Mark Brodie
Host - The Show | [email protected]Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Arizona Capitol. He was also the local host of Weekend Edition Saturday for more than a decade.
Before deciding to ditch his snow shovel for good, Brodie worked at public radio stations in Albany, New York, and Syracuse, New York. He’s an alum of Syracuse University, where he majored in broadcast journalism and political science. He’s originally from Manchester, Connecticut, and still harbors dreams of the Hartford Whalers coming back.
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The Phoenix Mercury start their 2026 season this weekend with a road game against the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. The Mercury lost to the Aces in the WNBA Finals last season, after making a surprise run through the playoffs. -
The U.S. Supreme Court last week struck down a provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, in a case out of Louisiana. -
Among the many provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are new rules around Medicaid. In states that expanded the program, like Arizona, enrollees will have new work requirements. -
Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller and his office are accused of using an encrypted messaging app to hide their communications from the public. -
There were more than 50 million licensed drivers in the U.S. over the age of 65 in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; that was a 77% increase since 2004. -
Mayo Clinic researchers have published data showing that cancer patients can safely get chemotherapy treatment away from hospitals and clinics, in their homes instead. -
A recent court ruling that found the state Department of Water Resources illegally changed how it evaluates whether there’s enough groundwater to approve new housing in certain parts of the Valley. -
The Arizona Senate this week is expected to take up the House-approved budget plan. The Governor’s Office has called the plan “reckless and unbalanced,” although the governor herself has said there are some provisions in it that she supports. -
Metro Phoenix freeways will be getting a new treatment in an effort to increase their longevity and decrease road noise. -
This ASU professor says students don't 'experience the joy of writing' in school, so they turn to AIAn essay this spring on Slate came with a provocative headline: "I Humanize Chatbot-Written College Application Essays for a Living. I Have a Warning for Everyone."
