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 idea of making government run more efficiently, and inexpensively, is not a new one. Nor is it unique to the federal government. There have been a handful of efforts in Arizona— a particularly high-profile one came from Gov. Fife Symington in 1991. -
The House approved its budget proposal late Friday. The Senate, which has been negotiating with the governor, is expected to release its plan later Monday. Leaders hope to approve it by Wednesday. -
As drought conditions worsen, 2026 is shaping up to be a key year for the Colorado River and the seven basin states that rely on its water. -
Whether we laugh at them or groan at them, we’ve all heard our share of dad jokes. Last fall, The Show checked in with comedian and father of two Anwar Newton about what a dad joke is — and what makes a good one. -
WrestleDrag is a professional wrestling company that also includes drag performances, two forms of entertainment that you might not think at first blush should go together. -
To talk about budget talks apparently hitting high gear, new Freedom Caucus candidates and more, The Show sat down with Lorna Romero Ferguson of Elevate Strategies and Karl Gentles of The Gentles Agency. -
Machismo, it's a word that's been used a lot recently, but there are two distinct origins of the word. -
Congress passed the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in 1990. It aims to facilitate the protection and return of Native American items. -
Arizona House Republicans have unveiled their budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. The over $17 billion plan includes a pay raise for corrections officers and money for infrastructure projects. -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture last month stopped the movement of cows, horses and bison between Mexico and the U.S. because of a parasitic fly that lays hundreds of eggs in the animals.
