Tuesday, August 19, 2008

AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Steve Inskeep; NEWSCASTS: Korva Coleman, Barbara Klein
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

Here are some highlights of today's show:

On Sacramento StoryCorps, we look at a world-changing event through the eyes of a child.  Series host Paul Conley has the story this morning at 6:35 and 8:35.

It's the perfect summertime fantasy – living year round in a vacation spot. More Americans are making the move from cities and suburbs to beach towns, mountain towns, and the outskirts of National Park. These places are some of the fastest-growing areas in the country. But life in these idyllic towns can present quite a culture shock for the newcomers – few big city amenities, and often only low-paying jobs. More at 6:21 and 8:21.

Russia has showed little repentance for its actions in Georgia. It has repeatedly said that it has the right to protect its soldiers and citizens. Now, the West is concerned that Moscow is in the midst of resurgency. More on the situation at 5:10 and 7:10.

It was a year ago this week that the global credit crunch began. The mortgage business was struggling with steep losses, and the troubles were spreading throughout the credit markets. Since then, the economy has ground almost to a halt, the housing market has become moribund, and federal officials have resorted to extraordinary means to keep the banking sector afloat. A look at what we've learned in the past year, this morning at 5:40 and 7:40.

Thanks for listening.