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YC Radio Hour

Hosted by Folk Sessions, Live! radio host (7-9 p.m. Saturdays, KJZA), and YC graphic designer Tom Agostino and joined weekly by guest co-hosts, the YC Radio Hour provides an entertaining and informative look at YC’s diverse programs, including the arts, sports, concerts, and college newsmakers.

The YC Radio Hour airs live every Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m., repeated Sunday at 4 p.m. on 89.5 fm, KJZA radio.

Program Information

YC Radio Hour (May 16, 2009)

Guests
+ Ernie Hernandez, YC Automotive Guru discussing "Hot Rod Fever", YC's Car & Motorcycle Show taking place Sat., May 30th
+ Lori Scultze, previews the upcoming ZGI Memorial Weekend Shorts Film Festival 3 days of great films and galas.
May 16 2009

YC Radio Hour (May 2, 2009)

Guests
+ Adrienne Tabar, Dean of Student Affairs discussing myYC, for registration & your portal to all things YC
+ Student life at YC
+ A remembrance of Terry Toronto
May 2 2009

YC Radio Hour (April 1, 2009)

Guests
+ Lisa Griest, Director of the YC Library
Music
+ Greg Brown, "Who would of thunk it"
April 1 2009

YC Radio Hour (March 25, 2009)

Guests
+ Cathy Karpinski & Jeff Rhoads, and the winner of "Yavapai College's Biggest Winner" Contest: Phil LeBlanque
+ Jim Natal previewing The Hassayampa Institute's April 3rd "Literary Southwest" reading
CD cut
+ Robby Hecht, "Freight Train Lady"
March 25 2009

YC Radio Hour (March 7, 2009)

Guests
+ Heather Hurst: Edventures, College for Kids, and Community Ed
+ Marcee Keller & Mike Brown: 20th Annual Career and Job Fair; Job Strategies for troubling times
CD cut
+ John Oates, "Ghost Town"
March 7 2009

YC Radio Hour (Feb 4, 2009)

Guests
+ Robert Israel - Prescott's Green Realtor
CD cut
+ Jack Williams, "This is My Body"
+ John Gorka "Riverside"
+ Mary Chapin Carpenter "Why Shouldn't We"
Feb 4 2009

Tom Agostino's : All-Star Spring Preview Extravaganza (Jan 14, 2009)

Guests
+ Lou Burrell & Jeff Rhoads – MLK Day "Bridge to Unity" Celebration
+ Jeff Rhoads – Spring Kick-Off Day
+ Lindsay Henning – Career Skills for Spring
+ Cody "Abo-dude" Lundin – Winter Survival Skills
+ Thatcher Borhman – Editing DVDs & MultiMedia
CD cut
+ Bob Dylan, "Most of the Time"
January 14

YC Radio Hour Year End Review (Dec 21, 2008)

Tom selects 10 events at YC in 2008 that symbolized YC’s place in the community, and a look at the future year at Yavapai college! Listen

YC Radio Hour (Dec 10, 2008)

Guests
+ Keren Clark: Editor of the YC RoughWriter
+ John Lesnefsky: YC Student and newest member of the Design Team. John is also a local, working musician AND the publisher of the Quad Cities newest monthly, PopRocket
CD cut
+ Robin & Linda Williams, Acoustic Eidolon
Listen

YC Radio Hour with 3 Special Guests! (Nov 1, 2008)

