<![CDATA[Coachella Valley Chronicles]]>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:04:18 +0000Captivate.fmRadio111.comhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/c84b96e5-124c-456a-a1bb-8d6078c9107a/2HpKHV96uneXK2u-rUrFTfil.pngCoachella Valley ChroniclesRadio111.comRadio111.comCoachella Valley Chronicles is a highlight of the individuals and visionaries who started the growth of this Valley and have turned it into oneof America's most desired geographies. Whether it's discussing the history of construction and new development in the region or the growth of it as a center for Arts and Entertainment, Randy wil talk to the people who were there and who built this oasis! The program will be weekly and available as a podcast. Host Randy Florence, whose 35 years in the financial industry brought him to the Coachella Valley nearly ten years ago, joins the iHub Radio line-up in January with an all-new show that will focus on the movers and shakers who have shaped the region over the past several decades. The program is called Coachella Valley Chronicles and will turn a spotlight on the communities that stretch from the San Gorgonio Pass to the Salton Sea and the many people who have been instrumental in creating the oasis that is home to nearly a half-million people and the travel destination of several millions of visitors each year. In addition to his work in financial services, Randy has immersed himself in the community as a member of Leadership-Coachella Valley, inspiring his interest in the region's history. He has also been a Board Member with the Boys & Girls Club of the Coachella Valley, is a member of the National Board of Directors for HomeAid, and he is presently the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP). Randy Florence was also a 2018 Storyteller as part of the USA Today/Desert Sun Storyteller program. And, he sang with the band Heatwave for the Boys and Girls Club of the Coachella Valley.https://coachella-valley.captivate.fmnoepisodicCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 12. Julie Makinen, Executive Editor, Desert Sun/USA Today NetworkCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 12. Julie Makinen, Executive Editor, Desert Sun/USA Today NetworkJulie Makinen has blazed trails from China to the war-torn Middle East. Her assignments with some of the biggest print media giants in America including the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times ultimately landed her in the top editorial role covering a region that she had owned a vacation home: the Coachella Valley. In this new episode of the Coachella Valley Chronicles with Randy Florence, your host goes in-depth with her on the challenges of running a print media outlet in the 21st century, how she and her team at Gannett's Desert Sun have worked remotely in a year of pandemic challenges and survival, and what drives her in covering this oasis that is no sleepy hollow. She also discusses the local effort to keep the perspective of the all-important institution that is the Op-Ed Page.

]]>Julie Makinen has blazed trails from China to the war-torn Middle East. Her assignments with some of the biggest print media giants in America including the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times ultimately landed her in the top editorial role covering a region that she had owned a vacation home: the Coachella Valley. In this new episode of the Coachella Valley Chronicles with Randy Florence, your host goes in-depth with her on the challenges of running a print media outlet in the 21st century, how she and her team at Gannett's Desert Sun have worked remotely in a year of pandemic challenges and survival, and what drives her in covering this oasis that is no sleepy hollow. She also discusses the local effort to keep the perspective of the all-important institution that is the Op-Ed Page.

]]>17a6dfb6-f09e-4922-89ca-1343e5a25013Thu, 06 May 2021 10:00:00 -070043:46nofulliHub NetworkCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 11. Larry Bohannan, Sports JournalistCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 11. Larry Bohannan, Sports JournalistLarry Bohannan has been writing at the Desert Sun for 35 years. This week, the discussion with Randy Florence will focus on Larry's career covering major sports and news events, some of the most memorable PGA and LPGA tournaments and their participants, and how his career began.

]]>Larry Bohannan has been writing at the Desert Sun for 35 years. This week, the discussion with Randy Florence will focus on Larry's career covering major sports and news events, some of the most memorable PGA and LPGA tournaments and their participants, and how his career began.

]]>7e7b4e4d-6d54-48b8-bb60-3919b9cc27a9Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -070043:44nofulliHub NetworkCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 10. Tod Goldberg, NYT Best-Sellling Author and Podcast Host, Part 2Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 10. Tod Goldberg, NYT Best-Sellling Author and Podcast Host, Part 2New York Times bestselling author Tod Goldberg continues talking with Randy Florence and further delves into his newest book, The Low Desert. They also share a mutual worst moment as fans of the Oakland Athletic's baseball club.

]]>New York Times bestselling author Tod Goldberg continues talking with Randy Florence and further delves into his newest book, The Low Desert. They also share a mutual worst moment as fans of the Oakland Athletic's baseball club.

]]>1547cf4c-7bb1-48c1-9d3d-3765debb2346Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -070043:44nofulliHub NetworkCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 09. Tod Goldberg, NYT Best-Sellling Author and Podcast HostCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 09. Tod Goldberg, NYT Best-Sellling Author and Podcast HostCrime, the Salton Sea, clowns with guns……New York Times Bestselling writer, Tod Goldberg, joins the Coachella Valley Chronicles with Randy Florence this week. We explore Tod and his over-achieving family, how he came to understand the seedy underside of the desert, and how he turned those into some of the most intensely satisfying stories you’ll read!

