The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show

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Jun 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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June 13, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show June 13, 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: 7th Annual Battle For Vegas Charity Softball Game with James Sullivan, co-founder of The Las Vegas Agency and Battle For Vegas; Check the Box! Saving Lives Together Campaign with Nancy Lieberman, Basketball Hall of Famer and head coach in IceCube’s BIG3 league, along with Lori Tessel, Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Prostate Cancer Foundation; This is ALZ Campaign for Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month with Beth Battaglino, CEO of HealthyWomen and Kerry Dennis, who’s living with Alzheimer’s disease; National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign with Linda DeCarlo, Senior Director of Occupational Safety & Health at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS); The Future of Shopping at the GS1 Connect Conference with Melanie Nuce-Hilton, Senior Vice President of Customer Success at GS1 US; 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with Katie Kennedy, history and civics professor and author of The Declaration Decoded: A Guide to the Document that Inspired Our Nation.

June 6, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show June 6, 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: Automotive Career Education with Wesley Gregg, founder of Gaudin Technical Institute (GTI); AI Literacy for National Safety Month with Sarah Dooley, AI Strategist and Founder of AI-Empowered Mom; National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign with Linda DeCarlo, Senior Director of Occupational Safety & Health at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Summer Tech & Gadgets with Katie Linendoll, Emmy Award-winning tech expert; Esophageal Cancer and Diseases with Dr. Amrita Sethi, Medical Director at the Center for Advanced Endoscopy, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, and Paul Davis, Achalasia Patient Treated with POEM.

May 29, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show May 30, 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: 19th Annual Restaurant Week with Irma McDow, Philanthropy Officer at Three Square; How We Learn and Communicate with Jason Nana Yaw Mohan (Jay Mo), Director of the AMPLE Leadership Platform; Science Under Siege Report and Science Delivers Initiative with Matthias Berninger, Head of Public Affairs, Sustainability and Safety at Bayer; Gene Therapy with Dr. Lindsey A. George, Director of Clinical In Vivo Gene Therapy and an attending physician in the Division of Hematology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP); Teen Driving and the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer with Bob Passmore, Department Vice President of Personal Lines at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) and Rebecca Weast, Senior Research Scientist at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS); Teen Achievement and Self-Esteem with Meredith Walker, author of Be Yourself and Other Bad Advice: A Teen Girl’s Guide to Unlearning the Rules.

May 23, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show May 23, 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: Skin Cancer Awareness Month with Dr. Matthew Schwartz, Radiation Oncologist at Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada; Summer Academics with Austin Congleton, Middle School Principal at Delta Academy; Nonprofits Supporting Nonprofits with Shaun Maddox, Founder of Winning 4a Cause; Military Appreciation Month and Mental Health Awareness Month with Benjamin Hightower, Air Force Veteran and singer-songwriter, and Andrea McCarren, President of The PenFed Foundation for Military Heroes; Flying Solo: Navigating Financial Autonomy with Deana Healy, Vice President of Financial Planning & Advice at Ameriprise Financial; National Speech-Language-Hearing Month with Dr. Linda I. Rosa-Lugo, President of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and Dr. Janice R. Trent, audiologist and former ASHA Board Member.

May 16, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show May 16, 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: Affordable Housing Month with Ashlee Andrews, Las Vegas Market Executive at Bank of America, and Todd Imholte, President and CEO of Blind Center of Nevada; Emotional Intelligence with Virginia Knudsen, Co-Founder and CEO of BOAR, and author of Leading With Heart: Unlocking the Power of Emotional Intelligence; National Moving Month with Ryan Snyder, Director of Governmental and Legislative Affairs at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in the U.S. Department of Transportation; Car Safety with Jennifer Morrison, Director of Vehicle Safety Strategy at Mazda North American Operations; National Stop the Bleed Month with Dr. David S. Shapiro, Chair of the American College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed Committee; Amazon Health AI with Dr. Andrew Diamond, Chief Medical Officer at Amazon One Medical.

May 9, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show May 9, 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: Timbers Fundraising Drive with Maribel Garcia, Executive Director of the Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation (NBCF); Helping Women and Children with Tess Davis, Founder of The Human Conduit; SubQ Lung Cancer Treatment with Dr. Coral Olazagasti, Medical Oncologist for the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Stephanie Williams, lung cancer patient; National Investing Day with Dan Stein, VP Branch Manager at Charles Schwab; Modern Work Trends with Aneesh Raman, Chief Economic Opportunity Officer at LinkedIn and Co-Author of the new book Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI.

May 2, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show May 2, 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: Mother’s Day and Breast Cancer Awareness with Allyce Pierson, Development Director at Susan G. Komen; Period Poverty Awareness Week with Wendi Schweigart, founder of Project Marilyn; College Admissions with Beth Heller Gelles, co-founder of Acceptance Ahead and author of Crazy for College: The Stories, The Secrets, & The Shot of Sanity You Need to Make it Through Admissions; AI Small Business Growth with Daymond John, Founder of FUBU, star of Shark Tank, and CEO of The Shark Group; Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with Captain Tim Kinsella, U.S. Navy Veteran and Vice President of Branch Operations at Navy Federal Credit Union; AARP Fraud Events with Kathy Stokes, Senior Director of Fraud Prevention Programs with the AARP Fraud Watch Network.

April 25, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show April 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: Helldorado Days Parade with Marja Bigas, Parade Coordinator for Helldorado Days; Webcam Hacking and Camfecting with David Rounds, CEO of NetEffect; Distracted Driving Awareness Month with Dan Glaser, Driver Distraction Engineer at General Motors; GLP-1 Eye Exams with Jacqueline M. Bowen, President of the American Optometric Association (AOA); Primary Care Doctor Shortage with Dr. David Carmouche, EVP & Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at Lumeris; Pediatric Cancer Survivorship with Kevin Reilly, Hyundai Hope on Wheels Board Member and Jackson Trinh, 11-year-old Cancer Survivor.

April 18, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show April 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: Spring Giant Student Farmers Market with Ciara Byrne, Co-Founder and CEO of Green Our Planet; 36th Annual AIDS Walk Las Vegas with Andrew Ryan, Marketing & Events Director at Aid for AIDS Nevada (AFAN); Las Vegas Take Steps Walk with Jennifer Campbell, Regional Executive Director for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Nevada Chapter, and Jenna Heath, Crohn’s patient and President of the Nevada Chapter Board; Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month with Allison Steinberg, Strategic Director at the Prevent Cancer Foundation; SAT benefits with Priscilla Rodriguez, Senior Vice President of College Readiness Assessments at The College Board.

April 11, 202656 min

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show April 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: 25th Annual Walk for Wishes with Scott Rosenzweig, President and CEO of Make-A-Wish Nevada, and Lori Nelson-Kraft, Senior Vice President of Community Affairs at the Las Vegas Grand Prix; 15th Annual Las Vegas Science and Technology Festival with Alexandra Liebman, Director for the Las Vegas Science & Technology Festival; 30th Anniversary and 1st Pickleball Tournament with Beth Flory, CEO of SAFE House; National Volunteer Month with Matt Bertram, Vice President of Volunteer Services at the American Red Cross; Tech Spring Cleaning with Trisha Hershberger, TV Host and Streamy Award-Winning Content Creator.