The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show

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Nov 2026

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The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social services around Southern Nevada. Listen in as the movers and shakers in the valley talk candidly about what they're doing to make a difference, opportunities to give back, and how community members can help achieve their missions. As heard on Audacy radio stations in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

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November 7, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show November 7, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada. This week’s topics: Season X with Bryan Harper, CMO of the Vegas Golden Knights ; Penelope’s Confidence Experience with Danyail Lawton, Founder & CEO of King-Lawton Consulting, Executive Director of the Be Someone’s Sticky Note Foundation , and author of Penelope and the Vase; American Service Fellowship with Rob Berschinski, U.S. Air Force Veteran and Chief of Staff at Harvard Kennedy School ; TeachKind Piglet with Samantha Crowe, Associate Director of Science Education at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ; Medicare Enrollment with Dr. Bobby Mahajan, board-certified pulmonologist and a national spokesperson for the American Lung Association ; 2026 State of Dry Eye Survey with Dr. Inna Lazar, award-winning Optometrist and Founder of Pro Eyecare.

October 31, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show October 31, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada. This week’s topics: Voter Trust with Richard Perkins, Former Assembly Speaker and Co-chair of the Democracy Defense Foundation ; 25th Anniversary Celebration with Christy Sakamoto, Executive Director of Get Outdoors Nevada ; BigFuture Fit Imperative Report with Richard Green, Executive Director of the BigFuture Community at the College Board ; Generation Fine Campaign with Dr. Jessi Gold, Psychiatrist, Best-selling Author, and International Speaker; Multiple Myeloma with Dr. Joseph Mikhael, Director of Myeloma Research at the HonorHealth Research Institute and Medical Advisor to the International Myeloma Foundation and Tara, Nurse Practitioner and Multiple Myeloma Patient; Changing the Face of Men’s Health with Tim Gnaneswaran, Executive Director of Movember .

October 24, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show October 24, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada. This week’s topics: College and Scholarship Applications with Dr. Lashon Fredricks, Director of Community and Student Engagement at Delta Academy and author of Beyond the GPA: A Family Guide to College and Scholarships ; Filipino American History Month with Rene “Butch” Meily , business leader and author of From Manila to Wall Street: An Immigrant’s Journey With America’s First Black Tycoon ; Cost of Living (COLA) Update with Bill Sweeney, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at AARP ; Fall Home Maintenance with Angie Hicks, Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer of Angi ; Cold and Flu Season with Dr. Nicole Henry, Pharmacist and District Leader with CVS Health ; Youth Mental Health with Dr. Paul Haut, President of the Children’s Hospital Association .

October 17, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show October 17, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada. This week’s topics: Candlelight Domestic Violence Vigil and MOVE for S.A.F.E. House for Domestic Violence Awareness Month with Beth Flory, CEO of S.A.F.E. House ; Ribbon Cutting and Open House with Vicki Bertin, President of the Foundation Assisting Seniors ; Home at What Cost? Research Report with Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity ; National Physical Therapy Month with Leo Arguelles, Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Clinical Education at the University of Illinois’ Department of Physical Therapy and an Acute Care Physical Therapist; Ocular Health with Dr. Jennifer Tsai, Board-Certified Optometrist; Medication Costs with Antonio Ciaccia, President of 46brooklyn Research .

October 10, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show October 10, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada. This week’s topics: 2026 Walk to End Alzheimer’s with Chelsea Montervino, ACFO at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center and part of the Executive Leadership Team for the Alzheimer’s Association of Nevada’s 2026 Walk to End Alzheimer’s; Free MainStage Production of Taming of the Shrew at Lorenzi Park with Matt Morgan, Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the Nevada Shakespeare Festival ; Status & Achievement of Women in Nevada Report with Jill Tolles, CEO of the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities , and Ila Friedenthal, President & CEO of the Nevada Women’s Fund ; Sandwich Generation Guilt Trap with Scott Parrish, President of the Visiting Angels National Franchise Organization; 2026 Catalyst Innovation with Dori Kreiger, Executive Director of the CTIA Wireless Foundation and Jason Wang, Founder of FreeWorld and a 2026 Catalyst Winner; Soybean Uses with Brent Renner, Director of the United Soybean Board and Iowa Soybean Farmer.

October 3, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show October 3, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada. This week’s topics: Power in Pink & Purple Community Challenge for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month with Shaun Maddox, Founder of Winning 4a Cause ; Inaugural End Period PoverTEE Golf Tournament with Wendi Schweigart, founder of Project Marilyn ; 16th Annual NF Hope Concert with Jeff Leibow, Co-Founder and Executive Producer of the NF Hope Concert ; Merkin Prize in Biomedic Technology for Cochlear Implants with Ingeborg Hochmair, Founder and CEO at MED-EL and Erwin Hochmair, Co-Founder and Owner at MED-EL; Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment Options with Dr. Ashish Saxena, Thoracic Medical Oncologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and Wendy Brooks, Small Cell Lung Cancer Patient and Advocate with the Lung Cancer Foundation of America .

September 26, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show September 26, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada. This week’s topics: UNITE For Bleeding Disorders Walk with Jacob Murdock, Executive Director for the Nevada Chapter of the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation ; Medical Licenses and Consumer Services with Sarah Bradley, Deputy Executive Director for the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners ; Blood Cancer Awareness Month with Dr. E. Anders Kolb, President and CEO of Blood Cancer United ; Early Risk Factors and Prevention with Dr. Chelsea Dorsey, Executive Board At-Large Member of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) ; We Card Awareness Month with Doug Anderson, President of the We Card Program .

September 19, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show September 19, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada. This week’s topics: Viva CSN 55th Anniversary with Kimiko Walton, Associate Vice President of Academic Partnerships at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) ; Camp Cope: Tackle Grief Day with Kelly Thomas Rose, Executive Director of Adam’s Place ; Suicide Prevention Month with Chanté Franco, Warrior and Army veteran and Lindsey Gray, Suicide Prevention Manager at the Wounded Warrior Project ; Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and National APP Week with Victoria Wong, Physician Assistant at the Fox Chase Cancer Center and Timothy Weimer, Nurse Practitioner at New Jersey Urology; National Preparedness Month with Marcus Coleman, Vice President of Community Resilience Strategy at United Way Worldwide and Carrie Hughes, Associate Vice President of Social Innovation Programs and Operations at Verizon.

September 12, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show September 12, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada. This week’s topics: 2nd Annual Shoes for Scholars 5K Run & Walk with May Kane, Founder of Shoes For Scholars ; Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with John Guastaferro, Executive Director of Hyundai Hope on Wheels and Isabella Franco-Capps, 11-year-old Cancer Survivor; 764 Network and Scam Awareness with Christopher S. Delzotto, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI Las Vegas Field Office; Be That Something for the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 with Commissioner Merle Heatwole, National Commander at the Salvation Army ; National Preparedness Month with Jennifer Pipa, Vice President of American Red Cross Disaster Programs and Rob Glenn, Vice President of Global Resilience at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation ; National Cholesterol Month with Dr. Marc Penn, Cardiologist and Medical Director at Quest Diagnostics .

September 5, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show September 5, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada. This week’s topics: .00005K Marathon with Mark Shunock, Founder and Executive Director of Mondays Dark ; From Disabilities to Ability with Armena Mkhitaryan, CEO of Transition Services for Independence ; Prostate Cancer Awareness Month with Rebecca Dabbs, Implementation Director for Movember’s Prostate Cancer Portfolio; Back-to-School Diabetes Screening Dr. Shara Bialo, Senior Medical Director of T1D Immunology at Sanofi .