SEDONA LIFE with Stephen Hanks: Red Rock Country's Radio Magazine on Mellow Mountain Radio

For this week's episode of SEDONA LIFE with Stephen Hanks (on Mellow Mountain Radio/KAZM 106.5 & 780 AM), the focus is on book authors in Sedona. Stephen chats with two fellow local writers about their compelling projects. Kirstyn Lazur is not only a dancer, dance instructor, and teacher of English to foreign students, she is the author of the intensely personal autobiography "I Was Cursed in...

For this week's episode of SEDONA LIFE with Stephen Hanks (on Mellow Mountain Radio/KAZM 106.5 & 780 AM), the focus is on Singer/Songwriters in Sedona and the Verde Valley area. Stephen welcomes his in-studio guests: Vicky Oldham, the composer of the show's theme song "On the Road to Sedona," which Vicky plays on guitar in-studio. Stephen's other special guest is composer, performer, and vocal...

For this week's episode of SEDONA LIFE with Stephen Hanks (on Mellow Mountain Radio/KAZM 106.5 & 780 AM), the focus is on public education in the Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District (SOCUSD) . Stephen welcomes his in-studio guests: Tom Swaninger , SOCUSD Superintendent and Heather Isom , Principal of Sedona Red Rock Junior and Senior High School to discuss various aspects of the education...

For this week's episode of SEDONA LIFE with Stephen Hanks (on Mellow Mountain Radio/KAZM 106.5 & 780 AM), the focus is on Classical and Orchestra Music among the Red Rocks as Stephen interviews his special guests from the Sedona Symphony: Artistic Director/Conductor Janna Hymes and Board President Sue Buffum , who discuss the recent changes in the Symphony's operation, upcoming concerts at the...

For this week's episode of SEDONA LIFE with Stephen Hanks (on Mellow Mountain Radio/KAZM 106.5 & 780 AM), the focus is on the problematic gun culture in America and Arizona and firearm safety in Sedona. During the first half of the show, Stephen's offers his views on America's lack of gun control and gun safety legislation, including a 2022 takedown of the 2nd Amendment from current Arizona Se...

On this week's episode of SEDONA LIFE on Mellow Mountain Radio/KAZM 106.5 & 780 AM , Stephen celebrates the beginning of the 2024 Major League Baseball Season by discussing his life-long passion with Steve Gilbert, Arizona Diamondbacks reporter for MLB.com . Stephen and Steve talk about the 2024 prospects for the defending National League Champions and some other big-picture baseball topics. Steph...

On this week's episode of SEDONA LIFE on Mellow Mountain Radio/KAZM 106.5 FM and 780 AM, Stephen talks about local theater in Sedona with three extremely accomplished and talented women in the performing arts. Special guests are: Camillia Ross, President and Producer of the Emerson Thater Collaborative; Director/Screenwriter Dev Ross; and Actor/Writer/Director Mindy Mendelsohn talking about the up...

Stephen finally gets to talk POLITICS, specifically Arizona Politics, with Special Guest Jonathan Nez, former President of the Navajo Nation, who is running for the 2024 Democratic Nomination for Congress in Arizona District 2 and face off against Republican Congressman Eli Crane. Also joining the discussion LIVE in-studio are members of the Board of the Democrats of the Red Rocks--DORR President...

March appears to be "Festival" Month in Sedona this year so Stephen's guest for this episode of SEDONA LIFE are Actor/Concert Performer Lucie Arnaz (daughter of the iconic Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz), who will be performing her Cabaret Concert show "I Got the Job: Songs from My Musical Past" on March 2nd at the Sedona Performing Arts Center as part of the 30th Anniversary Sedona International Fil...

Stephen's guests for this episode of SEDONA LIFE are three members of the Sedona Referrals Club (SRC), a business networking group which has been meeting in the Verde Valley area for 31 years. Joining Stephen (who is currently the SRC President) in the studio are Club VP Karen Cole of State Farm Insurance in Camp Verde; Club Referrals Master Cindy Crossett of Crossett Financial Services based in C...

Stephen's guest for this episode of SEDONA LIFE is Patrick Schweiss, the Executive Director of the Sedona International Film Festival . In this lively conversation, Patrick and Stephen discuss the fascinating history of the annual Film Fest in Sedona, AZ, and all the terrific films and events that will highlight the 30th Anniversary Festival from February 24-March 3 . This episode of SEDONA LIFE i...

Stephen's guest for his premier episode is Chuck Helstein, Owner, GM and Program Director of Mellow Mountain Radio , which recently purchased KAZM 106.7 FM and 780 AM in Sedona, AZ. Chuck discusses with the Stephen why he bought the radio stations and the challenges in changing formats, defining the audience, marketing, and more.