Veronica Murphy, Artistic Director of Write Out Loud, and Pamela Brittain, a Southwest High School language arts teacher and an actress in Write Out Loud’s Twainfest, talk about the Write Out Loud’s involvement in the National Education Association’s “Big Read” program; the Story Concert Series; and the annual Twainfest in August.

Steve Dinkin, President of the National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC), discusses the mission of the 35-year-old organization, Dinkin is joined by Pedro Villegas, Director of Community Relations for SDG&E, to chat about NCRC’s 30th Annual Peacemaker Awards, that is slated for Saturday, April 7 at the San Diego Marriott and Marquis Hotel. Villegas and Dinkin talk about SDG&E’s title sponsorship of the venerable awards program, along with this year’s honorees.

Jim Bedinger is the SDMAC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for 2017

Keith Johnson, Director, Kendra Couch Classic

Lorin Stewart, CEO, USO and Sharon Smith, Fundraiser and Development, USO

Guest: Judge Peter Gallagher

Steve Cohen, Author of "MONOSOPHY"; News Director for KUSI-TV

Charles Peters, Board Member, Scripps Ranch Theatre;
Director, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Michelle Marie Trester, Board Member, Scripps Ranch Theatre;
Actor, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Michael Gerdes, Assistant Professor and Director of Orchestral Studies for the SDSU School of Music and Dance, is joined by Christian Arroyo, an SDSU music major, to talk about the SDSU Live Downtown concert on Sunday, April 8 and the music education program at SDSU.