gassen, and Dan Shearer, Editor of the Green Valley News and Sahuarita Sun. Click here for their final episode together discussing the top political and community issues of 2010.

the final Friday Roundtable on KUAT (L to R: Shearer, Gassen, Nintzel, & host Buckmaster)

Prior to the Friday Roundtable this group of journalists interviewed District 4 Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll, who has served in that position since 1997. Carroll answered questions about Pima County finances, Tucson Padres baseball, the 2010 Census & redistricting, the town of Vail, the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, Rosemont Mine, a new sewer plant, Hell’s Angels, and Raytheon. Watch it here.

Buckmaster has joined KJLL “The Jolt” 1330 AM Radio, and will still be concentrating on political issues and interviews of politicians/community leaders. His new one-hour M to F radio show begins 9 a.m. on January 3, 2011, with a re-broadcast at 7 to 8 p.m.

Tucsoncitizen.com Editor Mark Evans also wrote on October 4 about Buckmaster taking his dulcet voice to radio (click here). Evans appeared several times on the Friday Roundtable as well.

View online the Green and Libertarian candidates for U.S. Senate in Arizona

Carolyn Classen — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:09:40 +0000

If you’re not happy with the Democrats or Republicans running for U.S. Senate in Arizona, take a look at the July 22 KUAT Channel 6 online interview of Jerry Joslyn (Green Party) and David Nolan (founder of the Libertarian Party), also both running for this seat.

See the interview by clicking here.

AZ Illustrated host Bill Buckmaster and Sarah Garrecht Gassen from the Arizona Daily Star newspaper interviewed these two men.

Jerry Joslyn’s website: www.joslynforsenate.com
David Nolan’s website: www.nolan2010.org
Both hopefuls are former businessmen with political activist backgrounds.

These two candidates will be included in forums/debates once the August 24 primary is held, and the Arizona Democratic Party and Arizona Republican Party have their nominees. Well known U. S. Senator John McCain is the incumbent in this race, and is up for re-election, facing two Republican challengers. And there are 4 candidates vying for the Democratic nomination.

Stay tuned after the August 24 Arizona primary, only a month away.

Jerry Joslyn

David Nolan