Derik Yellowhair, YC’s Native American Celebration Day, Wed, Nov. 12.Donna Schipper, coordinator, Health Information Management Program.Jim Natal, Hassayampa Institute’s “The Literary Southwest” Series.CD Cuts: Kate Campbell, Robin & Linda Williams. Listen
Guests: Jeff Rhoads, Campus Activities Coordinator - 2 upcoming events: Alcohol Awareness Week & The International Festival. YC Foundation Director Steve Walker & Jim Robak, Northern AZ Vision & Hearing Loss Inc CD cuts by: Etta James Oct 15, 2008 Listen
Host Tom Agostion With 2 special guests Guest: Jeremy Hawkes& student film makers from the Zaki Gordan InstituteChuck Calvano Pharmacy Tech program director. Also Debut of a new monthly feature: The RoughWriter spotlight: Editor Keren Clark CD Cuts: Cosy Sheridan & The Avante Gardeners. Oct 11, 2008 Listen
Welcome Week preview Guest: Jeff Rhoads Campus Activities Coordinator, For Prescott Campus. Paula Blankenship Yc communications Director For Verde Valley. CD Cuts: "Can't you hear me callin" Crooked Still & "You and me and the 10,000 things" Peter Mulvey. Aug 20, 2008 Listen
Host: Tom agostino with a fall semester preview With guests: Sheila Jarrell from YC registrar And Clive and Virginia Pates: Virginia is the new Ceramic’s Instructor at the Clarkdale Campus and Clive teaches Plain Air Painting at the Sedona Center And last guest: Lee Raubolt: Coordinator of the Prescott Valley CampusCD Cut: “Hannibal Crossed the Alps” Cosy Sheridan .
August 13, 2008 Listen
Host: Tom AgostinoTwo Years On Radio!!! Guest:Sue Sammarco, Director of OPI Also... The Gugler Report: How YC’s first campus came to Prescott. Lastly A look back at 2 years on the air and ahead to an exciting new season at YC.
CD CUTS:"So Long Arizona" Chris Brashair. "Tall Tales and Legends" Sue Harris
August 2, 2008 Listen>
GUEST: Stacy Iverson, Coach of Womans Softball The remarkable Womans Sofball Team’s 1st year success. Also... Cowboy time at YC. With the Arizona Heritage Day (Aug 2) and Cowboy Poet Festival (Aug 15-16) YC honors Arizona’s Territorial Heritage. .
July 12, 2008 Listen
Host: Tom AgostinoRadio Hour Summer Show! Cowboy Poet Gathering comes to YC/Aug 15 & 16 GUEST: Nika Nordbrock For over 20 Years The Cowboy Poet Gathering has been a featured event in Prescott. This year the Gathering moves to Yavapai College’s Prescott Campus.
CD cuts“In the real West” Jean prescott; “Pete Cash” Gary Prescott;"Tyin' a knot in the Devil's Tail (The Sierry Pete’s)" Gail Steiger ; "Ride Cowboy Ride" & “Endless Sky” Desert Sons
July 16, 2008 Listen>
Host Tom Agostino with one guest Guest: Dennis Gravey An hour of cool music for a hot summers day, along w/ news from the YC Campuses. .
June 25, 2008 Listen
Host: Tom AgostinoArizona Living History Celebration Guests: Melissa RuffnerA very interesting discussion about the August 2nd Celebration and stories, stories, stories about Prescott's colorful past.
CD cuts"Tyin' a knot in the Devil's Tail" Joe Bethancourt "Ding Dong Howdy" Sue Harris.
June 14, 2008 Listen
Host: Tom AgostinoPrescott Campus Summer Camps for Kids Fay Matsumoto previews Prescott Campus' Summer programs for kids; Camp Sway and Swim School Guests: Fay Matsumoto,Sports Beat w/ Brad Clifford Brad talks about the Youth Sports Camps this June also recruiting for YC Athletic teams
CD cuts"Round Barn" Still on the Hill.
June 4, 2008 Listen
Host: Tom AgostinoThe YC Foundation w/ Foundation Director Steve Walker The OLLI Corner w/ Clark Engle Meet the R.O.M.E.O. Club ("retired old men eating out")one of many OLLI Social Clubs Preview of the YC Music Department Spring Concerts
CD cuts"Dixie Chicken" Little Feat"Apple Honey" YC Big Band Jazz I
April 16, 2008 Listen
Host Tom Agostino With two guests. 2 NEW Radio shows Debut on KJZA w/ Yavapai College connection Sue Sammarco, director of OPI talks about her new show "Sue's Corner Pet Shop" airing Sudays at 10:30AM and Sherry Cornett, instructor for COmmunity Ed program launches "Gourmet, The Healthy Way!" Sundays at 10 AMGuest: Scott Farnsworth Meet the new Athletic/HPER Director! Guest:Brad Clifford: With The YC sports beat.
CD Cuts:"Put Some Love Into It" The Laws & "Who" Gypsy Soul
April 9, 2008 Listen
