‘1,000 Books Before Kindergarten’ | Chico council may see major wage raise | Chico Salvation Army hosts free Thanksgiving Meal

By Sarah Bohannon,

Ken Devol, Angel Huracha, Ava Norgrove, Alec Stutson

Published November 27, 2023 at 11:50 AM PST

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, November 27.

In today’s episode:

Butte County libraries encourage parents to read 1000 books with child before kindergarten — Alec Stutson, NSPR
Chico council may see major wage raise — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
Chico Salvation Army hosts free Thanksgiving Meal — Ken Devol, NSPR
Chico awarded $43M for damages during response to 2018 Camp Fire — Ava Norgrove, NSPR

In case you missed it:

30% rent hike decreased for Chico senior mobile home park residents — NSPR
Butte County explores payment plans for rebuilding Bear Fire survivors — NSPR
City of Chico scheduled to clear more homeless encampments — NSPR
Missing North State teen reunited with family — NSPR
Nov. 20 declared Transgender Remembrance Day in California — NSPR
Special election for controversial water district underway in Butte County — NSPR
Redding scientists join ‘Defiance for Science’ strike across California — NSPR

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Sarah Bohannon

Sarah has worked at North State Public Radio since 2015 and is currently the station’s Director of Operations. She’s responsible for the sound of the station and works to create the richest public radio experience possible for NSPR listeners.

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Ken Devol

Ken came to NSPR through the back door as a volunteer, doing all the things that volunteers do. Almost nothing – nothing -- in his previous work experience suggests that he would ever be on public radio.

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Angel Huracha

Angel Huracha has been a part of the journalism field since 2006 and has covered a range of topics. He is a graduate of Chico State with a Bachelor's degree in news-editorial and public relations with a minor in English.

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Ava Norgrove

Ava is NSPR’s Morning Edition anchor and reporter. They previously worked on NPR’s Weekend Edition and NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered broadcasts and produced weekly national news stories focused on contextualizing national issues for individual communities. They love NorCal and spending time outdoors.

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Alec Stutson

Alec Stutson grew up in Colorado and graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in Radio Journalism, 20th/21st Century Literature, and a minor in Film Studies. He is a huge podcast junkie, as well as a movie nerd and musician.

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