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Davisville, Sept. 23, 2019: Growing older in Yolo

If you follow the news, you know that the population is aging and changing as more people live longer--and that baby boomers want more from their senior years than previous generations expected. Our guests today talk about the demographic trend and some of the effects we're already seeing in Davis and Yolo County: Christi Skibbins, executive director of Meals on Wheels in Yolo County, and Sheila Allen, executive director of the Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance.

"Big Ben" Huseby in the Studio - Recorded Sep 20th, 2019

Ben Huseby is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and entertainer, performing in genres that span country, blues, folk, traditional jazz, and modern pop. He performs as a solo loop artist under the moniker Big Ben, fronts the cover band Big Ben and the Brians on vocals and guitar, and fronts the traditional Dixieland band Big Ben and the Bay Area Ramblers on vocals and trombone.

Ben, a trombonist with the U.S. Air Force Band since 2011, has been stationed with the Band of the Golden West at Travis AFB since 2018. He has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Africa as an active-duty musician, and has performed countless times for ambassadors, international dignitaries, and civic and military leaders, including the president of Estonia and former President Obama.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Minot State University in North Dakota, and a master’s in music education from the prestigious Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music. Find him on Facebook @BigBenMusic, on Instagram @big.ben.music, or at www.bigbenmusic.net

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