Click Here to See and Order Books by Tod Goldberg

Tod's Website

Literary Disco Podcast

]]>Crime, the Salton Sea, clowns with guns……New York Times Bestselling writer, Tod Goldberg, joins the Coachella Valley Chronicles with Randy Florence this week. We explore Tod and his over-achieving family, how he came to understand the seedy underside of the desert, and how he turned those into some of the most intensely satisfying stories you’ll read!

Click Here to See and Order Books by Tod Goldberg

Tod's Website

Literary Disco Podcast

]]>28422a97-b5c7-477e-acd4-c63178e4f652Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -070043:44nofulliHub NetworkCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 08. Lisa Vossler Smith, Palm Springs Modernism WeekCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 08. Lisa Vossler Smith, Palm Springs Modernism WeekEver wonder about Modernism Week? The stories behind the homes and the people who built and designed those homes? This week on the Chronicles, Lisa Vossler Smith talks to Randy about many topics including her current role as the Executive Director of Modernism Week. And as always, the Chronicles dives a little deeper to find out what turned Lisa into the valley influencer that she is. We also hear a little bit more about her special mentor; her mother, Judy Vossler and how she met her husband, world renowned artist Philip K Smith, III.

]]>Ever wonder about Modernism Week? The stories behind the homes and the people who built and designed those homes? This week on the Chronicles, Lisa Vossler Smith talks to Randy about many topics including her current role as the Executive Director of Modernism Week. And as always, the Chronicles dives a little deeper to find out what turned Lisa into the valley influencer that she is. We also hear a little bit more about her special mentor; her mother, Judy Vossler and how she met her husband, world renowned artist Philip K Smith, III.

]]>4dfb6463-04e0-4cd8-b24d-1eab853f771aThu, 18 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -070043:44nofulliHub NetworkCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 07. Bruce Fessier, Journalist - Part 2Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 07. Bruce Fessier, Journalist - Part 2Our first episode with Bruce Fessier only touched on his impact on the Coachella Valley. In the next installment we’ll get deeper into Bruce’s writing style, the story behind his first awarded story and more discussion around the Desert Sun and the future for Newspapers in general. And we start to hear more about his inspiration, his wife Jane and their partnership together through the years. Join Bruce and Randy Florence for another celebrity-infested conversation on the Coachella Valley Chronicles.

]]>Our first episode with Bruce Fessier only touched on his impact on the Coachella Valley. In the next installment we’ll get deeper into Bruce’s writing style, the story behind his first awarded story and more discussion around the Desert Sun and the future for Newspapers in general. And we start to hear more about his inspiration, his wife Jane and their partnership together through the years. Join Bruce and Randy Florence for another celebrity-infested conversation on the Coachella Valley Chronicles.

]]>ac69a147-6098-4e06-8a2e-062b5cd3ddcdThu, 11 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -070043:44nofulliHub NetworkCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 06. Bruce Fessier, JournalistCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 06. Bruce Fessier, JournalistHe spent four decades covering the people, the events and the culture of the Coachella Valley for The Desert Sun. Two years after entering retirement, journalist extraordinaire Bruce Fessier sits for the first of what will undoubtedly be multiple conversations with Randy Florence on the Coachella Valley Chronicles. From his youthful passions to write to a brand new project he is about to take on, he touches on a little bit of everything on this edition of the Chronicles.

]]>He spent four decades covering the people, the events and the culture of the Coachella Valley for The Desert Sun. Two years after entering retirement, journalist extraordinaire Bruce Fessier sits for the first of what will undoubtedly be multiple conversations with Randy Florence on the Coachella Valley Chronicles. From his youthful passions to write to a brand new project he is about to take on, he touches on a little bit of everything on this edition of the Chronicles.

]]>d36549c7-b30e-4da5-8acd-fed8bd093e2fThu, 04 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -070043:44nofulliHub NetworkCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 05. Waymond Fermon, Mayor Pro-Tem, City of IndioCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 05. Waymond Fermon, Mayor Pro-Tem, City of IndioWaymond Furman joins Randy Florence on this episode of the Coachella Valley Chronicles on this last week of Black History Month. Mr. Fermon is a lifelong Indio resident and one of the few African Americans who has been involved in the governing of the Coachella Valley's largest city. He is also a law enforcement professional and involved in many other community activities. Hear his story on this week's profile of movers and shakers in the Desert Cities.

]]>Waymond Furman joins Randy Florence on this episode of the Coachella Valley Chronicles on this last week of Black History Month. Mr. Fermon is a lifelong Indio resident and one of the few African Americans who has been involved in the governing of the Coachella Valley's largest city. He is also a law enforcement professional and involved in many other community activities. Hear his story on this week's profile of movers and shakers in the Desert Cities.

]]>a8620f7d-b3c5-4e6c-8581-6fe35268028aThu, 25 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -070043:44nofulliHub NetworkCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 04. Richard Oliphant, Sr., Indian Wells Visionary - Part 2Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 04. Richard Oliphant, Sr., Indian Wells Visionary - Part 2The first time Richard Oliphant, Sr. was on the Coachella Valley Chronicles, we barely got him to the Coachella Valley. On this episode, we continue with Dick telling us about the building of the initial infrastructure of the Valley. Dick will share stories about developing the first volunteer ambulance service, they first volunteer fire department and the time he had to perform a tracheotomy on an accident victim (who lived!).

