From Gorilla to Geese: Spirituality without boundaries
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The Rescuers radio show provides an opportunity to spotlight people who are working behind the scenes to make this world a better place. These people serve as inspiration and idea starters to encourage others to find creative ways to impact their community, their city, and the world.
Host Art Brooks has spent his career in broadcasting, both as on-air talent and in representing the industry as president and CEO of the Arizona Broadcasters Association for nearly 30 years. He was the driving force behind an Emmy-winning series of documentaries on drug abuse that combined a phone bank of 100 seasoned counselors and history-making "roadblock," as every TV station in Arizona and many radio stations broadcast the groundbreaking show on the same day at the same time. He also was instrumental in starting AZ AMBER Alert (one of two states in the nation where broadcasters initiated the program), helped form the Native American Broadcast Institute at Northern Arizona University and consulted with broadcasters in Bulgaria to help build commercial radio as the country was coming out of communism.
Rescuers airs 5:30-6 p.m. AZ time Thursdays on KPXQ-AM Faith Talk 1360, beginning May 7, 2020. Based in Phoenix, it is available internationally online. We invite you to submit names of heroes you think would be good subjects for the show - just message us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rescuersradioshow/
Thursday, May 14, 2020
The inaugural Rescuers radio show features guest Henry Rojas, who was first known as the innovative "father" of sports mascots, as the Phoenix Suns Gorilla, where he built relationships with fans as an entertainer, an extension of the fans, and a game changer. Since then, Henry has changed lives in a deeper way, most recently as the founder of Community of the Wild Goose, a quirky churchish gathering that leaves the door of spirituality cracked open so just about anybody feels welcome to enter. And never fear - there remains the feel of a comedy club!
Original air date May 7, 2020.
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