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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Public broadcasting is at risk. What it means for KVPR.

1 week ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

The following is a letter to listeners from KVPR President and General Manager Joe Moore:After a raucous House DOGE subcommittee hearing where chair Marjorie Taylor Greene called NPR and PBS stations “Anti-American” and “Communist,” the White House is reportedly moving forward with President Trump's pledge to defund America’s public radio and television stations.
Maltermoro or Sunnyside? The history of one of Fresno's oldest neighborhoods

1 week ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

Longtime Fresno residents can likely rattle off a list of the city’s historic neighborhoods, from Huntington Boulevard to the Tower District. But what about Maltermoro? Does that ring a bell? Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, a look at one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, which you know today as Sunnyside. Southeast Fresno’s history is older than the city itself. It was here that A. Y. Easterby started his Banner Ranch in 1871.
Obelisk near Merced honors late valley farmer George Hicks Fancher

1 week ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

The Central Valley has its fair share of odd roadside attractions. Take the shoe repair shop in Bakersfield that looks like a shoe. Or the World War II-era fighter plane that sits nose down on top of a gas station canopy in Caruthers. But few can top – (literally) the obelisk that greets travelers on Highway 140 east of Merced. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, the story of this unusual monument. About four miles west of Merced sits a granite obelisk, perched on a pedestal.
A diamond in the sun: Bakersfield's unusual Sam Lynn Ballpark

1 week ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

Bakersfield’s Sam Lynn Ballpark has seen its share of local baseball history. From the original Bakersfield Badgers to the long tenure of the Bakersfield Dodgers and the Blaze, it’s played host to future major league stars like Pedro Martinez and Mike Piazza. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, a look at the park’s colorful history, and the unusual feature that makes it a challenging venue.
El Rio De Los Santos Reyes: Naming the Kings River

3 weeks ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

From its origins in the High Sierra, all the way to the Tulare Lake, the Kings River is one of the defining features of the landscape of the Central Valley. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, we explore its history, and its many names. It was early January 1805 and Spanish Lieutenant Gabriel Moraga was leading an expedition through the east side of the San Joaquin Valley. When his party came across a great river they camped for the night.
How the railroad came to the San Joaquin Valley in the 1870s

3 weeks ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

Many valley towns owe their existence to the railroads. Today on KVPR's Central Valley Roots, a look at how the route chosen by Central Pacific and Southern Pacific could make – or break – a town’s future. On May 10, 1869 the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific met at a remote spot in Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Later that same year, the Central Pacific began building a line through middle of the San Joaquin Valley, heading south from Lathrop.
Fresno and Bakersfield: home of two pioneering Chinese American architects

4 weeks ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

California has long been heralded as an important part of the Pacific Rim - an exchange of cultures and ideas spanning the Americas and Asia. But while Los Angeles and San Francisco get most of the attention here, the Central Valley has its own important contributions to Asian-American heritage. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, the stories of two pioneering Chinese American architects, Bakerfield’s Eugene Kinn Choy, and Fresno’s Allen Yuen Lew.
Del Webb's Fresno roots

1 month ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

Developer Del Webb rose from humble origins in Fresno to fame and fortune. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, the story of a man who helped invent the Las Vegas we know today, and the concept of the planned retirement community. Del Webb was born in Fresno in 1899. He had dreams of being a professional baseball player, but wound up working as a carpenter. He left California for Arizona after contracting typhoid fever, and wound up starting a construction company.
When New York society and Hollywood stars came to Clovis: The story of the historic Balfe Ranch

1 month ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

When you think of life in Clovis a century ago, you probably don’t think of New York "high society" or Hollywood movie stars. But one ranch east of town brought both of those connections to the valley – and it still exists. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, the story of the Balfe Ranch. Harry Balfe was a wealthy New York wholesale grocer. Balfe was a friend of President Theodore Roosevelt and made several trips to the Panama Canal zone on his behalf.
Valley newspaper pioneer: Clovis reporter and editor May Case

1 month ago | kvpr.org | Joe Moore

The Central Valley is filled with stories of groundbreaking women who helped lead communities, businesses and institutions. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots we explore the story of one local woman who helped chronicle a city’s growth, while becoming a legend in her own time and industry. Lucy May Morris was born in Comanche County Texas in 1873.