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 April 9, 2014 / Modified apr 9, 2014 3:36 p.m.

Community Interactive: POVERTY: The Working Poor - Panelist Update

Neal Conan, former Host of NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” to moderate. by Sue DeBenedette

Tucson, Arizona – Arizona Public Media (AZPM) and the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA) have partnered to launch Community Interactive, a series of engaging and informative live events addressing issues Southern Arizonans face. The first topic in the Community Interactive series will be POVERTY: The Working Poor, and will take place on February 12, 2014 at the Fox Theatre from 6:30 – 8 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

Neal Conan, award-winning journalist, producer, and former host of NPR’s Talk of the Nation will moderate a panel of educators, researchers, social service professionals, and others working every day helping people in need.

The panel includes: • Patti Caldwell, executive director, Our Family Services • Molly Castelazo, founder and president, Castelazo Content • Clarice Clash, principal, Tucson High Magnet School • Herminia Cubillos, executive director, JobPath • Ian Galloway, senior research associate, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco • Peggy Hutchison, chief executive officer, Primavera Foundation • Lane Kenworthy, professor of sociology and political science, University of Arizona • Michael McDonald, executive director, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona • John Pedicone, former superintendent, Tucson Unified and Flowing Wells School Districts

Photos and bios of panelists available here The Community Interactive – POVERTY: The Working Poor event will be free to the public. The community is encouraged to participate and submit questions prior to the event at communityinteractive@azpm.org, facebook.com/azpublicmedia or facebook.com/CFSAZ. Select questions will be presented at the live event for discussion.

The Community Interactive – POVERTY: The Working Poor event will be streamed live at azpm.org, and also available to view on demand after the event. The program will be broadcast on WORLD on Wednesday, February 19 at 9:30 p.m. and the UA Channel on Thursday, February 20 at 8 p.m., with subsequent encore broadcasts.

AZPM will feature the issue on news programming including, AZ Illustrated on PBS 6 and on NPR 89.1.

The series is produced in partnership by Arizona Public Media and the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, with support from COX Communications and the Arizona Daily Star.

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