QUARTERLY PROGRAMMING REPORT OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2008 KPCC / KPCV / KUOR Date Key 1 Synopsis Guest/Reporter Duration Supporters of the imperiled $700 billion economic rescue plan are fighting to rescue it. Congressional leaders are courting reluctant lawmakers with sweeteners, including a plan to expand federal deposit insurance. The Senate votes tonight on their version of the bailout bill. What's in it, and will its presumed passage sway House 10/1/08 POLI members to do the same? Frank Ahrens 00:15 With the bailout crisis at a stalemate, banks aren't loaning money to each other, let alone you, but they might not even loan money to the state of California, which needs $10 billion to close its state budget gap. The state's overdue budget was dependent in part on borrowing money—money that banks are now keeping locked up until a bailout agreement is reached. Without a loan, the state may be running out of money by mid-October. The irony of this? California wouldn't have had any trouble getting those loans if legislators could have sped up the process and decided on a budget a few weeks earlier. So how closely 10/1/08 SAC is the state's fate linked to Wall Street's? Dan Walters 00:07 With the potential for verbal train-wrecks thoroughly on display by both Joe Biden and Sarah Palin over the past few weeks, there's no doubt that tomorrow's first and only clash of the vice presidential candidates should be entertaining. It's possible that the Alaska governor and the Senator from Delaware could not be more polar opposites, in terms of style, experience and personality, and as a result the candidates will be looking for differing results at the end of tomorrow night. Palin would like to escape with restored credibility for her grasp of national issues while Biden would like to keep his foot out of his mouth. Who 10/1/08 POLI will win and what's the definition for success? John Feehery 00:30 Earlier in the show, Patt spoke with Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee on the impact of the credit crunch on California's ability to borrow money to finance our state budget. State Treasurer Bill Lockyer released a statement today echoing Walters' concerns and urging Congress to adopt an economic recovery plan to thaw the market for 10/1/08 SAC infrastructure bonds and cash-flow borrowing. Bill Lockyer 00:04 It promises expanded treatment and shorter, less strict, parole for nonviolent drug offenders; and as a side-bar, relief to our over- crowded prisons. But is proposition 5 lined with good intentions that Margaret Dooley- will lead to chaos in the parole system and danger to public safety? Sammuli, Steve 10/1/08 SAC Some experts say yes, some say no—we hear from all sides. Cooley 00:22 Polls show Obama up in national and swing state polls after speculations that the Palin bump is over and as Americans continue Scott Montgomery, to worry about the economy. Why are the polls acting so volatile? How Mark Naymik, Peter 10/1/08 POLI do the polls for swing states like Florida and Ohio break down? Brown 00:26 Aaron McLear, Nancy Vogel, Don Perata, Senator Governor Schwarzenegger had until midnight last night (TUESDAY) to Alan Lowenthal, 10/1/08 POLI finish a flurry of signing or vetoing bills. Hector de la Torre 20:00 A ban on old, dirty diesel trucks takes effect today at the ports of Los 10/1/08 ENV Angeles and Long Beach as the Clean Truck Program gets underway. Molly Peterson 20:00 Date Key 1 Synopsis Guest/Reporter Duration Downtown eatery – Philippe The Original – celebrates its 100th 10/1/08 HIST anniversary. Richard Binder 20:00 Jack Shaw, Alistair Congress continues to exchange recriminations as to why a Milne [miln], Jared 10/1/08 ECON consensus could not be reached on a bailout plan. Bernstein 30:00 Abortion is a major sin, according to the Catholic Church. So a priest can refuse communion to an individual who participates in abortions. Douglas W. Kmiec, But what about a political candidate who may oppose abortions Deacon Keith 10/1/08 LAW personally, but is pro-choice as a matter of policy? Fournier 30:00 After one spectacular failure, the $700 billion financial industry bailout found a second life yesterday, passing in the Senate and gaining ground in the House where conservative opposition seemed to soften. Patt delves into the details of the latest version and talks with listeners 10/2/08 POLI who may have had a change of heart. Frank Ahrens 00:35 The big event between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden is the second time male and female vice presidential candidates have debated. Geraldine Ferraro