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Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kimberly Yee

April 07, 2008 (602) 604-7882

TREASURER DEAN MARTIN TO MODERATE PANEL OF NATION’S TOP TALK RADIO HOSTS AT VALLEY TOWNHALL FORUM

(STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX) –State Treasurer Dean Martin will serve as moderator to three of the nation’s top talk radio hosts on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Maricopa County Events Center, formerly the Sundome.

The nationally syndicated radio hosts on stage will be Dennis Prager, Michael Medved and Hugh Hewitt, heard locally on KKNT 960 AM. Panelists will address topics relating to the 2008 election, current events and issues presented to the radio hosts through questions from the audience.

Tuesday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m.

Townhall Forum
Maricopa County Events Center
19403 R.H. Johnson Blvd.
Sun City West, Arizona 85375
For information about the event: (602) 955-9600
Tickets are available.

The media is invited to attend. Contact Rachel Van Hofwegen for media credentials at (602) 955-9600 ext. 205.

State Treasurer Dean Martin is the Chief Financial Officer for Arizona, third in succession to the Governor, overseeing $12.7 billion in assets under management. Treasurer Martin has opened government finances to the public on his website AzTreasury.gov. Last fiscal year, Treasurer Martin made taxpayers over $730 million and increased investment earnings by 24% over the previous administration.
Dennis Prager is one of America's most respected radio talk show hosts. He has been broadcasting on radio in Los Angeles since 1982. His popular show became nationally syndicated in 1999 and airs live, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to Noon (Pacific Time) from his home station, KRLA. Widely sought after by television shows for his opinions, he's appeared on Larry King Live, Hardball, Hannity & Colmes, CBS Evening News, The Today Show and many others.
Michael Medved is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host, best-selling author and veteran film critic. His daily three-hour program, emphasizing the intersection of politics and pop culture, reaches more than 2 million listeners in over 180 markets, coast to coast. For seven consecutive years, he's been listed by Talkers Magazine as one of their "Heavy Hundred" most important American talk show hosts, and for four of those years his show has also been listed as one of the ratings top ten.

Hugh Hewitt is the host of a daily nationally-syndicated talk radio show heard in more than 100 cities across the county. He is a Professor of Law at Chapman University Law School, the Executive Editor of Townhall.com, and one of the country's most widely read bloggers at HughHewitt.com. Hewitt is the author of eight previous books, including the New York Times' bestseller "If Its Not Close, They Can't Cheat" and "Blog: Understanding The Information Reformation That Is Changing Your World," and the recipient of three Emmys during his decade as an anchor of a nightly news and public affairs show for the Los Angeles PBS affiliate, KCET. He served six years in the Reagan Administration in a variety of posts including in the White House Counsel's office. He is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Michigan Law School.

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