Art is Rachel Ivanyi's first language.

Featured on the August 31st, 2023 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

• A conversation with Tucson nature artist Rachel Ivanyi about her "Desert Fables" gallery show at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum featuring her artwork from The Neotenic Queen: Tales of Sex and Survival in the Sonoran Desert by Alejandro Canelos.

Click here to listen to Mark's interview with Alejandro Canelos, author of "The Neotenic Queen: Tales of Sex and Survival in the Sonoran Desert".

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• Arizona Daily Star “Street Smarts” columnist David Leighton looks into the history of Sahuarita, and explains why its name has caused confusion over pronunciation since the 1800's.

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• And, The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced the national winners of the 2023 Edward R. Murrow Awards. More than 100 outlets were honored for their exceptional contributions in digital, radio, and television journalism.

Arizona Public Media received its third National Murrow Award in the category of Small Market Television News Documentary for _Water Harvester: An Invitation to Abundance.. Produced by David Fenster, the film explores how Tucson resident Brad Lancaster transformed his neighborhood through water harvesting.

Webpage by Leah Britton.

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