The Pulse - 90.7 KFSR's Business Roundtable, features local business news, analysis, interviews, plus discussion about the important issues facing the San Joaquin Valley and the local business community. The program is hosted by Tom Jones, Tim Stearns, Lee Lockhart, Craig Scharton and Travis Sheridan. It is heard Saturdays at noon and Sundays at 9:00 AM on 90.7 KFSR.
The Pulse: 12/27/08 Hosts Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart and Craig Scharton look back at 2008, and ahead to 2009 and talk about everything from the credit crisis to water technology.
The Pulse: 12/20/08 Stuart Borne, President of Robotic Building System is our guest on this edition of The Pulse. Mr. Borne's company is currently working on a system that uses mass production techniques pioneered by the automotive industry to produce LEED certified, high-design, multi-family housing. They are on-site members of the Central Valley Business Incubator.
The Pulse: 12/13/08 Bud Richter and John Boogaert, members of a citizens group called Friends of Fresno State, join hosts Lee Lockhart and Tom Jones to discuss a report the group released last month titled "Balancing Academics, Community Engagement, and Athletics in the University." (pdf link) We'll learn more about what their research found, and how it might impact the future of Fresno State academics and athletics on this edition of The Pulse.
The Pulse: 12/06/08 Kerman area farmer Paul Betancourt joins Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart and Tim Stearns to talk about local politics and issues related to local agriculture.
The Pulse 11/22/08
11/22/08 - Scott Graham, Chief Executive Officer, XPACS Xtreme Personal Assistant Concierge Services joins Lee Lockhart, Tom Jones and Tim Stearns on this edition of The Pulse. Scott it this year's Lyles Center Entrepreneur In Residence.
The Pulse 11/15/08
11/15/08 - Keith Kelley, President and CEO of the Fresno West Coalition for Economic Development is our guest on this edition of The Pulse. We'll find out more about what the Coalition is doing to advance the economy of West Fresno and about the upcoming Risk Taker Dream Maker awards.
11/1/08 - Marc Raygoza, CEO of Fresno based Vine Global Solutions Inc, is our guest on this edition of The Pulse. Vine Global was the winner of the $250,000 Business Plan competition earlier this fall. Marc talks with hosts Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart, Tim Stearns and Travis Sheridan.
10/25/08 - Tom Willey of TD Willey Farms and the group Slow Food Madera is our guest on this week's edition of The Pulse. We'll learn more about how organic farming is growing in the Valley and about the "slow food" movement.
10/18/08 - Bill Kuebler, director of the Tower District Marketing Committee talks with hosts Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart and Tim Stearns about what's going on in one of Fresno's most distinct and unique neighborhoods.
10/11/08 - Hosts Tom Jones, Craig Scharton and Lee Lockhart talk with Laura Whitehouse, President and CEO of the Fresno City and County Convention and Visitors Bureau. We'll learn more about how this organization is expanding under new leadership and working to promote Fresno County.
10/04/08 - Hosts Tom Jones, Tim Stearns and Lee Lockhart talk with Brad Trebisch, Partner and Co-Founder of the Central Valley Fund. Brad will talk about the upcoming 3rd Annual Central Valley Venture Forum, an event taking place October 17th in Clovis featuring panels representing many of Northern California’s angel investor groups and venture capital funds.
09/27/08 - Hosts Tom Jones, Tim Stearns and Lee Lockhart talk with Mike Dozier, Community and Economic Development Director with the City of Clovis. We'll learn more about what's going on in Clovis, from new businesses and developments to the upcoming Tour of California and more.
09/20/08 - Hosts Tom Jones, Tim Stearns and Lee Lockhart talk with local small business owner Tammy Sears, from On-Site Computer Training. Tammy is a graduate of the Entrepreneurial Training classes at the Central Valley Business Incubator.
09/13/08 - Hosts Tom Jones, Tim Stearns and Lee Lockhart talk with John Hutson, from the Fresno Nuclear Energy Group, a private organization that is exploring the possibility of building a new nuclear power plant in the San Joaquin Valley.
09/06/08 - Hosts Tom Jones, Tim Stearns and Lee Lockhart talk with John Tull of the Fresno Falcons about the return of the hockey franchise to downtown's Selland Arena. And Dr. Stearns talks about the Start it Up $250,000 business plan competition taking place this fall.
Download this program (MP3 file)... 08/30/08 - Hosts Tom Jones, Craig Scharton and Lee Lockhart talk with Fresno State political science professor Dr. David Schecter about state politics, the overdue state budget, and the impact on the Valley.
