@Davisville

Journalist/host of Davisville, KDRT-LP 95.7 FM, a public-affairs program focused on Davis, CA

 Davis CA
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Joined May 2009
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Six months after their exit from the local paper created a big moment in #DavisCA media, they're doing fine as independents kdrt.org/audio/davisville-ja… @wendyedit @thewaryone7
Wendy Weitzel (https://www.comingsandgoings.news/) and Bob Dunning (https://www.thewaryone.com/)

ALT Wendy Weitzel (https://www.comingsandgoings.news/) and Bob Dunning (https://www.thewaryone.com/)

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Life after a long-ago play, done with friends in high school kdrt.org/audio/davisville-de…
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What would make a lot more Californians want to take transit? Kari Watkins is among the people looking for serious answers, kdrt.org/audio/davisville-de…
Aboard a Capitol Corridor train west of Davis, CA

ALT Aboard a Capitol Corridor train west of Davis, CA

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Fifty years! @derrickbang kdrt.org/audio/davisville-no…
Derrick Bang at the California Aggie in fall 1976, photo by Jim Mitchell

ALT Derrick Bang at the California Aggie in fall 1976, photo by Jim Mitchell

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When #DavisCA citizen commissions meet, who decides what they can talk about? The protocol might be changing, kdrt.org/audio/davisville-no…
Public meeting agendas displayed outdoors at Davis City Hall, Nov. 7, 2024

ALT Public meeting agendas displayed outdoors at Davis City Hall, Nov. 7, 2024

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Trust, cooperation, the ripple effect — founder @KoenVanRompay explains #DavisCA nonprofit @SahayaIntl, turning 25 this year kdrt.org/audio/davisville-oc… @UCDavis
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Not your usual market, and not just because they meet at night kdrt.org/audio/davisville-oc… #DavisCA
Central Park, Davis CA, about 9 p.m. one recent Thursday

ALT Central Park, Davis CA, about 9 p.m. one recent Thursday

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“One of the most important lessons about politics … [is] you have to be willing to lose. … And when you lose, you go back into the fray.” Political pros Richard Zeiger (quoted) & @danschnur size up An Election Like No Other kdrt.org/audio/davisville-se…
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With her new Davis Women's Circle, Emese Parker wants to lighten the load of moms in #DavisCA kdrt.org/audio/davisville-se…
Emese Parker

ALT Emese Parker

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As summer fades, watching wildlife in Davis, and hearing a voice from a previous pandemic kdrt.org/audio/davisville-se…
Full moon over north Davis, CA, late August 2022

ALT Full moon over north Davis, CA, late August 2022

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Got another $25 to $49 for the library? It's on the ballot this fall in #DavisCA as Measure T kdrt.org/audio/davisville-au…
The letter "t," taken from the name of the Mary L. Stephens Davis Library

ALT The letter "t," taken from the name of the Mary L. Stephens Davis Library

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“A fire hydrant will never have an opinion about how big its spout is, as a person will.” — Prolific #DavisCA sketcher @petescully on one reason he prefers to draw buildings instead of people kdrt.org/audio/davisville-au…
This photo from his X account shows one of his 21 drawings (so far) of the Varsity Theatre

ALT This photo from his X account shows one of his 21 drawings (so far) of the Varsity Theatre

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#DavisCA, ready for Measure Q? You'll vote on it this fall, kdrt.org/audio/davisville-ju…
Excerpts of Davis CA Measure Q ballot description, to raise city's sales tax by 1 point to 9.25%

ALT Excerpts of Davis CA Measure Q ballot description, to raise city's sales tax by 1 point to 9.25%

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Commercial property shapes #DavisCA as much as housing does. Got any second-gen restaurant space? Plus other trends on kdrt.org/audio/davisville-ju…
The closed movie theaters downtown, waiting for their next use

ALT The closed movie theaters downtown, waiting for their next use

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Vince Guaraldi died 48 years ago but his music is more popular than ever, says the #DavisCA author of this newly updated book. New archival music is out now too #Guaraldi #Peanuts @McFarlandCoPub kdrt.org/audio/davisville-ju…
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Checking in with the columnist who's written more about #DavisCA than anyone else, a month after the paper laid him off. “I’ve never traveled at the speed of light before,” he says, “but it’s kind of interesting" kdrt.org/audio/davisville-ju…
Bob Dunning's column, renamed the Wary One, now online after half a century in print

ALT Bob Dunning's column, renamed the Wary One, now online after half a century in print

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Brian Bolz (photo right) helped popular #DavisCA columnists Bob Dunning & Wendy Weitzel quickly find new paying audiences after exiting the #DavisEnterprise. Bolz talks goals & what he's up to at kdrt.org/audio/davisville-ju…
Bob Dunning, left, and Brian Bolz at launch party in Davis May 15 for Dunning's new The Wary One column on Substack

ALT Bob Dunning, left, and Brian Bolz at launch party in Davis May 15 for Dunning's new The Wary One column on Substack

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The zeitgeist calls for snap judgments 'n' quick hits. Claire Schad of @CaliforniaAggie writes in a scarcer format: opinion columns kdrt.org/audio/davisville-ma… #UCDavis
Claire Schad at KDRT in Davis, California, May 2024

ALT Claire Schad at KDRT in Davis, California, May 2024

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Revenge of the audience: Laid off by the #DavisEnterprise, #BobDunning drew a big turnout tonight in downtown #DavisCA for the official launch of his #TheWaryOne column on @substack With 3,000 subscribers so far, he has more than replaced his old salary
In the breezeway next to Peet's downtown. You can just see Bob Dunning in the center of the photo, thanking everyone for turning out

ALT In the breezeway next to Peet's downtown. You can just see Bob Dunning in the center of the photo, thanking everyone for turning out

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Steve Robinson was the first DJ for a vanished #DavisCA radio station in the '70s. Then he was an astronaut. Now a @UCDavis prof, he’s returning to local radio as a fill-in host for music show Silver Nine Volt Heart kdrt.org/audio/davisville-ma… @NASA
Retired astronaut Steve Robinson, left, and KDRT DJ Rod Moseanko

ALT Retired astronaut Steve Robinson, left, and KDRT DJ Rod Moseanko

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