Tom Maxedon

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Tom Maxedon is the host of KJZZ’s Weekend Edition on Saturday and Sunday from 6-10 a.m. and All Things Considered on Monday from 3-6 p.m.

He reports on arts & culture in the Valley and state, while also hosting KJZZ’s Word podcast about literature.

Maxedon joined the KJZZ News team in September 2017, following his work as news director for KPRG, Public Radio Guam/Saipan — the U.S. Territories in the Western Pacific region — where he also worked as a freelance writer for the Guam Daily Post.

He’s a second-generation broadcaster with a wide vocational background in media, telecommunications and education.

Title Author(s) Publication Date
National parks are providing free entry on MLK Day Tom Maxedon Jan. 15, 2024
Index: Global supply chain proves stable in the post-pandemic era Tom Maxedon Jan. 15, 2024
Campaign launches to block AZ abortion rights measure Katherine Davis-Young, Tom Maxedon Jan. 10, 2024
Explore a free music series at Peoria Center for the Performing Arts Tom Maxedon Jan. 9, 2024
Take a tour of the night sky with the Phoenix Astronomical Society Tom Maxedon Jan. 8, 2024
Word S10.8 – 2023 highlights and 'Tiny Library' winners Tom Maxedon Dec. 26, 2023
AAA: Car trouble help may have longer delays Tom Maxedon Dec. 24, 2023
Rain, cooler temperatures will hit Phoenix late this week Tom Maxedon Dec. 17, 2023
Members of multiple faiths are gathering at the State Capitol to call for a ceasefire in Gaza Tom Maxedon Dec. 16, 2023
Looking to give presence over presents for the holidays? Try these 4 Valley ideas Tom Maxedon Dec. 14, 2023
Word S10.7 – Empathy and history Tom Maxedon Dec. 12, 2023
Festival of Tales at PVCC promotes literacy for kids Tom Maxedon Dec. 1, 2023
Win a 'Tiny Library' of books from KJZZ's Word podcast Season 10 Tom Maxedon Dec. 1, 2023
Arizona will open a psilocybin research grant application window soon Tom Maxedon Nov. 27, 2023
Word S10.6 – Riyon Harding, Craig Santos Perez, Andrew Limbong Tom Maxedon Nov. 28, 2023
Over 100 teenagers have been arrested on human smuggling charges in Cochise County Tom Maxedon Nov. 20, 2023
Glendale residents sue city over tax benefits for VAI Resort Tom Maxedon, Matthew Casey Nov. 19, 2023
Flagstaff workshop explores past, present and future of Navajo homeland Tom Maxedon Nov. 17, 2023
Word S10.5 – Harper St. Clair, Diné poetry Tom Maxedon Nov. 14, 2023
Amalia Mesa-Bains has a new exhibit at Phoenix Art Museum Tom Maxedon Nov. 13, 2023
Fountain Festival of Fine Arts & Crafts begins Veterans Day weekend Tom Maxedon Nov. 9, 2023
ASU has a new curator at large for its museum Tom Maxedon Nov. 5, 2023
Steve Inskeep's new book takes a nuanced look at Abraham Lincoln Tom Maxedon Nov. 3, 2023
Dine’ poet Kinsale Drake to moderate free Indigenous author panel Tom Maxedon Nov. 1, 2023
Word S10.4 — Magic, Marvel and Lincoln with Roland Lazenby, Gavin Edwards and NPR's Steve Inskeep Tom Maxedon Oct. 31, 2023

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