Download this program (MP3 file)... 08/23/08 - Host Tom Jones talks with Kelly Riddle, Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Fresno. Kelly will tell us more about what the city is doing to spur development in Downtown Fresno, including the VIBE.
08/16/08 - Hosts Tom Jones and Craig Scharton talk with Bob Hayden of the local startup company Band of Neighbors, and also Woodrow Wilson and David Hakim of Cool Building System.
07/26/08 - This week, host Craig Scharton talks with Blake Konczal, CEO of the Fresno County Workforce Investment Board. We'll learn more about the 3,000 unfilled jobs in Fresno County, job training programs and much more.
07/19/08 - This week our topic is the business of Fresno Bulldog sports, with guest Paul Ladwig, Associate Athletic Director for External Relations at Fresno State. We'll find out what the College World Series National Championship means for Fresno State financially, and more.
Download this program (MP3 file)... 07/12/08 - Healthy Air Living Week is our topic, as guests from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District join hosts Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart and Craig Scharton to tell us what is being done to help clean the air in the Valley.
07/05/08 - Keith Bergthold from the Planning and Development Department with the City of Fresno is our guest this week, to talk about the new South East Growth Area S.E.G.A. plan for Fresno, which will chart a large part of the future growth of Fresno in the decades to come. We'll learn more about how the plan was developed, how it addresses environmental issues and more.
06/28/08 - Kerman area farmer Paul Betancourt talks about the Valley's water crisis on this edition of The Pulse, with hosts Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart and Travis Sheridan.
06/21/08 - Jan Minami of the Downtown Association of Fresno joins Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart and Tim Stearns to talk about the recent progress in the creation of a downtown Property Based Business Improvement District, also known as a PBID.
06/14/08 - Tracie Cone, the new managing editor for The Business Journal, is our guest this week on The Pulse. We'll learn more about Tracie's background in journalism, and her ideas about journalism in the digital age, and what's to come for one of Fresno's oldest publications. (rebroadcast)
Listen to this edition of The Pulse - 6/14/08
Download this program (MP3 file)... 06/07/08 - Hosts Lee Lockhart, Tom Jones and Tim Stearns analyze the results of Tuesday's election. They discuss what Fresno mayoral runnoff winners Henry T. Perea and Ashley Swearengin will have to do to win in November, the new makeup of the city council, and much more.
Listen to this edition of The Pulse - 6/7/08
Download this program (MP3 file)... 05/31/08 - This week, political science professor David Schecter from Fresno State is our guest, and will discuss Tuesday's election, including Propositions 98 & 99, as well as the Fresno City Council and county Board of Supervisors races.
05/24/08 - This week, we find our how Fresno is becoming a world center for water technology, by talking to Craig Scharton, CEO of the Central Valley Business Incubator, which includes the Water and Energy Technology Incubator at Fresno State. We'll learn why a group of influential Silicon Valley investors named water technology as one of the top tech trends of future, and more.
05/17/08 - This week we continue our series of interviews with Fresno mayoral candidates with guest Henry Monreal. We'll find out what Henry's agenda would be if elected. And in the second segment, hosts Tim Stearns, Tom Jones and Lee Lockhart talk about innovation in a soft economy.
