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Meet Katie Hawley for District 5 Chico councilor | Potential PG&E shut off this week | Chico State receives $8.5M for teacher residency program

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, October 16.

In today’s episode:

  • Meet Katie Hawley for District 5 Chico councilor — Ken Devol, NSPR
  • PG&E warns of possible public safety power shut offs — Sarah Bohannon, NSPR
  • Chico State receives $8.5M for teacher residency program — Anthony Vasek, NSPR
  • One Butte County ballot measure could generate millions of dollars in tax revenue if passed — Erik Adams, NSPR

Featured: 

Chico State
Ray Bouknight
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The California State University system has boasted unofficial enrollment numbers exceeding previous years. Chico State is also seeing increased enrollment.

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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.
Erik began his role as NSPR's Butte County government reporter in September of 2023 as part of UC Berkeley's California Local News Fellowship. He received his bachelor's degree in Journalism from Cal State LA earlier that year.
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.
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.
Ava was an 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.
Dave Schlom is the longtime host and creator of Blue Dot. From surfing to Voyager in interstellar space, rock guitar to orcas in our imperiled oceans, the topics on Blue Dot are as varied as the host’s interests and connections -- which are pretty limitless! An internationally respected space history journalist, Dave is also deeply fascinated by all aspects of the grand workings of nature’s awesome machinery on scales ranging from galactic to subatomic. And topics take in all aspects of the arts and sciences.
Anthony started his student internship with NSPR in October 2024. He is a freshman at Chico State University pursuing a Bachelor's degree in journalism.