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 | Nov 25, 2020Funny Santa pics during a not-so-fun holiday season
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe appreciates the innovation, but he hopes the "socially distanced Santa" picture will exist only this year.
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JIM SHARPE | Nov 17, 2020Wanted for coronavirus questioning: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe believes Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey hasn't been holding coronavirus press conferences because he has nothing new to offer.
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JIM SHARPE | Nov 13, 2020Punishing schoolkids for a COVID spike caused by grownups
Schools are causing only a tiny sliver of COVID-19 community spread, making KTAR News host Jim Sharpe wonder why we are closing them.
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JIM SHARPE | Nov 10, 2020Schools’ deadly dilemmas come via Arizona’s COVID-19 spike
Arizona school officials, teachers and parents are facing hard questions because of COVID-19, writes KTAR News host Jim Sharpe, and they aren't finding easy answers.
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JIM SHARPE | Nov 9, 2020‘We’re in this together’ is not just a COVID-era commercial tagline
After an exhausting election, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe says we need to unite, not divide further as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.
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JIM SHARPE | Oct 19, 2020Valley school’s quarantine shouldn’t panic you – unless that’s your hobby
The quarantines in response to COVID-19 cases at Chaparral High School are sensible, not scary, writes KTAR host Jim Sharpe.
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JIM SHARPE | Oct 12, 2020A reluctant yes to masks; a firm no on COVID-19 lockdowns
Reports on how to control coronavirus may seem confusing, but KTAR News host Jim Sharpe says he has two issues figure out.
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JIM SHARPE | Sep 23, 2020Critiquing the campaigns’ ad nauseam advertisements
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe knows he can't expect politicians to give us honest advertising, but is it too much to ask for coherent ads?
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JIM SHARPE | Sep 15, 2020Phoenix school district’s reasons for not opening may be why they should
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe believes the reasoning given by one Phoenix school district to remain closed through the end of the year is actually why the district should reopen.
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JIM SHARPE | Sep 11, 2020
9/11 was 19 years ago but, today’s America makes it seem like 190
In some ways, 9/11 seems like it happened just yesterday. In other ways, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe thinks the gap between then and now keeps growing.
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JIM SHARPE | Sep 4, 2020Being cautious of coronavirus could cook us this Labor Day
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe hopes the heat this Labor Day weekend will stop us from making the same coronavirus mistakes from Memorial Day weekend.
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JIM SHARPE | Sep 3, 2020ASU’s ‘Professor COVID Denier’ needs to be schooled
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe calls out an ASU professor who is a COVID-19 denier and can't seem to get his conspiracy theories straight.
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JIM SHARPE | Sep 1, 2020NAU students teach a lesson in making coronavirus political
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe believes pushback at NAU over the school's in-person learning plan is nothing more than a political ploy intended to change guidelines for the future.
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JIM SHARPE | Aug 28, 2020To play or not to play? That is the question for protesting pros
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe wonders whether athletes protesting over police brutality and social issues are hurting their cause by not playing.
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JIM SHARPE | Aug 24, 2020Kellyanne Conway’s departure proves win or lose, parenting trumps Trump
Kellyanne Conway's decision to leave the White House for her family right before a major election is very telling of what our priorities should be, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe writes.
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JIM SHARPE | Aug 17, 2020
Voting vs. eating: Dems should get their priorities straight
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is recalling the House of Representatives for the wrong reason, writes KTAR News host Jim Sharpe.
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JIM SHARPE | Aug 13, 2020
Hey, former Arizona DES director! You had just one job …
With many Arizonans having hard time just getting their unemployment benefits, the interim DES director's hefty paycheck is a bad look, writes KTAR News host Jim Sharpe.
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JIM SHARPE | Aug 11, 2020School is best for kids — unless it’s unrecognizable and inconsistent
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe wants in-person instruction to resume in Arizona but feels online, at-home learning is the best and least harmful option at the moment.
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JIM SHARPE | Jul 31, 2020Will masked mascots and high-flying hot dogs save us from COVID? Maybe.
After Gov. Doug Ducey's most recent pro-mask public service announcement, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe wonders what approach will get all people to wear a mask.
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JIM SHARPE | Jul 22, 2020Extra screen time a necessity during the coronavirus pandemic
In the era of coronavirus, KTAR News host Jim Sharpe says screen time for his family -- and especially himself -- is necessity for his sanity.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2020If he’d already been fired, trooper couldn’t have fired on Dion Johnson
The trooper who fatally shot Dion Johnson may have acted appropriately, but his past transgressions should have never landed himself in that position May 25, writes KTAR News host Jim Sharpe.
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JIM SHARPE | Jul 13, 2020Don’t let the Redskins make an ass out of you and me
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe warns against assuming all Native Americans are upset the Washington NFL team used to be called Redskins.
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JIM SHARPE | Jul 6, 2020I’m tired of arguing about masks for the sake of arguing
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe is tired of arguing with people over the validity of wearing face masks, especially since arguing won't be productive.
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JIM SHARPE | Jul 1, 2020Could coronavirus kill Gov. Doug Ducey’s 2024 campaign?
KTAR News host Jim Sharpe wonders whether Gov. Doug Ducey's handling of the coronavirus pandemic could kill his chances of running for Senate in 2024.