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);

• Nevada Toxic Chemicals with Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President for Healthy Communities at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) 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, and Marcus P. Smith from the Du Bois Freedom Center, winner of the 2026 History Tellers Award;

• Best Books of the Year So Far 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.

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 and Osker Gamboa, Smart Start Scholarship recipient;

• Curiosity on a Mission for University Research with Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of MIT;

• Filling the Doctor Shortage with Dr. Robert Cain, President and CEO of The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM);

• HS Truths Initiative 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.

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 Charity Softball Game with James Sullivan, co-founder of The Las Vegas Agency and Battle For Vegas;

• Check the Box! Saving Lives Together Campaign 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 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 with Linda DeCarlo, Senior Director of Occupational Safety & Health at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS);

• The Future of Shopping at the GS1 Connect Conference with Melanie Nuce-Hilton, Senior Vice President of Customer Success at GS1 US;

• 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.