Ross Emery speaks with Our Ventura Host, Kat Merrick, about the Ventura music scene. Ross is a co-founder behind the Roadshow Revival and Ventura Music Festivals including the Johnny Cash Festival and Surf Rodeo, the latter which involves surfers wearing cowboy hats and bands rocking out on a stage at the beach.
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Should California Require Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods?
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Ron Whitehurst discusses California Proposition 37, which is “The California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act.” Here is a summary of this proposition: -
“Cancer Doesn’t Discriminate, Neither Should We”: A Cancer Survivor Helps Others
Rachel Shur is a two-time cancer survivor who was diagnosed in 2006 and 2007 with terminal leukemia. In this interview she talks about the United Cancer Advocacy Action Network (ucaan.org) that she founded in 2009 to aid cancer survivors/patients after diagnosis. Part of her philosophy is “attitude is everything” in regards to surviving cancer and finding some way to laugh about it.
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George Alger Accepts CAPPIE Award for Our Ventura TV
Our Ventura TV Producer, George Alger, accepts a “CAPPIE” Producer Award from CAPS TV, as 2012 Best “Civic and Community” TV Producer. George acknowledges Petrina Sharp, the Director of Our Ventura TV, for her role in the weekly TV series.
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2012 CAPPIE Awards in 2 Minutes
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The 2012 CAPPIE Awards were held on Sept 13, 2012, at the Technology Development Center in Ventura, CA. The CAPPIE Awards are annually presented by Community Access Partners of San Buenaventura (CAPS TV) to honor excellence in community television. -
Launch or Improve your Business with Free SCORE Business Counseling
Dan Bruce speaks about the SCORE organization, which helps businesses get off the ground and helps them become more successful. SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. SCORE is supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and includes a network of 13,000+ volunteers who deliver services at no charge or at very low cost.
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Insights Behind Voices of the Homeless, a Documentary Film by Toni Jannotta
Toni Jannotta discusses her jazz-inspired, storytelling documentary, Voices of the Homeless. The discussion is highlighted with a trailer from her film.
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Local Portrait Series Legacy: the Face of Ventura by Johanna Spinks
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Johanna Spinks discusses her Face of Ventura portrait painting project of 57 subjects, along with Co-Creators, Sheldon Brown, publisher of the Ventura Breeze; and Bonnie Weigel, CEO and President of FOODshare; as well as a whole cast of sitters and participants who offer their insights into this historical community legacy.