Lisa Schnebly Heidinger
Lisa Schnebly Heidinger is a former journalist who authored her first book in 1995. Lisa became smitten with Arizona pioneers and history after hearing as a small child that the town of Sedona was named after her great-grandmother Sedona Schnebly. She began writing journals as a child, and moved from personal writing to newspaper reporting as a raw recruit at the Green Valley News in 1979. After four years, she broke into broadcast journalism, working seven days a week at KCEE radio while working weekends on KGUN-TV in Tucson. She opened the Northern Arizona bureau for KTVK-TV in 1989 and later moved to Phoenix. Today, she is an avid author, regular volunteer, and enjoys substitute teaching and traveling. In addition to "Calling Arizona Home," she is the author of the state's official Centennial commemorative book, "Arizona: 110 Years Grand."
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A cowboy in Arizona today is more likely to drive a pickup truck than ride a horse. But his dusty boots and sweat-stained hat brim can still be found… -
The Wild West loved its outlaws. Two of Arizona’s most famous lived during the 20th century.Public Enemy Number One -- John Dillinger -- was a bank robber… -
The Grand Canyon has always been Arizona’s wonder of the world.We don’t know who first saw it…We do know people lived within its walls 10 thousand years… -
Buckey O’Neill got a lot living done in just 38 years.Nicknamed for “bucking the tiger” in his favorite card game, he came to Arizona territory at the age… -
Arizona became a state on Valentine’s Day 1912.That date was chosen because it marked a half-century since we’d become a territory…Arizona was made a…
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