The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show July 11, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.  This week’s topics: * 5th Annual Help Youth Thrive Education Drive with Arash Ghafoori, CEO of Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY); [https://nphy.org/] https://nphy.org/ https://nphy.org/ * https://nphy.org/ Student Loan Reforms with Brian Walsh, Certified Financial Planner and Head of Advice & Planning at [https://nphy.org/]SoFi [https://www.sofi.com/]; * Professional Relationships with Parfait Bassalé, Singer-Songwriter, Belonging Strategist, and Author of The Way of Befriending: Transforming Relationships and Organizations for Belonging [https://parfaitbassale.com/books]; * PD-L1 Biomarker Testing [https://lcfamerica.org/] with Dr. Julie R. Brahmer, Medical Oncologist at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins and Colette Smith, who’s living with lung cancer; * ATTR-Cardiac Amyloidosis [https://attruby.com/what-is-attr-cardiac-amyloidosis/about-attr] with Dr. Barbara Hutchinson, President of Chesapeake Cardiac Care and Past President and Past Chair of the Board for the Association of Black Cardiologists.

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show July 4, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.  This week’s topics: * 5th Annual Help Youth Thrive Education Drive with Arash Ghafoori, CEO of Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY); [https://nphy.org/] https://nphy.org/ https://nphy.org/ * https://nphy.org/ Summer Price Increases with [https://nphy.org/]Alfredo Romero [https://groundworkcollaborative.org/], former Senior Economist at the Joint Economic Committee; * Giving 4th [https://america250.org/giving4th/] with Rosie Rios, Chair of America250 [https://america250.org/]; * Make it Happen Campaign [https://appsmakeithappen.com/] for Oncology Care with Donna Catamero, Associate Director of Myeloma Research at the Mount Sinai Health System and Rebecca C. Moran, Physician Assistant at the Piedmont Cancer Institute; * Modern Healing with Dr. Alan R. Cohen [https://www.dralanrcohen.com/], Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins and author of Comfort Always: Healing in the Age of Technology.

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show June 27, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.  This week’s topics: * Charity Fireworks Booth with Michael Conner, Treasurer of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 17 (VVA 17) [https://vva17.org/]; * Nevada Toxic Chemicals with Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President for Healthy Communities at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) [https://www.edf.org/tsca-defending-our-health-and-environment] and Dr. Pat Spearman, Army Veteran and Former Nevada State Senator; * History Tellers Award for America’s 250th Anniversary with Dave Borghesani, Chocolate Historian for American Heritage Chocolate [https://www.americanheritagechocolate.com/], and Marcus P. Smith from the Du Bois Freedom Center [https://www.duboisfreedomcenter.org/], winner of the 2026 History Tellers Award; * Best Books of the Year So Far [https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=3003015011&?ref=abptr_srm_ed_botysf_surl] with Al Woodworth, Senior Editor on the Amazon Editorial team; * Early Lung Cancer Screening with Michelle Futrell, Director of Lung Cancer Screening Programs and Initiatives at the LUNGevity Foundation [https://www.lungevity.org/].

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show June 20, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.  This week’s topics: * Smart Start Scholarships with Shannon Hiller, Chief Marketing Officer at Create Credit Union [https://www.createcu.org/] and Osker Gamboa, Smart Start Scholarship recipient; * Curiosity on a Mission [https://curiositymission.org/] for University Research with Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of MIT [https://understanding.mit.edu/]; * Filling the Doctor Shortage with Dr. Robert Cain, President and CEO of The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) [https://www.aacom.org/]; * HS Truths Initiative [https://www.myhstruths.com/] with Dr. Vivian Shi, Board-Certified Dermatologist and Professor of Dermatology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and Catina, who has lived with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) since childhood; * Father’s Day with Christopher Parent, author of Fragments of a Decent Man [https://chrisparent.net/books/fragments-of-a-decent-man/9999999999999].

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show June 13, 2026

The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show, hosted by Heather Vale, highlights charity events, non-profit initiatives, and social issues around Southern Nevada.  This week’s topics: * 7th Annual Battle For Vegas [https://battleforvegas.com/] Charity Softball Game with James Sullivan, co-founder of The Las Vegas Agency and Battle For Vegas; * Check the Box! Saving Lives Together Campaign [https://www.pcf.org/check-the-box/] with Nancy Lieberman, Basketball Hall of Famer and head coach in IceCube’s BIG3 league, along with Lori Tessel, Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Prostate Cancer Foundation; * This is ALZ Campaign [https://thisisalz.com/] for Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month with Beth Battaglino, CEO of HealthyWomen and Kerry Dennis, who’s living with Alzheimer’s disease; * National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign [https://about.usps.com/what/corporate-social-responsibility/activities/dog-bite-awareness.htm] with Linda DeCarlo, Senior Director of Occupational Safety & Health at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) [https://www.usps.com/]; * The Future of Shopping at the GS1 Connect Conference with Melanie Nuce-Hilton, Senior Vice President of Customer Success at GS1 US [https://www.gs1us.org/lp/2d-barcode-innovation]; * 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with Katie Kennedy, history and civics professor and author of The Declaration Decoded: A Guide to the Document that Inspired Our Nation [https://katiekennedybooks.com/].