Vinyl Grooves Run Deep.
Featured on the August 13th, 2026 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Get an early preview of Arizona Theatre Company’s) 2026-2027 season from Mike Seiden, the newly elected Chairman of the ATC Board. He comes into the position after a lifetime of enjoying the full range of theatrical experiences the stage can offer.
- Listen to an audio postcard from the La Rosa & Desert Island Records Summer Record Show & Vintage Fair,. It attracted a surprisingly diverse audience from varied generations and backgrounds, sharing in their love of physical media, and sound that you can hold.
- The purpose of the new AZPM podcast Speaking Personally is talking with those who are shaping Southern Arizona - and beyond. These interviews go in search of common ground and the things that really make people tick. Speaking Personally is recorded on location in the AZPM studios at the Paul & Alice Baker Center for Public Media in Tucson.
This episode, the interviewer is Tom McNamara, and his guest is someone who had a lot to do with the growth and reach of public broadcasting, Linda O’Bryon. She was the founding executive editor and co-anchor of "The Nightly Business Report", in 1979, and the show aired for two decades on PBS stations around the country.
Arizona Spotlight airs every Thursday at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm and every Friday at 8:00 pm on NPR 89.1 FM / 1550 AM. You can subscribe to our podcast on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, or the NPR App. See more from Arizona Spotlight.
