Amazing Arizonans

This week's episode features an amazing musician, Shem von Schroeck. A Valley resident who has played with some of the greatest names in music. The singer, songwriter and composer has performed on the opera stage as well as with legendary acts like Toto, the Eagles, Kenny Loggins, Ambrosia, Air Supply and many more.

This episode of Amazing Arizonans was so much fun for me. I met Randall Hedden at a charity function where he was performing and I was the emcee. He is an artist and is internationally know for his speed painting. His work is very popular and he’s raised over five million dollars for charity with his work. We talk about how he became a speed painter. His love of art and his love of giving to the community. I hope you enjoy the conversation and his work.

Marvin Young better known as Young MC is a valley resident known for some classic songs and is still making great music! On this episode of Amazing Arizonans I talk with him about his career. Growing up in Queens New York and the beginning of hip hop, winning a Grammy for his mega hit "Bust A Move" and co-writing hits like "Funky Cold Medina" and "Wild Thing". He has a career that spans more than 4 decades. We talk about his new music and navigating the music industry. I hope you enjoy it.

For this installment of Amazing Arizonans, Mike sits down with Danny Seiden, president and CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Danny’s background and experience makes him very interesting. He’s helped shape public policy in many different ways, being a staffer for elected officials, including former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey.

President of Grand Canyon University, Brian Mueller is this week's guest on Amazing Arizonans. We talked about how the school came to be and what's to come in it's big future. 

I had the pleasure of talking with former Arizona Senator Jon Kyl for the episode of Amazing Arizonans. I met the Senator over twenty years ago. He is known as an expert on the U.S. Constitution and sat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He also is an expert in water legislation and as a key figure in the Central Arizona Project. Ensuring water security throughout the western states. We get a behind the curtain look at some of the decisions that molded our state and our country. I hope you enjoy it.

This week on Amazing Arizonans we talk with Arizona’s Morning News co-anchor Jayme West and her amazing career in news.

Our guest for Amazing Arizonans this week is Jim Cross. Jim is a member of the Arizona Broadcasters Hall of Fame and has spent 25 reporting for KTAR news. 

In the latest Amazing Arizonans podcast, former Congressman John Shadegg discusses growing up with a father who helped shape Maricopa County politics.