Arizona Public Media

Arizona Public Media (AZPM) serves as the public broadcasting arm of the University of Arizona, delivering radio and television services along with local news for southern and southeastern Arizona, all from its Tucson studios. AZPM operates two main radio stations associated with NPR: KUAZ and KUAZ-FM, which feature news and talk shows, and KUAT-FM, which plays classical music. Additionally, AZPM runs KUAT-TV, known as "PBS 6," which is the PBS affiliate for the area. The organization is located in the Modern Languages Building on the University of Arizona campus.

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Unions claim Trump undermining worker protections on military bases

2 days ago | azpm.org | Hannah Cree

Congressional District 7 candidate Adelita Grijalva and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly speak at a roundtable event focusing on issues facing labor unions in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Labor unions representing government contractors are finding it harder to represent their members working on military bases under the Trump administration.
Tech Launch startup focuses on respiratory therapy

4 days ago | azpm.org | Tony Perkins

People coping with respiratory disorders are in line to benefit from research being promoted at the University of Arizona’s Tech Launch department. A bio-tech startup called Aspiro Therapeutics is the latest company working with the UA to develop inventive solutions for health-related issues. College of Medicine researcher Julie Ledford is part of the team looking at a new treatment regime for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.
Arizona Medicaid faces $122 million shortfall, putting health coverage for 60,000 at risk

1 week ago | azpm.org | Katya Mendoza

The number of Medicaid recipients in Arizona rose to more than 2 million this summer, after a five-month surge that mirrored the impact of COVID-19. Experts said the increase was not as large as they had feared, but also said there’s no way to predict what happens next.
Crystal Gayle sings songs of the heart.

1 week ago | azpm.org | Mark McLemore

Home AZPM | Southern Arizona's PBS and NPR Station Also on Arizona Spotlight: This month's storyteller shares about the one thing in life he cannot resist; and a new segment of "A Book I Love." Featured on the April 17th, 2025 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore: Singing legend Crystal Gayle made a name for herself at a time when radio was embracing music with crossover appeal, and this brought her to the top of the country and pop charts many times over. Crystal Gayle brings...
Environmental group says government shared plan for border barrier in critical wildlife passage

1 week ago | azpm.org | Danyelle Khmara

VIEW LARGER Border barriers in the Sierra Vista District of the Coronado National Forest on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Emily Burns, program director for the Sky Island Alliance says the state government opted not to place shipping containers in this specific area. The Trump administration is planning to build 25 miles of new border wall in the critical wildlife corridor of the San Rafael Valley.
Andrés Cano appointed to District 5 seat

1 week ago | azpm.org | Hannah Cree

Pima County Supervisors Matt Heinz, Jennifer Allen, and Rex Scott pose with new Supervisor Andrés Cano [second from left] after he was sworn in for the District 5 seat on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Former State Representative Andrés Cano was appointed to the District 5 seat vacated by Adelita Grijalva on the Pima County Board of Supervisors. His appointment was approved 3-0 at the Tuesday, April 15 meeting. Supervisor Steve Christy was absent.
AZ Game and Fish Commission to hear petition that aims to ban dog packs used for hunting

2 weeks ago | azpm.org | Katya Mendoza

VIEW LARGER Mountain lions can be cornered by hounds in crags and at the edge of rocky cliffs. Tomorrow morning, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission will hear conservation groups like the Center for Biological Diversity, Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club and others present their petition that aims to prohibit hound hunting in Arizona. Petitioners like the Center for Biological Diversity assert that hound hunting poses a clear and documented threat to endangered species.
The Buzz: Willcox community members talk about the AMA

2 weeks ago | azpm.org | Zac Ziegler |Christopher Conover

Arizona has been going through the complex process of establishing an Active Management Area in the Willcox basin. The AMA will bring new water regulations to an area where a dropping water table has become a persistent issue. The Arizona Department of Water Resources took the unusual step of creating the AMA itself last fall after a 2023 vote on the matter failed.
Examining the health benefits of copper

2 weeks ago | azpm.org | Tony Perkins

Home AZPM | Southern Arizona's PBS and NPR Station Arizona’s ties to copper go back to the territorial era, but the mineral also plays a big part in human health.
Tucson PD receiving $500,000 from state border security fund

2 weeks ago | azpm.org | Danyelle Khmara

Police officers in downtown Tucson on June 24, 2022. The Tucson Police Department is using the 500-thousand dollars, from the Department of Public Safety, for five K9 vehicles. The agreement with the state says it’s to deter, apprehend, prosecute and detain individuals charged with drug trafficking, human smuggling, illegal immigration and other border-related crimes, but TPD spokesperson Richard Gradillas said it won’t affect the department’s practices relating to immigration.