Joe Moore

Fresno

President and General Manager at KVPR-FM (Fresno, CA)

President & General Manager of @kvpr Valley Public Radio https://t.co/vze8PQ9iBZ

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How the "No Fence Law" of the 1870's fueled the Central Valley's agriculture industry

6 days ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

In many ways the Central Valley we know today was born in the 1870's. The decade gave us irrigation canals, the railroad, and the emergence of cities like Fresno and Bakersfield. But an often overlooked law from that decade had an equally large impact, helping to fuel explosive growth of the agriculture industry that still drives our economy. Today on KVPR's Central Valley Roots - the “No Fence” law of 1874. Even before the Gold Rush, ranching ruled supreme in California.
The original, long vanished "Fresno City"

6 days ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

Here’s a trick question for you – have you been to Fresno City? No, I’m not talking about today’s City of Fresno. And I’m not talking about Fresno City College either. Because today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, we go in search of the original Fresno City – one that vanished 150 years ago. The year was 1855. Fresno County didn’t even exist. But it was this year, where a small settlement emerged along the Fresno Slough.
The story of Woodlake's Bravo Lake

1 week ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

It’s a large lake in the middle of a small town in Tulare County. But if you’re just passing through Woodlake, you might never see the town’s most prominent feature. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, the story of Bravo Lake and the town of Woodlake. First a geography lesson. The Kaweah River spreads out into different channels as it exits the foothills and enters the San Joaquin Valley. That’s why it’s called the Kaweah Delta.
Buttonwillow: An ancient tree in Kern County

1 week ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

In the last 250 years, so much of the Central Valley has been transformed. Today’s landscape of farms, cities and industry would be unrecognizable to a time traveler from the 1700s. But in a few places, there are landmarks that endure in a remarkable way. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, the story of Buttonwillow in Kern County. Buttonwillow is located on Highway 58 west of Interstate 5 in rural Kern County. It’s a small community of about 1,500 people.
Tony Coelho, father of the Americans With Disabilities Act

1 week ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

The Central Valley has had its fair share of powerful congressional representatives, from Bernie Sisk to Bill Thomas. But few have had a bigger impact than Tony Coelho. His story, today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots. Tony Coelho was born in 1942 and grew up on a dairy farm in Los Banos. During high school, an accident left him with a head injury that caused him severe headaches and blackouts. He originally wanted to be a lawyer, but that changed in November 1963.
John Muir in the Central Valley

1 week ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

John Muir is forever associated with the Sierra Nevada. But his travels to the mountains also meant he spent considerable time in the San Joaquin Valley. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, John Muir’s reflections on the Valley. John Muir arrived in San Francisco in late March of 1868 and promptly set out for the Sierra. His destination was Yosemite Valley.
Victor Gruen's vision for Fresno

2 weeks ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

Writer Malcom Gladwell called him the most influential architect of the 20th century. He’s considered the inventor of the American shopping mall. And in the early 1960’s Fresno leaders asked him to redesign the core of their city. The story of architect Victor Gruen, today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots. Gruen was born in Austria in 1903, and like many Jews, came to America amid the rise of Adolf Hitler. Gruen was a practicing architect, and specialized in retail stores.
The story behind Friant Dam

2 weeks ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

Few developments in local history have changed the Valley more than Friant Dam. From providing flood control and irrigation water to the east side of the Valley, to drying up huge portions of the river, and destroying the salmon population, the scale of the dam’s impact is undeniable. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, we explore the dam’s history. California leaders originally envisioned the Central Valley Project as a state funded effort .
Bakersfield's namesake Colonel Thomas Baker

2 weeks ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

Colonel Thomas Baker wasn’t the first person to live in what is now Bakersfield, but his legacy lives on, in more than just the city that bears his name. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, we explore his remarkable story. Thomas Baker was born in Ohio in 1810 and served in the Ohio militia, becoming a colonel. In 1838 he settled in what is today Iowa, eventually becoming the territory’s first district attorney and a member of Iowa’s first state legislature.
Before the golf course: General General José Castro and the history of Fresno's Fort Washington

3 weeks ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

At just over a century old, Fort Washington is one of Fresno’s oldest golf courses. But its name is connected to a history that dates back over 175 years. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots – the history of the original Fort Washington. This story begins in 1846, in the waning days of Mexican control of California. Early that year, Alta California Governor Pio Pico awarded General José Castro a land grant on the San Joaquin River.