Jim Sharpe has worked in and around the media since he was an Arizona high school student. He’s been a talk show host; a program director; a media liaison and consultant for political campaigns; and an award-winning journalist (including being awarded Reporter of the Year). He’s worked in major markets like Los Angeles and tiny towns like Page, Arizona — and in far-flung places like Iraq: where, as an embedded reporter during Operation Iraqi Freedom, he survived a roadside bombing while on a U.S. Army patrol north of Baghdad. You can hear Arizona’s Morning News weekdays from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m.
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JIM SHARPE | Apr 17, 2024Arizona US Senate candidate Kari Lake wants you to do what?!?
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe believes Kari Lake's declaration her supporters should strap on a Glock to prepare for 2024 is dangerous.
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JIM SHARPE | Apr 12, 2024AZ Political Podcast: Chuck Coughlin on Arizona’s abortion ruling and its national effect
Chuck Coughlin lays out what the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision means for both Republicans and Democrats in this election year in this week's AZ Political Podcast.
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JIM SHARPE | Apr 11, 2024Throwing bullets may be more accurate — but throwing rocks can be deadly too
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe isn't convinced a Phoenix police officer should have been fired after he fatally shot a man throwing rocks at him.
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JIM SHARPE | Apr 10, 2024The abortion stance both sides need to agree on in Arizona
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe believes Arizonans should listen to each other and not be swayed by politicians looking for a vote when it comes to abortion.
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JIM SHARPE | Apr 5, 2024AZ Political Podcast: Democratic political consultant Stacy Pearson hits the hottest topics
On this episode of AZ Political Podcast, Democratic political consultant Stacy Pearson discusses the latest, including Ruben Gallego fundraising numbers.
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JIM SHARPE | Apr 1, 2024Social media plus post-2010 tech equals troubled teens
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe expands on the troubles teens are faced in a post-2010 social media world and how to fix some problems.
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JIM SHARPE | Mar 29, 2024AZ Political Podcast: Adrian Fontes speaks on threats against election officials
On this week's AZ Political Podcast, Jim Sharpe interviews Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes about a variety of election topics.
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JIM SHARPE | Mar 26, 2024‘Just say no’ to election threats in Arizona and beyond
After the latest person was sentenced to prison time for threatening an Arizona elections official, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe reminds to just say no to threats and conspiracies.
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JIM SHARPE | Mar 25, 2024We need an Easter basket of bucks delivered to the border—before Sunday
The recently passed budget signed by Joe Biden has border money in it, but Arizona needs that money right now, says KTAR News host Jim Sharpe.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 22, 2024AZ Political Podcast: Matt Salmon discusses 2024 Congressional races
On the latest AZ Political Podcast, Jim Sharpe is joined by former U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon to discuss Arizona’s 2024 Congressional races.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2024AZ Political Podcast: Tony Cani previews Arizona’s presidential preference election
This week's AZ Political Podcast with Jim Sharpe provides a preview of our state's presidential preference election.
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JIM SHARPE | Mar 6, 2024Kyrsten Sinema’s short Senate stay was historic — now get ready for her fortuitous future
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe takes a look back at some of Kyrsten Sinema's most important moments after she announced she would not run again for U.S. Senate.
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JIM SHARPE | Mar 4, 2024Wishing the Wizard would grant us a mentally stable presidential candidate
With a Trump vs. Biden rematch all but certain, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe wonders when we will next have a mentally stable presidential candidate.
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JIM SHARPE | Feb 28, 2024… in a world where Biden and Trump star in a movie called ‘Border Buddies’
With Joe Biden and Donald Trump heading to the border, KTAR host Jim Sharpe ponders the possibility of the rivals starring in a road trip-buddy movie.
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JIM SHARPE | Feb 22, 2024Meghan McCain won’t forgive Kari — but Lake better hope plenty of other moderates do
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe knows Meghan McCain won't forgive Kari Lake anytime soon, but the Senate candidate better hope moderate Republicans do.
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JIM SHARPE | Feb 21, 2024I hope I’m never NOT shocked by youth violence in the East Valley or elsewhere
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe hopes that the shock of youth violence in the East Valley and elsewhere doesn't go away because it gets normalized.
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JIM SHARPE | Feb 15, 2024The anti-American Anthony Kern crazy continues in Arizona
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe believes that Arizona legislators suggesting election plans that don't allow for the will of voters should find a new country.
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JIM SHARPE | Feb 13, 2024Paving (my) way for the future of the Arizona Department of Transportation
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe is fine with some restrictions on ADOT's future, but has his own suggestions for lawmakers.
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JIM SHARPE | Feb 12, 2024Thunderbirds need to keep WM Phoenix Open from getting a worse name
Based on what he saw this past week, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe thinks the WM Phoenix Open needs to go through more changes.
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JIM SHARPE | Feb 5, 2024Are Republicans blowing a border opportunity?
Many Republican members of Congress are under the mistaken impression that they work for Donald Trump instead of us. It's why KTAR News host Jim Sharpe says there is so much Republican opposition to the new border bill.
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JIM SHARPE | Jan 24, 2024Can we please skip Arizona’s upcoming Presidential Preference Election?
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe wonders if Arizona's Presidential Preference Election is a waste of time and money.
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JIM SHARPE | Jan 11, 2024Ugh, I even have to make room in my heart for the Gilbert Goons moms
In the unfolding cases potentially involving the notorious Gilbert Goons, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe will have sympathy for the mothers.
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JIM SHARPE | Jan 4, 2024Trying to keep ‘Arizona’s Beach’ from becoming ‘Muerta Playa’
Now that it has been reopened, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe wonders what was the purpose of closing the Lukeville Port of Entry.
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JIM SHARPE | Dec 13, 2023We could learn a lot from (crash test) dummies when it comes to red light cameras
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe doesn't understand the logic behind some Arizona politicians wanting to get rid of red light cameras.