and George H.W. Bush tangled in 1984. How do men and women speak differently, and how do their words get heard in a situation where the stakes are high and each wants to come out a 10/2/08 POLI winner? Deborah Tannen, 00:18 The McCain campaign abandons Michigan to the Democrats, Obama moves up in the polls, and the vice presidential candidates prepare to face each other tonight in their first and only debate before the election. Can Sarah Palin change the minds of those with serious doubts about her readiness for high office? And can Joe Biden avoid any verbal mis-steps in this face-to-face confrontation between the 10/2/08 POLI competitors? Chris Cillizza 00:28 Discovering the BRCA1, or breast cancer gene, allowed for genetic testing that can reveal whether a patient is predisposed to breast and ovarian cancer. But what would you do with that information if you had it? That is the subject of filmmaker Joanna Rudnick's new documentary, In the Family, which navigates the difficult choices genetic testing confronts modern patients with. Patt speaks with Joanna Rudnick about her discovery at age 27 that she was a carrier Joanna Rudnick, Dr. 10/2/08 ART and the doctor who discovered the BRCA1 gene. Mary-Claire King 00:25 Jack Shaw, Rob Curran, Chris Thornberg, Brad It passed the Senate last night, tomorrow it goes to the House where Sherman, John 10/2/08 ECON contentious debate is likely to continue. Campbell 60:00 Tonight Vice Presidential candidates Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Doyle McManus, Palin will take the state at Washington University in St. Louis for their Bob Drogin, Ron 10/2/08 POLI first public debate. Williams 30:00 A conference organized by the Skeptics Society will focus on these 10/2/08 SCI big questions and more at Caltech this weekend. Michael Shermer 30:00 Today the House signed the $700 billion government bailout of the financial industry and the President quickly signed it. But what's next? Dan Gross, Michele When will the benefits of the bill trickle down to consumers and Bachman, Earl businesses? How about to the state of California which is in dire need Blumenauer, Hilda 10/3/08 POLI of securing financing? Solis, Adam Schiff 00:35 Yesterday Governor Schwarzenegger wrote to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and warned him that the deepening credit crisis might force the state to turn to the Federal Treasury for help. The governor is looking for $7 billion in short-term financing to help California fill the gaps it faces in revenue collection. Is our state joining a long line at Bill Lockyer, H.D. the Treasurer's door, and should we go into more debt for short-term Palmer, Chris 10/3/08 SAC cash? Thornberg 00:18 Date Key 1 Synopsis Guest/Reporter Duration The clock is ticking on the federal bailout package, but some of the John Symes, Linda damage has already been done. We convene a roundtable of small Shima-Tsuno, business owners to find out how the big mess on Wall Street is Bonnie Njist, 10/3/08 ECON messing with main street. Joseph Barbara 00:35 So, what are the reviews like? What happened in the big vice presidential debate - and how often do you hear ANYTHING vice presidential described as "big"? Who got the thumbs up and who earned a thumbs down? A roundup of reaction to the debate, including 10/3/08 POLI yours. 00:18 Ron Elving, Bob O’Brien, James The U.S. House of Representatives this morning voted to approve a Wilcox, Gail revised financial bailout bill from the Senate. The House vote was 263 Chaddock, Jack 10/3/08 ECON to 171. Shaw, Alistair Milne 60:00 Last night, Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sara Palin faced off for the first time in one of the most highly anticipated Vice Presidential debates in Chris Lehane, Duf 10/3/08 POLI recent memory. Sundheim 60:00 At a Congressional hearing today, former Lehman Brothers chief executive Richard Fuld faced withering questions about executive bonuses and stock buybacks issued just days before the firm collapsed last month. House Oversight chairman Henry Waxman gave a full-throated scolding to Fuld, who said that "with the benefit of hindsight," he would have done things differently. The roasting of disgraced executives by Congressional committees is a much-beloved Washington D.C. tradition, but what structural changes can prevent a debacle like this from happening again? Patt finds out more about 10/6/08 ECON today's political theatre. Gail Chaddock 00:15 The Dow Jones industrials plunged as much as 800 points, their largest one-day point drop, before pulling back to close below the 10,000 mark for the first time since 2004.