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Ally Radio: Supporting vulnerable communities with food and access to nature

Listen to Ally Radio for September 22, 2023.

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On this week’s Ally Radio, we look at the need of rural food pantries in our region, and the challenges facing these local, community (and mostly volunteer-run) organizations.

We chat with Lisa Selmi from the Healthy Community Coalition of Lyon and Storey counties to learn more.

Then, we chat about how proposed rules governing the nation’s public lands can help increase access to nature and outdoor recreation opportunities for communities typically unable to access and enjoy them. A new study from the Center for American Progress looks at how we can bridge the gap, while addressing a surging demand for outdoor spaces.

Listen to new episodes of Ally Radio every Friday at noon on KNVC, 95.1FM, Carson City Community Radio. The Sierra Nevada Ally is now available as a podcast! You can listen to the latest audio news reports from our team on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or by searching “Sierra Nevada Ally” wherever you listen.

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Authors

Noah Glick is an award-winning journalist, audio and podcast producer, and writer, whose work has been heard nationally on NPR, Marketplace, Here & Now, and more. He is a multiple regional Edward R. Murrow Award winner for his reporting on climate, energy, and housing.

Noah brings his years of experience to the Sierra Nevada Ally, where he will serve as Executive Editor, overseeing the organization’s content strategy, audio production, and editorial oversight. His goal is to create content that helps readers become more informed about the world around them and to inspire everyone to think more critically and see the world with a little more kindness and understanding.

Joe is the publisher of the Sierra Nevada Ally. He manages the nonprofit’s fiduciary responsibilities, fundraising- business operations and public-interest partnership development. He edits the Ally’s Community/Culture Page. He served in the US Army from 1968-1971. He’s held supervisory positions in the Nevada state government, as an education program director at the Nevada state prison, the executive director of the Brewery Arts Center, and Carson City’s economic development and redevelopment director. In 2017, he founded and launched KNVC, 95.1 fm, Carson City’s 501c3 nonprofit FCC-licensed Community Radio Station.