Phoenix Suns (Basketball team)

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Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss disagreements between Governor Mecham and the Arizona Legislature regarding lease purchase plans, conflict over temporary judge appointments, prison construction plans, the firing of Maricopa County Defender Ross Lee, the downtown stadium, and the Phoenix Suns. Panelists include John Kolbe, Political Editor, Phoenix Gazette; Jana Bommersbach, Associate Editor, New Times; John Leach, Assistant City Editor, Arizona Republic.

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Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss university budgets, the Arizona Legislature, RUCO, and the Phoenix Suns. Panelists include Anthony Sommer, Legislative Reporter, Phoenix Gazette; Jana Bommersbach, Associate Editor, New Times; Steve Yozwiak, Legislative Reporter, Arizona Republic.

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Suns Drug Case Package, Tom Collins In-Studio Interview (Shelton); Tempe Rio Salado Package, Harry Mitchell In-Studio Interview (Taylor). Segments on the Phoenix Suns player's links to drugs and gambling, and Tempe's new Salt River project. There is a pre-show take for the first 40 seconds; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

Scope and Contents Suns Arena Package, Jerry Colangelo Interview (Bloom); Philanthropic Desert Package, John Vack Interview, Ami Lauer Interview (Taylor); Anne Bendheim Commentary (Bendheim). Segments on plans to build a new sports arena for the Phoenix Suns in downtown Phoenix, why Arizona is one of the thriftiest states in terms of giving money to charity, and Anne Bendheim's commentary (children's theater in the Valley). There is a pre-show take for the first minute; the title card is then shown and the...

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Pre-recorded day-after Thanksgiving Special. Interviews with Colangelo and Bidwell concerning the professional sports seasons of the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Cardinals. Panelists include Jerry Colangelo, President, Phoenix Suns; Bill Bidwill, Owner, Phoenix Cardinals. This show is incorrectly listed as #8025 on the title card.

Scope and Contents American Continental Package, John Lucking Interview, William A. Gosnell Interview (Miller); John Bishop Commentary (Bishop); Phoenix Suns Package, Linda Nadolski and Paul Johnson Interview (Palacio). Segments on the American Continental Corporation's chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Jim Bishop's guest commentary (the Exxon Valdez oil spill), and plans to build a new downtown arena for the Phoenix Suns that would displace artists in Skid Row. There is a pre-show take for the first 30 seconds;...

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Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss Phoenix Suns arena plans, the attorney general's opinion of Evan Mecham's gubernatorial bid, and another pitch for a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Panelists include Dee Hall, City Hall Reporter, Arizona Republic; Jana Bommersbach, Editor, New Times; Mark Flatten, Legislative Reporter, Scottsdale Progress.

Scope and Contents Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss the North Phoenix amphitheater project, a new arena for the Phoenix Suns, leadership issues in the Navajo Nation, Evan Mecham's plans to appear at political conventions with ex-Klansman David Duke, and political exercises over the GOP's Christian nation resolution. Panelists include Chris Broderick, Assistant City Editor, Arizona Republic; Jana Bommersbach, Associate Editor, New Times; John Kolbe, Political Editor, Phoenix Gazette. There is a...

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Phoenix Suns Arena Package, Jerry Colangelo Interview (Miller); Cactus League Package, Joe Garagiola Jr. Interview (Palacio); Robert Robb Commentary #63 (Robb). Segments on sports issues facing the Valley (how to keep Cactus League teams and the Phoenix Suns from leaving the state), and Robert Robb's commentary (a postmortem on ValTrans). There is a pre-show take for the first minute; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

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Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss the rejection of ValTrans, the Phoenix Suns arena proposal, a controversial concealed weapons bill, and issues with former governor Mecham's protocol fund. Panelists include Jack Lavelle, Legislative Reporter, Phoenix Gazette; Howard Fischer, Political Reporter, New Times; Chris Broderick, Assistant Metro Editor, Arizona Republic.