05/10/08 - Local real estate agent and Fresno mayoral candidate Ignacio Garibay is our guest on this week's edition of The Pulse. Hosts Tom Jones and Lee Lockhart also have a discussion about the role of the media in this election year. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
5/3/08 - Mayoral candidate and former city councilmember Tom Boyajian joins Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart and Tim Stearns on this week's edition of The Pulse. In the second segment, Mike Summers from the Technology Commercializtion Program at the Lyles Center fills us in about some new companies and technologies under development at Fresno State. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
04/26/08 - Former Fresno County Supervisor and current Fresno mayoral candidate Doug Vagim joins Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart and Tim Stearns on this edition of The Pulse, as part of our on-going series of interviews with the candidates. We'll learn about Doug's plans for the city if elected and more. In the second segment, our hosts discuss the issue of leadership versus collaboration, and how different generations can co-exist in the workplace. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download) 04/19/08 - Fresno mayoral candidate Ashley Swearengin is our guest on this week's edition of The Pulse, in our on-going series of interviews with all eleven candidates. In the second half of the program, our guest is Stephanie Reilly of POParazzi jewelry company. Stephanie is a Fresno State student who has started her own business selling vintage bottle cap jewelry, and has quickly grown a following with many Hollywood stars. We'll learn about how Stephanie started her business and more about her company this week on The Pulse. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
04/12/08 - Fresno City councilmember Henry T. Perea is our guest this week on The Pulse. Henry is one of eleven candidates seeking to be Fresno's next mayor. We'll learn more about Henry's vision for the future of Fresno this week, in our on-going series of candidate interviews, and also learn the latest about what's going on at the Central Valley Business Incubator from Craig Scharton. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
04/05/08 - We continue our series of mayoral candidate interviews this week with current Fresno City Councilmember Jerry Duncan. We'll learn more about Jerry's plans for the City of Fresno if elected mayor. In the second half of the program we'll be joined by John Ostlund of Jeffrey/Scott Advertising and KJWL radio, as he talks about a recent column he wrote in the Fresno Bee about the upcoming election and a call for mayoral candidates to address issues relating to downtown revitalization. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
03/29/08 - Jeff Eben, Fresno mayoral candidate, and current deputy mayor, is our guest on this week's edition of The Pulse. We'll learn more about Jeff's background and his plans and priorities for the city of Fresno if elected. This is part of our on-going series of interviews with the candidates in the race to be Fresno's next mayor. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
03/22/08 - Our series of interviews with candidates seeking the office of mayor in Fresno continues this week with current city councilmember Mike Dages. We'll learn about Mike's background, and why he wants to be Fresno's next mayor. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download) 03/15/08 - This week, 90.7 KFSR's THE PULSE begins its series of interviews with the candidates running in the 2008 mayoral race in the City of Fresno, with candidate Jim Boswell, a local businessman. Hosts Tim Stearns, Tom Jones and Lee Lockhart also have a discussion about jobs, and the upcoming 5th anniversary of the RJI (Regional Jobs Initiative) and what has been learned about the Valley's job market in that time. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
03/08/08 - This week, hosts Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart and Tim Stearns talk about the economy and politics and analyze what it means for the future of Fresno. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
03/01/08 - Tracie Cone, the new managing editor for The Business Journal, is our guest this week on The Pulse. We'll learn more about Tracie's background in journalism, and her ideas about journalism in the digital age, and what's to come for one of Fresno's oldest publications. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
02/23/08 - This week, hosts Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart, Tim Stearns and Craig Scharton have a discussion about entrepreneurship and creating a sustainable economy, and how those issues impact Fresno Listen to this program online... (MP3 download) 02/16/08 - This week, Jan Minami, the new executive Director of the Downtown Association of Fresno is our guest on The Pulse. We'll learn more about Jan's background, her success helping to lead a similar organization in downtown Visalia, upcoming events, and the role business and property owners play in the effort to revitalize downtown Fresno. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download) 02/09/08 - Adrian Rodriguez, owner and publisher of LateUpdate.com, a new Fresno based online news source is our guest on this week's edition of The Pulse. We'll learn more about his company and the changing news business in this interview. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
02/02/08 - Leadership and diversity in our community are the topics on this edition of The Pulse, as Tate Hill and Travis Sheridan bring their perspectives to the conversation about Fresno, with hosts Tim Stearns, Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart and Craig Scharton. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
01/26/08 -Al Smith, President and CEO of the Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce joins Tom Jones, Lee Lockhart and Tim Stearns this week for a discussion about all things Fresno, from local politics, to downtown revitalization to economic development. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download) 1/19/08 - Klaus Tenbergen, director of the Culinology program at Fresno State talks with Tom Jones, Tim Stearns and Lee Lockhart on this week's edition of The Pulse. We'll learn more about this program that combines culinary arts and food science and how Fresno State students are taking advantage of this unique program. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
1/12/08 - This week, we learn more about how solar power is taking off the San Joaquin Valley. Mark Stout of Cleantech America joins Lee Lockhart, Craig Scharton and Tom Jones to talk about recent developments in the industry, and also utility scale solar power plants that are in the works for the Valley. In the second half of the show, Tony Miranda, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity Fresno County, joins the conversation to talk about some of their new projects, including the new ReStore venture in Clovis. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
1/5/08 - This week, hosts Tom Jones, Tim Stearns and Lee Lockhart talk about the response to their "year in review" program, and also look ahead to what is to come in 2008, from the mayor's race to setting a regional agenda for the San Joaquin Valley. Listen to this program online... (MP3 download)
