Studio Sacramento

Original airdate: 05/04/2018: California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has been the state’s consumer protection watchdog over the nation’s largest insurance marketplace. He has used his office as both regulator and advocate on issues ranging from healthcare reform to how to ensure new forms of Internet-based commerce. He joins host Scott Syphax to share his perspective on politics, insurance, and consumer protection.

Original airdate: 04/27/2018: The death of 22-year-old Stephon Clark struck a chord that continues to reverberate through discussions happening across the Sacramento region and even throughout the nation. What does his death and the reaction by citizens mean and what does it tell us about our community? Doctor Parnell Lovelace, Pastor Emeritus of Center of Praise Ministries, joins host Scott Syphax for the discussion.

Original airdate: 4/20/2018: When a crime is committed, the focus is on prosecution and punishment. However, a growing number of professionals focused on criminal justice reform believe a new approach called restorative justice should be used. Reggie Hola and Eural Strickland with Sacramento ACT join host Scott Syphax to talk about the process.

Original airdate: 4/6/2018: The Sacramento Promise Zone encompasses 22 square miles of the economically hardest-hit neighborhoods in the city – from Del Paso Heights in the North Area to The Avenues in the South County. LeShelle Dozier and Tyrone Roderick Williams from the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency join host Scott Syphax to discuss how working with partners they will coordinate resources, build capacity and create public-private partnerships to drive area revitalization. ​​​

Original airdate: 3/30/2018: When children are hospitalized, undergoing intensive treatment, or struggling with autism or ADHD and trying to find their way in the world, what help is there for them beyond basic care? UC Davis Health is providing new, innovative services to children and their families in their time of need. Erin Roseborough and Emily McDaniel join host Scott Syphax to talk about the role of a Child Life Specialist.

Original airdate: 3/23/2018: Walter White has been a firefighter since 1987 and Sacramento’s fire chief since 2014. After a long career, he is retiring from service and sits down with host Scott Syphax to talk about a career in service and what it’s like to be a firefighter and what they face.​

Original airdate: 2/28/2018: We take our ability to move our body freely for granted. But happens when you suffer a catastrophic physical injury that results in a loss of mobility? UC Davis Professor and physician Dr. John Dorsett and recovering patient Phillip McCaulley tell their stories to host Scott Syphax.

Original airdate: 2/18/2018: The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals defers deportation proceedings for two years for people who were brought to the US illegally when they were children. Guests Marco Rodriguez and Consul General Liliana Ferrer join host Scott Syphax to discuss the potential implications of mass deportation.

Original air date: 2/9/2018: In 1974, the Sacramento Police Department hired its first female patrol officers. Felicia Allen and Flossie Crump were pioneers and trailblazers, demonstrating that women could also protect and serve their community. They join host Scott Syphax to share their stories.

Original Air Date: 2/2/18: How far has America progressed since the civil rights movement of the 1960s and what needs to happen for the country to embody for everyone the promise of its founding? Author and political scientist Dr. David Covin and civil rights activist Sam Starks join host Scott Syphax to talk about the status of civil rights in 2018.