{"id":424273,"date":"2026-08-05T07:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/424273\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T07:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:32:10","slug":"maddy-institute-kvpr-launch-expanded-the-maddy-report-radio-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/424273\/","title":{"rendered":"Maddy Institute, KVPR launch expanded &#8216;The Maddy Report&#8217; radio partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/new-logo-TMI_Logo27.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"logo\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"attach_desc\">The Maddy Institute&#8217;s new logo was designed by Fresno marketing firm JSA.<\/p>\n<p>The Maddy Institute is expanding the reach of its public affairs programming through a new partnership with KVPR that will bring \u201cThe Maddy Report\u201d to radio and podcast audiences across the Central Valley.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe collaboration rebrands the institute\u2019s existing radio and podcast program, formerly known as \u201cThe Maddy Report: Valley Views,\u201d under the unified \u201cThe Maddy Report\u201d name used for its television program. The move creates a single platform spanning television, radio and podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe television edition will continue airing on ABC30, while the pilot radio broadcast on KVPR is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Aug. 16.<\/p>\n<p>\nHosted by Blake Zante, executive director of The Maddy Institute, the program features interviews with policymakers, community leaders and subject matter experts discussing issues affecting the San Joaquin Valley.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe are excited to bring \u2018The Maddy Report\u2019 to even more listeners across the Central Valley through KVPR,\u201d Zante said in a statement. \u201cBy bringing together our television, radio and podcast programming under one trusted name, we are making it easier for community members to access important discussions on Valley issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nKVPR General Manager Joe Moore said the partnership reflects the organizations\u2019 shared commitment to nonpartisan public service.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cBoth KVPR and The Maddy Institute work every day to create a more informed public in the Central Valley region,\u201d Moore said. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring \u2018The Maddy Report\u2019 to our airwaves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThe organizations said the expanded program will continue providing conversations on local and state issues while supporting The Maddy Institute\u2019s mission of promoting informed civic engagement throughout the Valley.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Maddy Institute&#8217;s new logo was designed by Fresno marketing firm JSA. The Maddy Institute is expanding the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424274,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-424273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}