Tom Maxedon

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Previous to joining the KJZZ staff in September 2017, Tom lived on the island of Guam in the Western Pacific where he was news director for KPRG, Public Radio Guam and Saipan and also worked as a freelance writer for the Guam Daily Post.

He is the Weekend Edition host, as well as a reporter and producer for KJZZ. He is a second-generation broadcaster with a wide vocational background in media, telecommunications and education.

Tom is a 1996 graduate of Ball State University with a M.A. in English and also hosts KJZZ's "Word," a podcast about literature in Arizona and the region which he created.

Title	Author(s)	Publication Date
'Desert Rider' exhibit examines transportation, landscape, and Latinx and Indigenous identity	Tom Maxedon	May 3, 2022
Word S7:E6 — Ghostwriting proves lucrative; summer reading season kicks off soon	Tom Maxedon	May 3, 2022
Arizona food banks struggle to meet demand amid rising inflation	Tom Maxedon	April 23, 2022
Word S7:E5 — Explore the fight to organize labor and National Poetry Month	Tom Maxedon	April 19, 2022
Phoenix is urging artists to apply for projects	Tom Maxedon	April 16, 2022
Persistent drought is preventing trout stocking in Arizona	Tom Maxedon	April 17, 2022
Gas prices are high and so are complaints about being gouged	Tom Maxedon	April 11, 2022
Flagstaff shelter will soon place people in new property	Tom Maxedon	April 10, 2022
A Valley architect and artist creates detailed sketches on ordinary napkins	Tom Maxedon	April 4, 2022
Word S7:E4 – People’s best friend, National Poetry Month spring into action	Tom Maxedon	April 5, 2022
Sports betting in AZ doesn't generate a lot of revenue	Tom Maxedon	March 26, 2022
Record high temps in the Valley this weekend	Tom Maxedon	March 25, 2022
Chandler arts center will host economic impact forum	Tom Maxedon	March 22, 2022
Arizona car insurance rates are rising after COVID	Tom Maxedon Associated Press	March 20, 2022
Arizona Humanities awards over $75,000 in grants	Tom Maxedon	March 13, 2022
AZ Commission on the Arts encourages artists to apply for grants in May	Tom Maxedon	March 15, 2022
Arts businesses rebound as patrons worry less about the pandemic	Tom Maxedon	March 18, 2022
Bill would let businesses use deadly force against vandals	Tom Maxedon Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services	March 6, 2022
Ukrainian born resident of Kingman checks in with family, friends	Tom Maxedon	March 6, 2022
Phoenix Symphony's mix of Brahms and Radiohead more than a mashup	Tom Maxedon	March 2, 2022
Sedona International Film Festival wraps up	Tom Maxedon	Feb. 28, 2022
Read the winning KJZZ haiku contest poem	Tom Maxedon	Feb. 28, 2022
Sedona Film Festival rolls cameras starting this weekend	Tom Maxedon	Feb. 19, 2022
Maricopa County Attorney's Office leaders ask County Attorney Allister Adel to resign	Tom Maxedon Associated Press	Feb. 15, 2022
Union Pacific pays Tempe over $480K for train derailment	Tom Maxedon	Feb. 13, 2022

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