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Central Valley Roots

KVPR

KVPR's Central Valley Roots explores the history, people and places of Central California. Discover something new about our region, past and present, with each episode. From Fresno and Bakersfield, to Visalia and Merced, the Central Valley is full of rich stories that make the place we call home special. Send us your question about local history or places to [email protected] and we might answer it in a future episode. Hear the series on the radio weekdays at 5:06 a.m., 7:42 a.m., 9:04 a.m. and 5:32 p.m. or listen to our podcast.

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  1. A "spaceship" at Fresno and "P" Streets: The story of Fresno's City Hall 1:30
  2. A modest proposal: How Modesto got its name 1:30
  3. The matriarch of the Bakersfield Sound: Bonnie Owens 1:30
  4. The story of influential Fresno-born artist and author Leo Politi 1:30
  5. Delano's Filipino heritage 1:30
  6. The unsung hero of the Bakersfield Sound: Don Rich 1:53
  7. Betrayal: 18 "secret" treaties between the U.S. and California tribes went unratified and hidden for 50 years 2:13
  8. Fresno's earliest pioneer: William Helm 1:45
  9. This Fresno-based business has local roots that go back to 1874 1:30
  10. An oasis on the Kern River: The story of Hart Park 1:30
  11. When wheat kings ruled the valley: The rise and fall of Clovis Cole 2:14
  12. FDR's Ponderosa Way: A Depression-era project to stop California wildfires 1:30
  13. How Abraham Lincoln influenced Fresno's development 1:30
  14. Fresno's German Syndicate: The land speculators who sparked the Valley's growth 1:53
  15. The story behind Bakersfield's Big Shoe 1:30
  16. If Clovis is "A Way of Life," what exactly does that mean? 2:07
  17. Fresno's foremost founding father: Anthony Easterby 2:13
  18. The curious case of Fresno State's search for a new campus 1:30
  19. The birth of CSU Bakersfield 1:30