Davisville

Davis has interesting people, ideas, connections, and events. On Davisville, host Bill Buchanan presents stories that have some connection to Davis. The program has won 17 Excellence in Journalism awards from the San Francisco Press Club since 2018, including first place in radio/podcast public affairs programs for 2025, plus a national Hometown Media Award for excellence from the Alliance for Community Media in 2024. Contact: davisville @ dcn.org

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Davisville, 4/1/13: 'Before I graduate, I want to ...' Mon, 04/01/2013 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan How would you finish that sentence? UC Davis student Henry Lam wants to know—specifically, he invites you to write your answer on a chalkboard wall outside the Memorial Union April 3 or 4. It’s all part of a larger strategy. We discuss the project on today’s Davisville, as well as a half-dozen other campus projects he is part of, including the UC Davis Film Festival, the UC Davis Vietnamese Student organization, and last year’s Davis in a Day movie. Find updates on the event at http://ucdbeforeigrad.tumblr.com Read more about Davisville, 4/1/13: 'Before I graduate, I want to ...'
Davisville, 3/18/13: Asteroids, climate change, and Davis with Tom Cahill Sat, 03/23/2013 - 8:05am \| Bill Buchanan Read more about Davisville, 3/18/13: Asteroids, climate change, and Davis with Tom Cahill
Davisville, 3/4/13: Live music in Davis Wed, 03/06/2013 - 9:05am \| Bill Buchanan This show discusses live music in Davis, including the possibility of adding a permanent venue downtown, with Kyle Monhollen of the Davis Live Music Collective. Read more about Davisville, 3/4/13: Live music in Davis
Davisville, 2/18/13: The 'other Davis' with the Vanguard's David Greenwald Mon, 02/18/2013 - 7:30pm \| Bill Buchanan At the end of 2012, Davis Vanguard owner David Greenwald wrote and posted an essay about “the other Davis,” or the aspects of our town not necessarily reflected in Davis’ college-educated, affluent image. On today’s Davisville we talk about what he means, as well as the nearly 7-year-old Vanguard itself, which he says has about 6,000 core readers and took in about $50,000 last year. Read more about Davisville, 2/18/13: The 'other Davis' with the Vanguard's David Greenwald Add new comment
Lee and Frerichs, part 2: Davisville, 2/4/13 Tue, 02/05/2013 - 7:05pm \| Bill Buchanan This is the second halfof an interview with Davis' newest City Council members, Lucas Frerichs and Brett Lee, who took office last summer. Find part 1 at http://www.kdrt.org/node/11291. Read more about Lee and Frerichs, part 2: Davisville, 2/4/13
Davisville, Jan. 21: Impressions from their first six months Mon, 01/21/2013 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan Davis voters elected Lucas Frerichs, left, and Brett Lee to the City Council in mid-2012. On the current Davisville they discuss what they’ve learned and observed from their first six months, on subjects including the pace of change, the upcoming water rates election, and downtown retail. The interview appears in two halves: part one airs Jan. 21-Feb. 2, and part two (now available at http://www.kdrt.org/node/11443) will air Feb. 4-Feb. 17. Read more about Davisville, Jan. 21: Impressions from their first six months
This journalist helped convict a Davis killer Mon, 01/07/2013 - 6:05pm \| Bill Buchanan Joel Davis is a hometown Davis journalist whose book “Justice Waits: The UC Davis Sweetheart Murders” played a key role in solving the 1980 Davis kidnapping and murder of “two stellar kids,” UC Davis students John Riggins and Sabrina Gonsalves. In December 2012, 32 years to the month after the slayings, a Sacramento Superior Court jury convicted Richard Hirschfield of first-degree murder for killing Gonsalves and Riggins, who were both 18. Read more about This journalist helped convict a Davis killer Add new comment
Meet Doug Hatton, one of Davis’ Santas Mon, 12/24/2012 - 5:30pm \| Bill Buchanan Read more about Meet Doug Hatton, one of Davis’ Santas Add new comment
UC Davis greenhouse expert Garry Pearson reports back from Iraq Mon, 12/10/2012 - 5:30pm \| Bill Buchanan Twice this year, Garry Pearson has gone to Iraq as part of a program to help Iraqis grow more vegetables. He oversees about 160 research greenhouses at UC Davis, and an ag project recruited him as a technical expert. On today’s Davisville he talks about what he saw. Pearson wanted to “see what’s going on [after the U.S. war] ... It’s my own natural curiosity. I know I have technical skills that can be passed on to different people, if it’s presented in the right way. On the ground my experience was just meeting the people everyday, the day-to-day folks. I got the opportunities to be out and to mix.” He spent his time in Kurdistan, the less-violent northern part of the country, working with Kurds, Shias and Sunnis. Pearson describes both tension and reasons to hope—hotel guards with AK-47s, and a lively democracy. A few years ago he went to Bosnia-Herzegovina. Afghanistan is probably next. “Davis,” he says near the end of the show, “needs to get out and see the rest of the world.” Read more about UC Davis greenhouse expert Garry Pearson reports back from Iraq Add new comment
Davis school funding cuts end, but there’s no long-term fix yet Mon, 11/26/2012 - 5:30pm \| Bill Buchanan Read more about Davis school funding cuts end, but there’s no long-term fix yet Add new comment