Yearly Archives: 2017

The Essential Richard Beene podcasts, May 15-19

The Essential Richard Beene podcasts, May 15-19

The week of May 15-19 proved to be an interesting one for “The Richard Beene Show” with major news involving Bakersfield’s Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the announcement of a new entertainment complex and a slew of other newsmakers joining the conversation with Richard. Here’s the best of the week: Kevin McCarthy dismisses Trump comment as joke…Continue Reading

Video: Sea Lion grabs girl into water in Vancouver

Video: Sea Lion grabs girl into water in Vancouver

A dramatic video captured a sea lion grabbing a young girl by the dress and pulling her into the water in Vancouver, Canada. The girl was quickly rescued and was unharmed.   WATCH: A sea lion drags a girl into water by her dress. pic.twitter.com/ypqr4GCxm5 — NBC News (@NBCNews) May 21, 2017Continue Reading

Mayor Goh honors Bakersfield’s top scholar athlete

Mayor Goh honors Bakersfield’s top scholar athlete

It was Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh’s first opportunity to hand out the annual Mayor’s Trophy for the Kern High School District’s top scholar athlete, and she presented an award to one of the city’s most stellar examples of scholarship, academics and activities. During the Kern High School District’s annual PEAAK Awards, which were held May…Continue Reading

CSU Bakersfield graduation photos, Part 2

Here are more photos from the 2017 graduation ceremonies at Cal State University Bakersfield. 3rd and final ceremony. So happy to call you HUSBAND! Kenny, I am so proud of you. You put your mind to this and let nothing deter you from your goal. You are a true inspiration and I can't wait for…Continue Reading

Beene takes on Goh’s assertion about Bakersfield’s trash

Beene takes on Goh’s assertion about Bakersfield’s trash

If there’s one thing that Richard Beene dislikes about Bakersfield it’s trash. For years, he’s railed against people dumping trash, especially diapers, around the city’s streets, parks, fields and parking lots. However, Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh and members of the Keep Bakersfield Beautiful board of directors drove around town to assess the city’s cleanliness, determining that…Continue Reading

CSU Bakersfield’s big graduation in pictures

CSU Bakersfield’s big graduation in pictures

Cal State University Bakersfield celebrated one of its largest graduating classes, and probably the largest in terms of attendance, but the graduates shared their joy on social media. Here are some of the best pictures we found from Friday’s graduation ceremony. #CSUB #CLASSOF2017 A post shared by @mr.duran on May 19, 2017 at 6:00pm PDT…Continue Reading

McCarthy reiterates comment was a joke about Trump, Putin

McCarthy reiterates comment was a joke about Trump, Putin

House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy went on “The Richard Beene Show” on Thursday and dismissed the controversy surrounding his comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin was paying Donald Trump as nothing more than a joke. “This was a joke,” McCarthy told Beene during a nine-minute interview. McCarthy was recorded saying that Trump, along with…Continue Reading

McCarthy dismisses Putin-Trump payment comment as a joke

McCarthy dismisses Putin-Trump payment comment as a joke

House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy was embroiled in controversy on Wednesday after The Washington Post reported a story that said McCarthy said Russian President Vladimir Putin paid Donald Trump. Positioned at the top of The Washington Post’s headline, just below the announcement that the Department of Justice had appointed a special counsel to look…Continue Reading

Bakersfield police recover firearms, make two arrests

Bakersfield police recover firearms, make two arrests

Two Bakersfield men were arrested on Tuesday morning as Bakersfield police officers closed in on stolen auto accessories report, but police found much more than auto parts. Police said as they made their way to a residence in the 300 block of Wilson Avenue, that Billy Ross, 33, of Bakersfield, began to run from the…Continue Reading

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Lauren Skidmore, Advocate to Christina Scrivner, Opens Up About Scrivner Case

Lauren Skidmore, Advocate to Christina Scrivner, Opens Up About Scrivner Case

CEO of the Open Door Network & Advocate to Christina Scrivner & her children, Lauren Skidmore sits down with Ralph Bailey to discuss the latest on the case against former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner & whats next for his family as this case continues to get delayed. KERN Radio · Lauren Skidmore, Advocate to…

Ralph & Ragone Discuss 81st Anniversary of D-Day

Ralph & Ragone Discuss 81st Anniversary of D-Day

The Ralph Bailey Show welcomes historian Nick Ragone to the broadcast as he & Ralph discuss one of America’s most historical moments, the storming of the beaches of Normandy, France in World War 2. KERN Radio · Ralph & Ragone Discuss 81st Anniversary of D-Day

Congressman Fong Talks Big Beautiful Bill & Ukraine

Congressman Fong Talks Big Beautiful Bill & Ukraine

The Ralph Bailey Show welcomes Congressman Vince Fong to the show as they discuss the Congress’s decision to vote in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill & the Congressman give his thoughts on Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine. KERN Radio · Congressman Fong Talks Big Beautiful Bill & Ukraine