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City of Rio Rancho
3200 Civic Center Circle NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144
Phone: (505) 891-5000
TTY:(505) 891-1365
8am - 5pm, Mon - Fri

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Talk Show
Conversations with Mayor Swisstack airs on RioVision cable channels 15 and 22 for those Rio Rancho residents who are Cable One subscribers. The mayor's talk show airs each day on channel 15 at 7 a.m.; 1 p.m.; and 10:30 p.m. Channel 22 shows this program everyday at 8 a.m.; 11 a.m.; and 6 p.m.

"It's my hope that citizens will find this show informative and that each episode provides them updates on issues and projects that are important to Rio Rancho," Mayor Swisstack said.

Approximately every four weeks, a new episode airs on both cable channels in their regular time slots. In addition, episodes are posted to the city's Web site shortly after a new episode debuts on RioVision.

Edit House Productions, LLC is the contracted service provider for the city's RioVision cable channels. Conversations with Mayor Swisstack is directed, produced, and edited by RioVision staff.

Talk Show Episodes 2010

Episode Number        

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 Original  Air Date  

Episode Information

Episode  20

Video / Transcription  01/01/2010 Interview with Rockford Hayes, publisher and co-owner of the Rio Rancho Observer.
Episode 21 Video / Transcription 02/08/2010 Interview with Jay Hart, director for the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, Angela Reed Padilla, CEO for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico, and Roman Montoya, city clerk.
Episode 22  Video / Transcription  03/01/2010 Interview with Joseph Maestas from the U.S. Census Bureau and Steve House, city of Rio Rancho Census Committee.  In addition, Jade Bock, executive director for the Children's Grief Center, discusses the services her organization provides.
Episode 23 Video / Transcription  04/13/2010 Interview with City Councilor Tim Crum; ABQ Ride Director Bruce Rizzieri and MRCOG Comm. Mgr. Augusta Myers; and Ashley Salazar and Mike Gibson with NM Marriages First
Episode 24 Video / Transcription  05/10/2010 Interview with City Manager James Jimenez and Financial Services Department Director Olivia Padilla-Jackson about the city's budget.
Episode 25 Video / Transcription  06/09/2010 Interview with Dan Foley and Jay Hart, director for the city's Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, regarding upcoming Fourth of July flag football tournament and fireworks show, and Kathy Sawyer with Red Mountain Family Services
Episode 26  Video / Transcription  07/15/2010 Interview with Natalie Lamberton, administator for the Presbyterian Rio Rancho Medical Center, and Jim Hay, organizer for the Joshua Alberti Fund-raiser 
Episode 27 Video / Transcription  08/16/2010 Interview with Gunnar Fox, general manager for the Santa Ana Star Center, and Matt Geisel, manager for the Rio Rancho Convention and Visitor's Bureau


Talk Show Episodes 2009

Episode  
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Link 

Original Air Date 

 Episode Information

Episode 9          Video / Transcription      02/04/2009 Interview with District 5 City Councilor Larry Naranjo and District 6 City Councilor Kathleen Colley.
Episode 10        Video / Transcription  03/04/2009 Interview with Youth Mayor Chanel Wiese.
Episode 11 Video / Transcription  04/06/2009 Interview with Jay Hart, director of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, and Laura Fitzpatrick, Assistant City Manager.
Episode 12 Video / Transcription  05/04/2009 Interview with Matt Geisel, manager of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Gunnar Fox, general manager of the Santa Ana Star Center.
Episode 13 Video / Transcription  06/08/2009 Interview with John Castillo, director of the Development Services Department, and John Korksosz, manager of the Planning Division.
Episode 14 Video / Transcription  07/07/2009 Interview with William Cicola, director of the Library and Information Services Department, and executive producers from the film "I Was a Seventh-Grade Dragon Slayer".
Episode 15 Video / Transcription  08/05/2009 Interview with Dr. V. Sue Cleveland, superintendent of Rio Rancho Public Schools, and Mrs. Rio Rancho Nicole Bent.
Episode 16 Video / Transcription  09/03/2009 Interview with Noreen Scoot, president of the Rio Rancho Economic Development Corporation.
Episode 17 Video / Transcription  10/01/2009 Interview with Dianne Torrance, executive director of Haven House.
Episode 18  Video / Transcription   11/01/2009 Interview with Linda Wedeen, communications manager for Hewlett-Packard's Rio Rancho site. 
Episode 19 Video / Transcription  12/01/2009 Interview with Clay Holderman, administrator for Presbyterian Hospital and Presbyterian Rio Rancho Medical Center.


Talk Show Episodes 2008

Episode
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Link

Original Air
Date

Episode Information

Episode 1 Video / Transcription 05/31/2008 Mayor Swisstack's plans going forward.
Episode 2 Video / Transcription  06/18/2008 Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce and Rio Rancho Economic Development Corporation.
Episode 3 Video / Transcription  08/05/2008 Future Central New Mexico Community College and University of New Mexico campuses in Rio Rancho.
Episode 4 Video / Transcription  09/08/2008 Forthcoming Presbyterian Medical Center.
Episode 5 Video / Transcription 10/06/2008 Information about the November 2008 SSCAFCA bond issue.
Episode 6 Video / Transcription 10/31/2008 Forthcoming University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center.
Episode 7 Video / Transcription 12/05/2008 Interview with District 1 City Councilor Michael J. Williams and a discussion of RioVision and how the city provides information to residents.
Episode 8 Video / Transcription  12/26/2008 Interview with District 3 City Councilor Delma Petrullo and District 4 City Councilor Steve Shaw.

 





 
       

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