Studio Sacramento

Original airdate: 06/28/2019: Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery. Doctors Bahareh Nejad and Mohamed Ali from UC Davis Health join host Scott Syphax to talk about the pioneering method and how it is used.

Original airdate: 06/21/2019: Jeff vonKaenel is the publisher of the Sacramento, Chico, and Reno News and Review alternative newspapers. The Sacramento News & Review is celebrating 30 years in business. He joins host Scott Syphax to talk about the state of newspapers and three decades in the region.​

Original airdate: 06/14/2019: Flojaune Cofer serves on the Measure U Community Advisory Committee, working to ensure effective oversight of the new 1-cent Measure U tax dollars in Sacramento. She joins host Scott Syphax to talk about how the 15-person committee will work with residents to hear spending proposals and make spending recommendations.​

Original airdate: 05/10/2019: Crystal Nugs is Sacramento’s first 100 percent minority and woman-owned Licensed Marijuana Home Delivery Service. Maisha Bahati joins host Scott Syphax to talk about their business and the industry.

Original airdate: 05/03/2019: With the recent passing of Sacramento’s Measure U, what changes can be made to build the city’s economy through the influence and actions of all participants in society? Pat Fong Kushida – CEO of the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber – joins host Scott Syphax to talk about the opportunity.​

Original airdate: 04/26/2019: California is home to wildfires. One in 12 homes in the state exist in areas facing severe wildfire threat. Host Scott Syphax sits down with Sacramento Bee journalists ​​Lauren Gustus and Ryan Sabalow to talk about the collaborative project “Destined to Burn.”​​

Original airdate: 03/22/2019: Many nonprofits are now using the ideas and processes that some of the best businesses use. SVP Sacramento empowers nonprofits to tell their story and seek visibility and connections. Powerhouse Science Center is a recent winner of the SVP Fast Pitch process. SVP Sacramento Executive Director Cameron Law and Powerhouse Science Center Director of Marketing & Development Shahnaz Van Deventer join Scott Syphax to talk about nonprofit innovation.​​​​

Original airdate: 03/15/2019: Dr. David Lubarsky was named vice chancellor of human health sciences and chief executive officer of UC Davis Health in mid-2018. He joins Scott Syphax to talk about UC Davis Medical Center and the UC Davis schools of medicine and nursing.​​​

Original airdate: 02/15/2019: In a time of crisis, the Red Cross meets the immediate disaster-caused needs of people and communities. The recent Camp Fire saw the Red Cross mobilize to be one of the first organizations to reach the area. Gary Strong – CEO of the Gold Country Region – joins host Scott Syphax in partnership with the American Leadership Forum to talk about the experience.

Original airdate: 02/08/2019: After almost 125 years, Amanda Blackwood became the first full-time female CEO of the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, which focuses on business issues relevant to the 6-county Sacramento region. Amanda joins host Scott Syhpax to talk about the chamber’s new strategic focus.