This week’s show looks out over the San Francisco Bay.

Reporter Joe Mullin catches the ferry from SF to Oakland. Anchor Shelly Meron spoke with the director of Save The Bay about pollution in the water. Kara Andrade hops over to the island of Alameda. Anchor Nicole Dianne Dawley finds out why tourists are attracted to the bay. And Lygia Navarro finds out what makes people turn from land lubbers to houseboat owners.

This show was produced by Kate Cheney Davidson. The engineer was Ki-min Sung. George Lewinski was the advisor.

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Today’s show is all about the mighty dollar.

Reporter Charla Bear heads into the wedding gown aftermarket. Anchor Kate Cheney Davidson asked two women entrepreneurs how they got started. Emily Taguchi finds out how low-income job applicants get access to the tools needed to find work. Shelly Meron follows people who are chasing their dream jobs. Anchor Joe Mullin asked a nonprofit director what it’s like to constantly have to ask for money. And Kara Andrade reports on women who trade their eggs for cash.

This show was produced by Lygia Navarro. The engineer was Ki-min Sung. George Lewinski was the advisor.

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This week’s show took a spin through various subjects.

Reporter Joe Mullin finds out how a red-state rodeo succeeds in blue-state California. Lygia Navarro finds out about men who have taken up knitting. Kate Cheney Davidson discovers why moms aren’t taking their paid maternity leave. Anchor Emily Taguchi asks the program director of Workplace.org why women still make less than men. Nicole Dawley finds out what’s cooking with the Frugal Foodies. And Anchor Charla Bear finds out what students think of the topics in today’s show.

This show was produced by Shelly Meron. The engineer was Ki-Min Sung. George Lewinski was the advisor.

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This week’s show occured in the midst of a week filled with religious holidays. The NGM team took a look at several aspects of faith.

Reporter Charla Bear profiled a local priest who just finished serving time in prison. Anchor Shelly Meron talked to an atheist organization about non-traditional faith. Kara Andrade went to a pow-wow to learn about Native American faith. Lygia Navarro reports on a group of Cuban Protestant musicians. Anchor Nicole Dianne Dawley called up her mom to find out why Easter fashion was always such a big deal. And Kate Cheney Davidson went behind the scenes at choir practice at Grace Cathedral School for Boys.

This show was produced by Emily Taguchi. The engineer was Ki-Min Sung. George Lewinski was the advisor.

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