The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show

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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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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 .

August 29, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show August 29, 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: End of the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer with Anita Pepper, Public Information Officer at State of Nevada’s Office of Traffic Safety and Zero Fatalities ; Out of the Darkness Walks with Robert Gebbia, CEO of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention ; Race for Life 5K & 1-Mile Walk with Carlena Lim, Partner Relations Manager at Allyfe Pregnancy Clinic ; Back-to-School Meals with Jamie Gwen, Celebrity Chef and TV Personality; Psoriasis Action Month with Dr. Angela Crowley, Rheumatologist, and Joni, a young mom with active psoriatic arthritis; Workplace Trends and AI Tools with Erin Ahart, Workplace Trends Expert at Indeed .

August 22, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show August 22, 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: After-School Programs with Alena Evans, Director of Clubhouse Operations at Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada ; Back-To-School Stress with Dr. Melissa T. Merrick, President and CEO of Prevent Child Abuse America ; ALS Advocacy Action Month with Dawn Newburg, Executive Director of ALS of Nevada ; National Multicultural Donor Awareness Month with Adriana Connelly, Multicultural Engagement Strategist for the Nevada Donor Network and Brienna Love, Bereavement Program Coordinator and pediatric heart recipient; Adult Acne with Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, Board-Certified Dermatologist and Founder of DermFriends.

August 15, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show August 15, 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: Feeding America’s 2026 Map the Meal Gap study with Beth Martino, President & CEO of Three Square ; Neurological Disease and Brain Health with Dr. Zoltan Mari, Director of the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Program at the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health; Caregiver Mental Health with Rawle Andrews Jr., Executive Director of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation ; Childhood Literacy with Malcolm Mitchell, former NFL player, Super Bowl champ, and author of My Super Duper Me ; Shared Expenses with Denise Leonhard, General Manager for Zelle .

August 8, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show August 8, 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: 12th Annual Help for Heroes Program with Patti Gerace, Marketing Director for Walker Furniture ; National Health Center Week with Dr. Kyu Rhee, President and CEO of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) ; Summer COVID-19 with Dr. Charles Vega, Health Sciences Clinical Professor at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine; Back-to-School Eye Exams with Dr. Wesley Chamberlin, Optometrist at Visionworks ; State of Our Kids Report on Mental Health with Tamara Grider-Harris, Chief External Affairs Officer at KaBOOM! ; Animal Parasites with Dr. Casey Locklear, Parasiticide Medical Strategic Lead at Elanco Animal Health .

August 1, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show August 1, 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: Annual Back-to-School Fair with Kallie Peeples, Senior Public Affairs Specialist at Cox; State of Our Kids Report on Mental Health with Tamara Grider-Harris, Chief External Affairs Officer at KaBOOM! ; Neurological Disease and Brain Health with Dr. Zoltan Mari, Director of the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Program at the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health; America250 Campaign to support America's Warrior Partnership (AWP) with Clint Romesha, former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient and Jim Lorraine, President & CEO of America’s Warrior Partnership; Reckitt Catalyst with Ryan Floden, Catalyst Mentor and National Sales Director at Reckitt and Amanda Ducach, Founder and CEO of Ema EQ .

July 25, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show July 25, 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: 15th Annual HELP2O Water Drive with Abby Quinn, Chief Community Relations Officer for HELP of Southern Nevada ; Alternative Schooling with Carolyn Wassell, Principal and Lead Teacher at Las Vegas Enrichment Academy and and Miss Kenna, Parent Volunteer and Social Media Coordinator; Crypto Regulation with Kristin Smith, President of the Solana Policy Institute ; 99 Great Ways to Save with Stephen Perrine, Executive Editor of AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin; Urban Animals with Dan Werb , Award-Winning Writer, Epidemiologist and Author of Our Wild Familiars: How Animals Are Adapting to Cities and Reshaping the Natural World.

July 18, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show July 18, 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: Back to School Shopping Week at Betty’s with Kelli Kristo, Executive Director of Project 150 ; Student Vision and Eye Exams with Dr. Amanda Nanasy, Optometrist, Sports Vision Specialist and Co-Owner of The Eye Center of Pembroke Pines; ADHD in Adults with Dr. Jennie Byrne , aka Dr. B, Neuroscientist, Truth-Teller, and Author of ADHD in Professionals: Embracing Your Brain; PD-L1 Biomarker Testing with Dr. Julie R. Brahmer, Medical Oncologist at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins and Colette Smith, who’s living with lung cancer; Summer Travel with Shikha Narula, Head of Rewards at Bank of America .

July 11, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show July 11, 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: 5th Annual Help Youth Thrive Education Drive with Arash Ghafoori, CEO of Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY); Student Loan Reforms with Brian Walsh, Certified Financial Planner and Head of Advice & Planning at SoFi ; Professional Relationships with Parfait Bassalé, Singer-Songwriter, Belonging Strategist, and Author of The Way of Befriending: Transforming Relationships and Organizations for Belonging ; PD-L1 Biomarker Testing with Dr. Julie R. Brahmer, Medical Oncologist at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins and Colette Smith, who’s living with lung cancer; ATTR-Cardiac Amyloidosis with Dr. Barbara Hutchinson, President of Chesapeake Cardiac Care and Past President and Past Chair of the Board for the Association of Black Cardiologists.

July 4, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show July 4, 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: 5th Annual Help Youth Thrive Education Drive with Arash Ghafoori, CEO of Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY); Summer Price Increases with Alfredo Romero , former Senior Economist at the Joint Economic Committee; Giving 4th with Rosie Rios, Chair of America250 ; Make it Happen Campaign for Oncology Care with Donna Catamero, Associate Director of Myeloma Research at the Mount Sinai Health System and Rebecca C. Moran, Physician Assistant at the Piedmont Cancer Institute; Modern Healing with Dr. Alan R. Cohen , Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins and author of Comfort Always: Healing in the Age of Technology.