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National Endowment For The Arts Chair Visits Fresno

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NEA chair Jane Chu (right) with local Arts Chair Mas Masumoto (left)

Jane Chu, the Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts visited Fresno this week. She is traveling the country preparing to announce a new arts initiative. She spoke with Valley Public Radio's Jeffrey Hess about arts in the valley and beyond.

Jeffrey Hess is a reporter and Morning Edition news host for Valley Public Radio. Jeffrey was born and raised in a small town in rural southeast Ohio. After graduating from Otterbein University in Columbus, Ohio with a communications degree, Jeffrey embarked on a radio career. After brief stops at stations in Ohio and Texas, and not so brief stops in Florida and Mississippi, Jeffrey and his new wife Shivon are happy to be part Valley Public Radio.