This week on Face to Face
May 5 - May 9, 2008
Monday: Will Gov. Jim Gibbons' divorce filing against First Lady Dawn Gibbons hinder his ability to govern? Jon talks with Republican political consultant Steve Wark and liberal blogger Hugh Jackson about that and more.
Tuesday: Andrew Martin is giving up on challenging Jon Porter now that Dina Titus is entering the race. Jon talks with the former congressional contender about is new plans. Plus, Jon talks with State Senate candidate Lou Toomin about his bid to fill Titus' empty seat.
Wednesday: The median price of an existing home is down almost 23 percent from last April. Jon talks with some experts about the impact of foreclosures on market values.
Thursday: Eight Belles collapsed in front of millions of Kentucky Derby viewers. But, horses are put down every day at tracks all over the country. Is horse racing headed for a fall, as some animal activists contend? Jon talks with the co-owner of a horse who ran in the Derby and some critics.
Friday: The Southern Nevada Health District says another 77 cases of hepatitis C may be linked to endoscopy clinics owned by Dr. Dipak Desai. Will more cases surface? Jon gets an update from Health District Chief Investigator Brian Labus and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lawrence Sands.
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"Face to Face with Jon Ralston" is a news interview program of the Las Vegas Sun that appears on Las Vegas ONE (COX Cable channel 19), the all-news cable channel that is a joint operation of Cox Communications, KLAS-Channel 8 and the Sun.
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"Face to Face with Jon Ralston" Staff
DANA GENTRY | dgentry@klastv.com
Executive Producer, Face to Face
Phone: (702) 792-8888
Bio: Dana Gentry is a native Las Vegan. She is a 1977 graduate of Bishop Gorman High School, and holds a bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Gentry began her career in broadcasting as an intern at Channel 8, KLAS-TV. She later became a reporter at Channel 8, working with Las Vegas TV news legends Bob Stoldal and the late Ned Day. Gentry left her reporting job in 1985 to focus on motherhood. She returned to TV news at Fox affiliate KVVU-TV briefly in 2000, before launching "Face to Face with Jon Ralston" in March of 2001.
GUY DEMARCO | gdemarco@klastv.com
Producer, Face to Face
Phone: (702) 792-8894
Bio: Although Guy DeMarco is a native of Anaheim, California, he is very much a product of Arizona. Guy graduated from Lake Havasu High School in 1993. He enrolled at Northern Arizona University that same year and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcasting and electronic media in 1997. During his college career, Guy took a keen interest in politics, minoring in Political Science. He also traveled in college, taking part in a national student exchange to the University of New York at Stony Brook in 1996. Guy landed his first television job in 2000, working as a weekend editor for KLAS-TV in Las Vegas. He eventually worked his way up the ranks and became the producer for News ONE at 9pm on Las Vegas ONE in March 2004. He joined the Face to Face staff in July 2005.
