Friday, June 20, 2008

AMERICA'S HOST: Steve Inskeep; NEWSCASTS: Paul Brown, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

Here are some highlights of today's show:

It's been a year since the Angora Fire tore through the Tahoe area.  A year later, some things have changed, and some lessons have been learned.  KXJZ's Ben Adler talks with Steve Shadley about then and now, this morning at 6:35 and 8:35.

With gas prices on the rise, will commuter trains make a comeback?  Ginger Rutland, with the Sacramento Bee, has a commentary at 5:33 and 7:33.

Aarghh!  Can you go a day at the office without e-mail? Employees at U-S Cellular can, and do, every Friday.  A top company official implemented the policy a few years ago after employees complained they feel swamped by e-mails. That story at 6:21 and 8:21.

In this week's installment of StoryCorps, Ray Martinez explains what it was like growing up in an orphanage in the 1950s. Martinez was adopted when he was five years old and for the first time in his life he had his own room, clothes and toys.  we'll hear it at 5:25 and 7:25.

Are you as happy as I am that it's Friday?