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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/
Friday, July 17, 2020
Kim and Michelle Humphrey worked hard to give their two boys a good life, but that life crumbled when both boys became addicted to heroin. The years that followed were full of heartache, fear and unbearable stress, and nearly cost the couple their marriage, their savings and their lives. In desperation, they attended a group called Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL) and learned how to set loving boundaries and found support from other parents going through the same challenges. Not only did the Humphreys get their lives back, but both boys found ultimately found sobriety and success. Today, Kim is the CEO and Executive Director of PAL.
Original air date July 16, 2020.
To learn more about PAL, go to https://palgroup.org/
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