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2004 Transcripts

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2004


December 2004
Air Date Program Topics
Dec 30, 2004 · Journalists Roundtable: Year-End Review
Dec 29, 2004 · Dolan Ellis, Arizona's official state balladeer
Dec 27, 2004 · Political cartoonists: Arizona Republic and Tribune newspapers
Dec 22, 2004 · Proposition 200;
· Polly Rosenbaum
Dec 21, 2004 "Medical Breakthroughs"
Artificial Heart | Asthma | Ceramic Hip Joint Replacement
These segments first aired November 15-17, 2004
Dec 20, 2004 · Political cartoonists: Arizona Republic and Tribune newspapers
Dec 17, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Dec 16, 2004 · Arizona's Economic Forecast
Dec 15, 2004 · Local talk radio host in center of controversy over station ownership and political opinions;
· Forecast of healthcare costs, coverage and workforce issues;
· Clay Thompson, author of "The Valley 101 Great Book of Life"
Dec 14, 2004 · Senator Jon Kyl;
· ASU Biodesign Institute
Dec 10, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Dec 3, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Dec 2, 2004 · First Thursday: The Governor on HORIZON;
· Pipeline Safety
Dec 1, 2004 · Jail expansion;
· New heart treatment

 

November 2004
Air Date Program Topics
Nov. 30, 2004 · Full-Day Kindergarten;
· United Against 200
Nov. 26, 2004 · Cronkite Awards highlights
Nov. 24, 2004 · Flu vaccine shortage;
· Desert ecosystem study by ASU Center for Environmental Studies;
· Forest Roads
Nov. 23, 2004 · KAET-ASU Poll;
· Proposition 200;
· Arizona/Great Britain Economic Ties
Nov. 22, 2004 · Air Quality;
· Water Settlement;
· Edward Albee
Nov. 19, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Nov. 18, 2004 · Water settlement with Arizona Indian tribes;
· Cardinals stadium
Nov. 17, 2004 · Medical Breakthroughs "Ceramic Hip Joint Replacement;"
· Legal opinion regarding state programs covered by Proposition 200
Nov. 16, 2004 · Medical Breakthroughs "Asthma;"
· Proposition 400 and plans to expand Valley freeways
Nov. 12, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Nov. 11, 2004 · Veterans' Day Special
Nov. 10, 2004 · School profiles;
· African-American Historic Property Survey
Nov. 9, 2004 · Flu facts;
· Iraq update;
· Stewart Udall
Nov. 8, 2004 · Drought;
· G.I. Bill
Nov. 5, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Nov. 4, 2004 · First Thursday: The Governor on HORIZON;
· ASU research project on Parkinson's disease
Nov. 3, 2004 · Post-election
Nov. 2, 2004 · Polls;
· Campaign 2004 highlights


October 2004
Air Date Program Topics
Oct. 27, 2004 · Proposition 200 ruling;
· Legislative Races
Oct. 26, 2004 · KAET-ASU Poll;
· District 2 Congressional Race
Oct. 25, 2004 · District 1 Democratic challenger Paul Babbitt;
· Pre-Election Maneuvering
Oct. 21, 2004 · Congressional Races;
· Sheriff's Candidate Forum
Oct. 19, 2004 · U.S. Supreme Court Preview
Oct. 18, 2004 · Debate Candidate Rhetoric;
· Miranda Rights
Oct. 15, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Oct. 14, 2004 · Post-Presidential Debate Coverage
Oct. 13, 2004 · Presidential Debate Analysis
Oct. 12, 2004 · Bob Schieffer;
· Presidential Debate Issues;
· Debate Volunteers
Oct. 11, 2004 · ASU Professor of Economics Edward C. Prescott wins the Nobel prize;
· Debate Preview;
· Debate Behind the Scenes
Oct. 8, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Oct. 7, 2004

· First Thursday: The Governor on HORIZON;
· Candidate Rhetoric

Oct. 6, 2004 · Proposition 401;
· Tempe Debate Impact
Oct. 4, 2004 · Maricopa County Attorney candidate forum;
· Religion's role in the election;
· Presidential Debate performance
Oct. 1, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable


September 2004
Air Date Program Topics
Sept.29, 2004 · Voter Registration;
· Proposition 105;
· Hunger Town Hall
Sept.28, 2004 · KAET-ASU Poll;
· Proposition 103
Sept.27, 2004 · Presidential Economics;
· Paul Krugman
Sept.23, 2004 · City of Phoenix approves purchase of land for downtown ASU campus;
· Proposition 300;
· ASU preparations for upcoming presidential debates
Sept.22, 2004 · Proposition 101;
· Proposition 104
Sept.21, 2004 · Proposition 100;
· NHL Lockout/Economic Impact
Sept.20, 2004 · Proposition 102;
· Education
Sept.16, 2004 · Proposition 200;
· New Touch-Screen Voting Machines
Sept. 15, 2004 · Juvenile Prison Settlement;
· Proposition 400
Sept. 13, 2004 · Political Vets;
· Political Art
Sept. 9, 2004 · First Thursday: The Governor on HORIZON
Sept. 8, 2004 · Primary election wrap-up
Sept. 7, 2004 · New law that allows prosecutors to go after the assets of immigrant smugglers;
· Independent voters
Sept. 3, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable


August 2004
Air Date Program Topics
August 26, 2004 · AIMS test;
· Maricopa County Sheriff race;
· Maricopa County Attorney race
August 24, 2004 · KAET-ASU poll;
· Congressional races
August 23, 2004 · District 20 Candidate Forum;
· Corporate Commissioner
August 17, 2004 · Legislative Races;
· Black Expo
August 16, 2004 · Coalition to prevent deaths of illegal aliens trying to cross the Arizona border;
· Political machines;
· Congressman Ed Pastor
August 13, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
August 6, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
August 5, 2004 · First Thursday: The Governor on HORIZON;
· West Nile virus
August 3, 2004 · U.S. Supreme Court review
[This program first aired July 12, 2004.]

 

July 2004
Air Date Program Topics
July 30, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
July 23, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
July 22, 2004 · Security of Arizona power plants, power lines and other utilities;
· Canadian Rx imporation
July 20, 2004 · KAET-ASU poll;
· Political machine;
· Mexico Rx: Arizona senior arrested
July 19, 2004 · Drought: A Tale of Two Cities,
A HORIZON special report
[This program first aired July 7, 2004.]
July 16, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
July 15, 2004 · Energy Crunch;
· Monsoon;
· Hualapai Indian Solar Grant
July 12, 2004 · U.S. Supreme Court review
July 9, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
July 7, 2004 · Drought: A Tale of Two Cities,
A HORIZON special report
July 6, 2004 · Election Preview
July 5, 2004 · Women voters;
· Interest rates
July 2, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
July 1, 2004 · First Thursday: The Governor on HORIZON;
· West Nile Virus in the Valley

 

June 2004
Air Date Program Topics
June 29, 2004 · John Kerry's immigration proposal;
· Los Arcos update;
· KAET-ASU Poll
June 28, 2004 · Arizona Economic Forum;
· National Council of La Raza conference
June 25, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
June 21, 2004 · Medicare Prescription Drug Plan: Special Report
June 17, 2004 · Arizona's tuition tax credit;
· Identity theft
June 15, 2004 · City of Phoenix Hotel;
· New laws that affect homeowners associations
June 14, 2004 · Student political debate;
· Dropout prevention
June 11, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
June 10, 2004 · Pipeline safety;
· Advance Directive Registry
June 8, 2004 · Medicare Rx Discount Card;
· Alzheimer's research
June 4, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
June 3, 2004 · First Thursday: The Governor on HORIZON
June 1, 2004 · Wildfire!

 

May 2004
Air Date Program Topics
May 27, 2004 · Arizona's Capitol Women
May 26, 2004 · Health and safety travel in Mexico;
· Chinese Americans in Arizona
May 25, 2004 · KAET-ASU Poll;
· Gas prices;
· Chinese Americans in Arizona
May 24, 2004 · Agriculture and politics;
· Arizona Board of Regents proposed changes for universities
May 21, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
May 20, 2004 · State Budget;
· Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon
May 19, 2004 · Gay marriage;
· ASU anthropologists research why a complex native American culture may have disappeared
May 18, 2004 · Prison Sentences
· Phoenix art museum exhibit A collection of photographs shows the coming of age of Latin America.
May 17, 2004 · Prescription Drugs;
· Election Preview;
· McDowell Sonoran Preserve
May 14, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
May 13, 2004 · Brown versus Board of Education;
· Help America Vote Act
May 12, 2004 · Legislative update;
· Women's health
May 11, 2004 · Success of Spanish broadcasting;
· Tonto national forest restrictions and other fire-related news
May 10, 2004 · Campaign 2004;
· Neil Giuliano
May 7, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
May 6, 2004 · First Thursday: The Governor on HORIZON
May 5, 2004 · Legislative udate;
· Guns in Bars
May 4, 2004 · All-day Kindergarten;
· Forest fire protection
May 3, 2004 · Hostage reporting;
· Fired talk show host;
· Missing media coverage


