On this episode of Sedona Life with Stephen Hanks, the focus is on the fascinating Verde Valley-area STEP Program, co-sponsored by the Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance (NAZCCA) and the Sedona Public Library which encourages local residents to donate old tools that can be borrowed by follow residents. Stephen's special in-studio guests are two principal volunteers in the program: Peggy Chaikin, Board Member, Keep Sedona Beautiful & Volunteer, NAZCCA, and Dr. Francis Julia Riemer, Co-Founder/Board Member, NAZCCA.

Special thanks to my sponsor for the month of September LaserGirl Skincare and Anita Marcus (Skincare Superhero), and to my banner designer Dick Fisher of e-MergeOnlineMarketing.

On this episode of Sedona Life with Stephen Hanks, the focus is on the various operations of the Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF). Stephen is joined by his special in-studio guests Executive Director Patrick Schweiss (celebrating his 20th Year as SIFF's guru) and Operations Manager Reba Stone. Great conversation about many aspects of the Film Festival's operation, exciting upcoming films and events, and the host even got in his pitch to potential advertisers for the 31st Annual Film Festival Event Program (February 22-March 2).

Special thanks to my sponsor for the month of September LaserGirl Skincare and Anita Marcus (Skincare Superhero), and to my banner designer Dick Fisher of e-MergeOnlineMarketing.

On this episode of Sedona Life with Stephen Hanks (on KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio), the host is joined by Dick Fisher, Chief Social Officer of his own business e-Merge Online Marketing. Dick tells Sedona Life listeners, area business owners, and entrepreneurs how they can master their social media marketing strategy, as well how to manage their online reputation. Stephen and Dick also discuss the popular Sedona Referrals Club, based in the Village of Oak Creek, a business networking group for which Dick is the current President.

Special thanks to my August shows sponsor the Sedona Heritage Museum. Banner design by Dick Fisher.

On this episode of Sedona Life with Stephen Hanks (on KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio) the focus is on the radio station operation though which I've hosted this show since early February 2024. My special guests are Chuck Helstein, the Owner, General Manager, and Programming Director of 106.5 FM and 780 AM in Sedona, AZ, and Ryan Thompson, the Producer of all the sponsored shows like mine AND the jack-of-all-trades at the station. Chuck and Ryan discuss the transformation of the KAZM into Mellow Mountain Radio since they took over the station last December, as well as their long friendship, and their continued plans for growing the operation.

Special thanks to my August shows sponsor the Sedona Heritage Museum and my banner designer Dick Fisher of E-MergeOnlineMarketing.

On this episode of Sedona Life with Stephen Hanks (on KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio) the focus is on "Friends" who protect and preserve our local Sedona/Verde Valley environment in Arizona. My in-studio guests are Friends of the Forest President Jerry Checchia and VP Melissa Pontikes, and Friends of the Verde River Board President Jeanne Swarthout.

Special thanks to my August shows sponsor the Sedona Heritage Museum and my banner designer Dick Fisher of E-MergeOnlineMarketing.

On this episode of Sedona Life with Stephen Hanks: Red Rock Country's Radio Magazine (KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio), Stephen's passion for Major League Baseball and NFL Football collide. With so many Diamondbacks and Cardinals fans in Sedona and the Verde Valley, it's the time of year to assess the Dbacks' chances to be a Wild Card team and the ponder whether the Cardinals can make the NFL Playoffs. Special guests are Alex Weiner (baseball) and Tyler Drake (football), both writers and editors with ArizonaSports.com.

Special thanks to my August shows sponsor Sedona Heritage Museum and to Dick Fisher of E-MergeOnlineMarketing for banner design.

On this episode of Sedona Life with Stephen Hanks: Red Rock Country's Radio Magazine (KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio), Stephen's special guest is Nate Meyers, Executive Director of the Sedona Heritage Museum, Nate is a great caretaker of Sedona's colorful history. He reveals how he became passionate about history and curating small museums, tells some wonderful stories about the development of the city of Sedona, offers info on the Museum's upcoming programs, and explains the inside story of how and why the McDonald's arches in West Sedona are TURQUOISE.

Special thanks to the Sedona Heritage Museum for sponsoring all the shows in August, as well as to my banner designer Dick Fisher, e-MergeOnlineMarketing

On this episode of Sedona Life with Stephen Hanks: Red Rock Country's Radio Magazine (KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio) the focus is on photography, specifically conservation-centric creatives from the Verde Valley-area. Special guests are photographer Dawn Kish from Flagstaff and photographer printer Richard Jackson from Flagstaff--who have documented in photos and on film the hidden treasure of the Southwest known as Glen Canyon in Utah. This epic landscape is under a giant reservoir called Lake Powell. The lake is at its lowest water level since the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam in 1963. Kish went on an adventure to explore this canyon with an old Crown Graphic 4×5 camera, which from 1950-1963 documented Glen Canyon pre-dam from an incredible photographer, Tad Nichols. Kish's film "Tad's Emerging World" was a big hit at the 2024 Sedona International Film Festival.

Special thanks to my sponsor for the July shows and banner designer Dick Fisher of e-MergeOnlineMarketing