What time is it actually in Arizona?

About this episode

This episode explores why Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time and the history behind it.

What time is it in Arizona might seem like a trick question if you don’t live in Arizona. But when you do, you know what time it is, because the state doesn’t mess around with Daylight Saving Time. However, Arizona did observe Daylight Saving Time once upon a time. And you know what those words mean. There’s a story behind all that. This week on Valley 101, we ask the question, “What time is it in Arizona?” And we follow up with, “Why doesn’t Arizona observe Daylight Saving Time?” ⁠Submit your question⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ about Phoenix! Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Guest: Calvin Schermerhorn Host: ⁠Bill Goodykoontz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amanda Luberto⁠, Tori Weiss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Bill Goodykoontz

Guest: Calvin Schermerhorn

Topics covered

• Arizona time
• Daylight Saving Time
• history of timekeeping
• local culture
• time zones

Keywords

• Arizona
• Daylight Saving Time
• time zones
• history
• local news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Arizona Republic, azcentral.com

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