Few people have had the impact on this valley that Dick Oliphant, and his wife Jan, have had.

]]>The first time Richard Oliphant, Sr. was on the Coachella Valley Chronicles, we barely got him to the Coachella Valley. On this episode, we continue with Dick telling us about the building of the initial infrastructure of the Valley. Dick will share stories about developing the first volunteer ambulance service, they first volunteer fire department and the time he had to perform a tracheotomy on an accident victim (who lived!).

Few people have had the impact on this valley that Dick Oliphant, and his wife Jan, have had.

]]>ef7df622-2ad6-40d8-94b2-f94128cf2205Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -070043:44nofulliHub NetworkCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 03. Judy Vossler, Retired GM, La Quinta Resort & HotelCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 03. Judy Vossler, Retired GM, La Quinta Resort & HotelMichael Jackson, Robert Wagner, Candice Bergen, Johnny Carson. These are the stars of the stories told by this weeks guest, Judy Vossler. Among the many important positions Judy held in the valley was that of General Manager of the La Quinta Resort and Hotel for many years. Judy will share stories of these celebrities and many more. 

Judy has been recognized in many ways in this Valley. She is truly one of the movers and shakers that helped make La Quinta and the Coachella Valley what it is today. 

]]>Michael Jackson, Robert Wagner, Candice Bergen, Johnny Carson. These are the stars of the stories told by this weeks guest, Judy Vossler. Among the many important positions Judy held in the valley was that of General Manager of the La Quinta Resort and Hotel for many years. Judy will share stories of these celebrities and many more. 

Judy has been recognized in many ways in this Valley. She is truly one of the movers and shakers that helped make La Quinta and the Coachella Valley what it is today. 

]]>4d1efbdc-70a4-4380-a80e-0851d4499754Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -070043:46nofulliHub NetworkCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 02. Joe Wallace, CEO, CVEPCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 02. Joe Wallace, CEO, CVEPHad this episode's guest taken one road rather than the other, he might have ended up being the lead guitarist on Eye of the Tiger for the band Survivor.

Joe Wallace is truly one of the Valley’s most interesting men. Currently the CEO and Chief Innovation Officer at the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership, Joe has come a long way since his upbringing in the home of the General Lee, Hazard County, Kentucky.

From a town of less than 2000 to eventually graduating from Stanford, Joe has a fascinating background. Joe went from being a part of the early, glory days of Silicon Valley, to his role helping this valley grow and survive from an economic standpoint.

Website: www.cvep.com

To purchase Joe's book, Living Outside The Box, please visit:

https://www.amazon.com/Living-Outside-Box-outside-courage/dp/1092964894

]]>Had this episode's guest taken one road rather than the other, he might have ended up being the lead guitarist on Eye of the Tiger for the band Survivor.

Joe Wallace is truly one of the Valley’s most interesting men. Currently the CEO and Chief Innovation Officer at the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership, Joe has come a long way since his upbringing in the home of the General Lee, Hazard County, Kentucky.

From a town of less than 2000 to eventually graduating from Stanford, Joe has a fascinating background. Joe went from being a part of the early, glory days of Silicon Valley, to his role helping this valley grow and survive from an economic standpoint.

Website: www.cvep.com

To purchase Joe's book, Living Outside The Box, please visit:

https://www.amazon.com/Living-Outside-Box-outside-courage/dp/1092964894

]]>2a1772e2-cd09-4270-b3f8-5b0859cf4cd0Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -070043:44nofulliHub NetworkCoachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 01. Richard Oliphant, Sr.Coachella Valley Chronicles: Ep. 01. Richard Oliphant, Sr.Richard R. Oliphant, a pioneer, businessman and philanthropist in the Coachella Valley, is Randy's first guest on the Coachella Valley Chronicles debut. They will discuss how Dick relocated from Iowa first to Tucson, and later to the Coachella Valley where he was instrumental in the creation of what is today the Palm Desert Country Club, and subsequently was instrumental in saving Indian Wells from bankruptcy and becoming one of the wealthiest municipalities in the Golden State while raising a large family. Mr. Oliphant remains active to this day in economic growth, the education sector and philanthropic organizations.

]]>Richard R. Oliphant, a pioneer, businessman and philanthropist in the Coachella Valley, is Randy's first guest on the Coachella Valley Chronicles debut. They will discuss how Dick relocated from Iowa first to Tucson, and later to the Coachella Valley where he was instrumental in the creation of what is today the Palm Desert Country Club, and subsequently was instrumental in saving Indian Wells from bankruptcy and becoming one of the wealthiest municipalities in the Golden State while raising a large family. Mr. Oliphant remains active to this day in economic growth, the education sector and philanthropic organizations.

]]>2bda711c-9387-433d-9446-305c02a9619eThu, 28 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -070043:46nofulliHub Network