Guests: Ginney Billbray & Jeff Rhoads, Campus Activities Coordinator
Today's Topics: Yavapai College Celebrates National Library Week w/ "A World of Celebrations" & Campus Activities, including upcoming "Evening of Recognition."
CD Cuts: "River Walk," Jimmy LaFavre; "When You Sing," John Gorka
April 5, 2008 Listen
Host Tom Agostino With two guests. This Saturday & Sunday 3/29-3/30, 4-5pm KJZA 89.5fm & 90.1fm IMPORTANT NEWS!!! KJZA now also broadcasts over 90.1 fm, making it alot easier for Prescott residents to get the show!!! EDVentures - Educational Field trips throughout the Southwest and Mexico and the ever-growing Community Education program Guest: Dave Schimberg The YC Art Gallery & the Student Juried Art exhibition Guest: Gallery Manager & artist Fil Kewanyama.
CD Cuts: "Ghosts of the Good Old Days" John McCutcheon "Flames of Love" Lynn Miles
March 26, 2008 Listen
Guests: Michael Brown & Marci Keller Today's Topics: A wide-ranging conversation about the 19th Annual YC Career and Job Fair, Career Counseling our students, Finding them jobs, and the birth of a 2 mile Nature Trail at the Prescott Campus Feb 27, 2008 Listen
Radio Hour with Dr. James Horton - Dr. James Horton and Tom Agostino sit down and talk all things about Yavapai College. Feb 5, 2008 Listen
OLLI Corner w/ Clark Engle Amazing variety of classes offered at OLLI Guest: Ed Cornett, YC Spring Music Concerts Preview: All That Jazz Guest Roy Breiling, Director of Big Band Jazz I & II, and the Symphonic Orchestra & Band.
CD cuts "Keep Your Lamps," YC Angelorum Choir; "Got Rhythm?" "Red Dog Play," YC Big Band Jazz I.
Feb 23, 2008 Listen
The Alumini Outreach Program? - Are You Connected - College Goal Sunday and Career Fair with Corey Carlson.
CD Cuts: "Row" D Squared
Feb 2-3, 2008 Listen
The Verde Valley's Verde Campus, Sedona Center, and Camp Verde School Complex: Something for Everyone with Paual Blankenship, YC Communications Director for the Verde Valley.
OLLI Corner w/Clark Engle.
Jan 26-27, 2008 Listen
Co-Host: Dennis Garvey Guests: Jack Wilson, Mayor-elect of Prescott: an informative discussion about the future of Prescott and the city's relationship to YC. The mayor answered questions submitted by YC employees. The 2nd installment of the Gugler Report, with Mollie Gugler: the moving story of how the streets of the Prescott Campus got their names.
CD cut: "I Am a Town" by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Oct 10, 2007 Listen
Guests: Tess Martin: Editor of The RoughWriter newspaper; student journalism and college newspaper. Sandra Sarles: Contract Training Solutions & Command Spanish; serving the community Preview of the Fall Music Concerts by the YC Music Department.
CD cuts: Let Your Light Shine: Ke'b Mo Apple Honey: YC Big Band Jazz I
Oct 6, 2007 Listen
Host Tom Agostino will share the microphone with Ruth Alsobrook as co-host. Tom and Ruth welcome Rick Marcum, Director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), to discuss the business outlook for Yavapai County. Also on the show, Moses Gliddon, one of our own YC faculty, who will talk about communication, film and "the Blues".
CD Cuts: Gentle Arms of Eden: Dave Carter & Tracey Grammer Old Milwaukee's Best: Lou "Skin" Flinton
Sept 26, 2007 Listen
Great teachers Guests: Paul Ewing, faculty member & Jennifer Rhoades, career counselor & musician Sept 15, 2007 Listen
One year Anniversary Show Guest Co-Host: Dennis Garvey Guests: Steve Walker; director of development Aug 22, 2007 Listen
Ernie Hernandez; director of YC's Auto Repair & Motorcycle repair program; Sue Sammarco, previewing the Fall Semester Aug 15, 2007 Listen
Cathy Karpisnki; weight loss and nutrition; Gino Romeo, Chemistry teacher from the Verde Valley Aug 8, 2007 Listen
YC Radio Hour in its entirety. Guests include Prescott Campus Dean Barbara Wing, Human Resource Director Rose Hurley and Shakespeare instructor Joan Fisher Jan 17, 2007  
Interview with YC President, Dr. Jim Horton Dec 23, 2007 Listen

For more information about the YC Radio Hour or how to be a guest, contact Tom Agostino at 776-2040.

More podcasts of previous interviews on the YC Radio Hour are coming soon.

 


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