April 2004
Air Date Program Topics
Apr. 30, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Apr. 29, 2004 · "Help America Vote Act:" touch-screen voting;
· KAET-ASU Poll
Apr. 28, 2004 · Medicare Prescription Drug Plan: Special Report
Part three of three;
· ASU/NASA Forum
Apr. 27, 2004 · Medicare Prescription Drug Plan: Special Report
Part two of three
Apr. 26, 2004 · Medicare Prescription Drug Plan: Special Report
Part one of three
Apr. 23, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Apr. 22, 2004 · Arizona Preserve Initiative;
· Navajo Code-Talker Memorial
Apr. 21, 2004 · Legislative Update;
· Earth Day Roundtable
Apr. 20, 2004 · Immigration issues
Apr. 19, 2004 · Death Penalty;
· Tuition Hikes
Apr. 16, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Apr. 15, 2004 · All-Day Kindergarten and the State Budget;
· Job Numbers for Arizona
Apr. 14, 2004 · Tax Day
· Drought Update
· ASU Scientists Study Ocean Life
Apr. 13, 2004 · K-12 Scholarships/Teacher Certification
Apr. 12, 2004 · New deputies;
· Obesity;
· Ray Suarez, senior correspondent, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Apr. 9, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Apr. 8, 2004 · Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University, announces university reorganization;
· Retention of judges
Apr. 7, 2004 · Legislative update;
· State Archives;
· Environmental report card
Apr. 6, 2004 · Sex offender legislation;
· Front porch bench initiative
Apr. 5, 2004 · CPS Funding;
· Ozone Awareness;
· "The Mending Wall, part of the Arizona State University West Immigration Forum, "Migrants, Justice and the Border"
Apr. 2, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Apr. 1, 2004 · "First Thursday: The Governor on HORIZON"


March 2004
Air Date Program Topics
Mar. 31, 2004 · Cesar Chavez Unity Celebration
· Health Care Coverage
Mar. 30, 2004 · Legislative update;
· Luke Air Force Base protection;
· Civil Rights protest anniversary
Mar. 29, 2004

· Cactus League and the Arizona economy;
· Journalistic milestone: New York Times v. Sullivan

Mar. 26, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Mar. 25, 2004

· Arizona's Universities
A roundtable discussion with
Dr. Michael Crow, Arizona State University President;
Dr. Peter Likins, University of Arizona President; and
Dr. John Haeger, Northern Arizona University President.

Mar. 24, 2004 · Legislative update;
· Forest health conference
Mar. 19, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Mar. 12, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Mar. 5, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Mar. 4, 2004 · "First Thursday: The Governor on HORIZON"
Mar. 3, 2004 · Gas Prices
· Rio Salado habitat restoration project;
· Artists of the Grand Canyon
Mar. 2, 2004 · East Valley mayoral races
· KAET-TV Production,
Monumental Arizona
Mar. 1, 2004 · "Drop houses;"
· "No Child Left Behind"


February 2004
Air Date Program Topics
Feb. 27, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Feb. 26, 2004 · Black History Month;
· Changes in tax law
Feb. 25, 2004 · Forest health
· Healing traditions
Feb. 24, 2004 · KAET-ASU Poll
· Artist Barbara Rogers
Feb. 23, 2004 · Gay marriage;
· Media critic/journalist Todd Gitlin;
· Phoenix Art Museum exhibit
Feb. 20, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Feb. 19, 2004 · Congressman Jeff Flake
· Cactus League
Feb. 18, 2004 · Legislative update;
· Senator Jon Kyl
Feb. 17, 2004 · Juvenile Corrections
· Clean Elections Lawsuit
Feb. 13, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Feb. 12, 2004 · Special Edition: Polly Rosenbaum —The First Lady of the Arizona House of Representatives
Feb. 11, 2004 · Legislative update
· Day-labor workers
Feb. 10, 2004 · Legislative Leadership
· Environmental Agenda
Feb. 9, 2004 · GOP's Bob Fannin on the Democratic Primary;
· Proposed guest worker program;
· Security vs.liberty
Feb. 6, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Feb. 5, 2004 · "First Thursday: The Governor on HORIZON"
Feb. 4, 2004 · Post-election analysis;
· Celebrating Chinese traditions in Arizona
Feb. 2 , 2004 · Arizona Democratic Primary

 

January 2004
Air Date Program Topics
Jan. 30, 2004 · The Journalists Roundtable
Jan. 29, 2004 · Clean Elections law;
· Republicans and the immigration issue;
· Vote 2004: Candidate profile - Joe Lieberman
Jan. 28, 2004 · AHCCCS;
· "The Exonerated" showing at Gammage;
· Vote 2004 - Candidate profiles:
John Kerry and Howard Dean
Jan. 27, 2004 · KAET/ASU Poll;
· Vote 2004 - Candidate profiles:
John Edwards and Al Sharpton
Jan. 26, 2004 · ASU's mission to Mars;
· Vote 2004 - Candidate profiles: Wesley Clark
Jan. 19, 2004 · Martin Luther King, Jr.
· Vote 2004 - Candidate profiles:
Dennis Kucinich
Jan. 16, 2004 · The Journalist Roundtable
Jan. 15, 2004 · State of the State Address analysis;
· New legislative session.
Jan. 14, 2004 · The Governor on HORIZON;
· An interview with the producer of "Corrections," a documentary on the training of correctional officers in Arizona.
Jan. 12, 2004 · Governor Napolitano's
The State of the State Address
Jan. 9, 2004 · The Journalist Roundtable
Jan. 8, 2004 · The Governor on HORIZON
Jan. 7, 2004 · Los Arcos referendum
· ASU Mars exploration
Jan. 5, 2004 · Upcoming legislative session
· Sonora-McDowell preserve
Jan. 2, 2004 · Journalist Roundtable: Year-End Review and Predictions for 2004

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