VIDEO ON DEMAND - PHOENIX RISING WITH MAYOR PHIL GORDON
Phoenix Rising with Mayor Phil Gordon - Video on Demand
June 2009 - Mayor Gordon talks
with City Manager Frank Fairbanks about the community effort for winning
the All-America City Award. Also featured are recent winners of the
Young Man and Young Woman of the Year.
May 2009 - Mayor Phil Gordon talks
with Deputy City Manager Ed Zuercher and Government Relations Director
Karen Peters on how Phoenix has used some ot the $220.5 million in
federal stimulus funds.
April 2009 - The Mayor welcomes
Col. Thomas H. Magness of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who recently
presented the city an Environmental Award of Excellence in recognition
of the work done on the Rio Salado Environmental Restoration Project.
Also, learn about plans for the "College Depot" at Burton Barr Library
and see how tree planting volunteers are helping Phoenix become the
first carbon-neutral city.
March 6, 2009 - Mayor Gordon, Government
Relations Director Karen Peters and Deputy City Manager Ed Zuercher
update viewers on city efforts to secure as many benefits of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act as possible for Phoenix residents. KNOW99
profiles Dr. Stuart Flynn, Dean of the U of A College of Medicine
in Phoenix, who volunteers weekly at Esperanza Elementary School.
In the Mayor's "Discover Phoenix" segment, we discover the venerable
Pioneer and Military Memorial Park.
Feb. 23, 2009 - Mayor Gordon talks
with Karen Peters, Government Relations director, about efforts to
secure some direct funding from the federal economic stimulus package
so Phoenix can start already-approved construction projects and create
local jobs more quickly. KNOW99 highlights the dedication of the Murphy
School District/Phoenix Rotary 100 Education & Health Center, now
providing free health care and educational services to the Murphy
community. And the Mayor talks with Kimber Lanning, Local First AZ,
and Mark Patel, Phoenix Art Museum, about Phoenix Arts Month and The
Train Tracks, a unique opportunity for local musicians to record live
tracks on a light rail car.
Feb. 19, 2009 - Mayor Gordon talks
with Steve Moore of the Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau
and Phoenix Deputy City Manager Ed Zuercher about the economic benefits
Phoenix gains from hosting the upcoming NBA All Star Week. KNOW99
lets us join a lucky class of sixth graders from Montecito Community
School for a day of pro basketball tips, dance lessons from the Mercury
Hip Hop Squad and tours of America West Arena, courtesy of Phoenix
Mercury Head Coach Corey Gaines. Gaines is continuing a relationship
forged when he participated in the Principal for a Day program last
fall. The Discover Phoenix segment showcases another hidden gem of
our city, the beautifully restored Memorial Hall in Steele Indian
School Park.
Dec. 3, 2008 - Mayor Gordon talks
to Rick Simonetta, CEO of METRO Light Rail, about the launch of our
new light rail system - now just days away. Then, KNOW99 takes us
to a Phoenix grade school where an Arizona Cardinals player makes
reading time extra special for the kids through SRP Milk & Cookies
Program. Finally, we see highlights of the Mayor's first tree-planting
event in a downtown neighborhood.
Nov. 17, 2008 - Mayor Gordon's
guests work for the only AIDS service organization of its kind in
the country, Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS: President/CEO Carol Poore
and Prevention Specialist Tyler TerMeer, who is living with HIV. Our
"In the Know" segment features corporate executives who have extended
their participation in the Principal for a Day program into long-term
relationships with Phoenix schools. In our "Discover Phoenix" segment,
a park ranger with the North Mountain Visitor Center leads us on a
hike in the beautiful Sonoran desert of the North Mountain Preserve.
Nov. 6, 2008 - State of Local
Economy and Banking Institutions with Leaders from Arizona's Largest
Banks, Great Arizona Puppet Theater Anniversary and Grand Opening
of Phoenix Perks Café
Oct. 23, 2008 - Mayor
Gordon's guests are Phoenix Police Commander Tim Hampton with the
Maryvale Precinct and Dwight Amery with Maryvale Revitalization Corporation.
They talk about what a "Weed and Seed" program can accomplish in maintaining
and improving our neighborhoods when police and residents work together.
KNOW99 takes you inside a program that's focused on our future voters
this election season - Kids Voting. Finally, you'll get a glimpse
of the amazing public art that's part of our daily landscape in downtown
Phoenix.
Oct. 15, 2008 - Nine-year-old Ian
Wolf talks with Mayor Gordon about the city's green sustainability
program. KNOW99 visits the Phoenix Teaching Fellows, a group that
trains teachers to teach in high need schools that need help in math,
science and special education. PHX11 visits the Arizona Toy and Doll
Museum at Heritage Square.
Oct. 8, 2008 - Mayor
Gordon talked with Phoenix Theater Director Michael Barnard and Managing
Director Dan Schay about an upcoming production at Phoenix Theatre.
Also, see the homecoming of gold medalist Henry Cejudo at Maryvale
High and take a tour of the Children's Museum.
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