The Sages Among Us

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Various hosts and guests take a look at people making a difference. It started out as an innovative book about leadership and civic engagement. Four years later, it’s successfully morphed into a weekly KVMR radio series about, you guessed it, leadership and civic engagement.

May 27

Guy Stilson, Attorney formerly representing Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead

Host Keith Porter brings us the fascinating details of the life and times of Guy Stilson, an attorney from the Bay Area with a wide variety of experiences including representing Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead, and now focusing on photography and new adventures in his Nevada County community.

29 min
May 21

Lynn Hodson

Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Lynn Hodson, Executive Director of Sammie's Friends, Entrepreneur, former school board member in Southern California, and community volunteer. Lynn lives on a mini-ranch with her human family and nine rescue dogs and cats a myriad of hogs, goats, sheep, chickens, ducks and turkeys.

30 min
May 14

OES Program Manager and Professional Forester Alex Geritz

Alex is a Registered Professional Forester with nearly 20 years of experience in the fields of Forestry, Forest Conservation, and Wildfire Management. He is a Program Manager at OES where he's responsible for developing and managing a portfolio of wildfire mitigation projects. Alex was raised among the pine and oak trees in Tuolumne County California. He moved to South Lake Tahoe in the early 2000's where he took an interest in Ecology at Lake Tahoe Community College. In addition to the ample recreation opportunities in the Tahoe Basin, Alex took a strong interest in wildland fire management when the Angora Fire of 2007 burned 242 homes in his community. This event catalyzed his academic and professional trajectory and he used the momentum of the wildfire to study Forestry and Natural Resources at Humboldt State University and intern with the U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. Following the acquisition of his B.S., Alex practiced forestry across the western United States including Oregon and Washington. Upon his return to California, he served the State of California with the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and earned his Registered Professional Forester's license from the California Board of Forestry in 2023. When he's not spending his free time talking about forestry and wildfire in California, Alex enjoys international travel, exploring the Sierra Crest, and trying to convince his toddler that land stewardship is a perpetually evolving discipline much like parenthood. Her agreement is still pending...

28 min
May 6

Daniela Fernandez, Nevada City Council Member and Community Activist

Host Kimberly Ewing has a vigorous discussion with Nevada City Councilmember and community activist Daniela Fernandez.

29 min
Apr 29

Rahlene Weeden – Stardust Station, Honey Hills Festival, and Grass Valley Museum & Cultural Center

Rahlene Weeden is the founder and manager of the DIY venue Stardust Station, a co-founder of the Honey Hills Fest, and serves on the Board of Directors at the Grass Valley Museum & Cultural Center. She speaks with Sages host, April Glaser.

30 min
Apr 22

Bill Trabucco, Proprietor and Producer for Il Tempio di Musica

Host Keith Porter takes us on a deep dive into the life experiences of a true polymath, Bill Trabucco, an engineer who has overwintered in Antartica, spent a career in research at Stanford, now runs a 900 acre ranch with grass fed beef and Peruvian Paso horses and built and operates his own private concert hall which houses his self-built pipe organ.

30 min
Apr 9

Hilary Hodge - Grass Valley Mayor

Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Hilary Hodge, a woman who dedicates her life to public service, civic engagement and cultural engagement. She is Mayor of Grass Valley, Board member of KVMR and recently joined Foothills Compassionate Care as Director of Development and Marketing.

30 min
Apr 2

Lorie Hennessey Animal Shelter Administrative Services Officer

Lorie Hennessey was born and raised in Southern California and later attended Northern Arizona University, where she earned her degree in public relations. Her career began at the Phoenix Zoo, launching what would become a long and meaningful journey in the nonprofit sector. Lorie spent much of her career engaging and mobilizing the entertainment industry in support of the missions of both the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America/Make-A-Wish International and the USO. She also worked directly with wish families, leading the Make-A-Wish program for the Northeastern and Northern Nevada region. In 2019, she served as the director of the Nevada County Animal Shelter under Sammie’s Friends who operated the full operation, which was also her first big introduction to Nevada County. That same year, Lorie completed the Nevada County Citizens Academy, an experience that sparked her interest in local government and ultimately led her back in 2023 to support the county’s animal shelter contract and Homeland Security–related grants. She now serves as the Administrative Services Officer, overseeing the Animal Shelter Program, the Community Spay and Neuter Program, and supporting discussions around a prospective new animal shelter. Outside of work, Lorie enjoys hiking, paddle boarding, exploring the outdoors with her dogs (including occasionally carrying one in a backpack), and spending time with her husband, two sons, and close friends throughout Nevada County.

29 min

Various hosts and guests take a look at people making a difference. It started out as an innovative book about leadership and civic engagement. Four years later, it’s successfully morphed into a weekly KVMR radio series about, you guessed it, leadership and civic engagement.

Creator

KVMR-FM
Years Active

2020 - 2026
Episodes

245
Rating

Clean
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The Sages Among Us