>> Ted: COMING UP NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," RESEARCH INTO MEDICATION THAT COULD HELP PREVENT SEVERE BLEEDING IN TRAUMA PATIENTS.

>>> THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF SPORTS JOURNALISM IN AMERICA AND THE RENOWNED GUITARIST GUITARIST ESTEBAN JOINS US IN STORE.

THOSE STORIES AND NEXT ARE ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT WILL FINE GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY $38 MILLION FOR DECEIVING STUDENTS ABOUT THE COSTS OF THE SCHOOL'S DOCTORAL DEGREES.

THE FEDERAL REGULATERRERS SAY THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE DOCK DOCTORAL STUDENTS ARE PAYING MORE THAN THE COST.

THE PRESIDENT CLAIMS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS TARGETING THE SCHOOL DUE IN PART DUE TO GCU BEING A PART CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY.

AND BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL'S EFFORTS TO CONSIDER ITSELF A NONPROFIT AS OPPOSED TO A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY.

THE FINE IS THE LARGEST EVER LEVIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

>>> THE SUPERINTENDENT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TOM HORNE REACHED AN AGREEMENT OF $28 MILLION IN FEDERAL EDUCATION GRANTS.

THE GOVERNOR ACCUSED H ORNE OF BEING CLAWED BACK BY THE FEDS.

HE DISPUTED THE CLAIMS AND THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC CLIMBS IT SHOULD FLOW THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

>>> POLITICAL NOTE, ARIZONA SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, BEN TOMA FILED TO RUN FOR DEBBIE LESKO'S SEAT.

LESKOR ANNOUNCED SHE'S NOT RERUNNING FOR REELECTION.

NO WORD AS YET ON WHETHER OR NOT TOMA WILL RESIGN HIS HOUSE SEAT AND SET UP FOR A NEW SPEAKER.

>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT WILL SPEND $1.3 BILLION OF NEW FIREARM FUNDING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CLEAN ENERGY WITH ONE LINE FROM ARIZONA TO NEW MEXICO.

THE ADMINISTRATION SAID THAT THE LINES WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NEW WIND, SOLAR AND HYDRO-POWER TO THE GRID.

THE PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE LAW AND COULD BE OPERATING BY 2027 OR 2028 DEPENDING ON CONSTRUCTION TIMELINES.

>>> A COUPLE OF ECONOMIC NOTES, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IS DOWN.

A THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH OF DECLIMBING CONFIDENCE AVENUE AND THE CONFERENCE BOARD WHICH RUNS THE STUDY SAYS THAT MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF CONSUMERS SAY A RECESSION IS SOMEWHAT OR VERY LIKELY DESPITE REPORTS SHOWING A BOOMING ECONOMY.

>>> AND A FEDERAL RESERVE STUDY SHOWS THAT BLACK AND HISPANIC HOUSEHOLDS HAVE SEEN THEIR NETWORKS SPIKE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS AND STILL FAR BEHIND WHITE AND ASIAN AMERICANS.

HISPANIC HOUSEHOLDS INCREASED 47% DURING THAT TIME.

THOSE INCREASES WERE DUE IN LARGE PART TO LARGER MORTGAGES.

THE WHITE HOUSE VALUE GREW 31% AND WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER.

THOUGH NOWHERE NEAR ASIAN FAMILIES WHICH TOPPED THE LIST.

>>> HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE COULD BE A PART OF A GLOBAL CLINICAL TRIAL TO TEST A DRUG DESIGNED TO HELP PREVENT SEVERE BLEEDING IN TRAUMA PATIENTS, BUT THERE ARE ISSUES REGARDING INFORMED CONSENT THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THE STUDY.

JOINING US NOW IS DR. JOHN KEPROS FROM THE OSBORNE MEDICAL CENTER.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU AND THANKS FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> Ted: THIS INVOLVES A GLOBAL, CLINICAL TRIAL AND TALK ABOUT THIS MEDICATION NOW THAT COULD MAKE A BIG DEAL WHEN IT COMES TO SEVERE BLEEDING AND HELPING THAT ISSUE.

>> SO THIS IS A CONCENTRATE WITH FOUR FACTORS.

IT'S A COMBINATION OF CLOTTING FACTORS AND VERY IMPORTANT IN PATIENTS, YOU KNOW, WHO ARE BLEEDING AND WE WE'RE IN TRAUMA IF THEY HAVE LOW BLOOD PRESSURE AND THEY MAY NEED BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS.

THAT'S WHO THEY WOULD BE USING THE DRUG ON.

>> Ted: TO USE A DRUG ON THESE FOLKS, THESE ARE PEOPLE IN THE ER AND THEY NEED HELP AND NEED IT NOW AND DON'T HAVE TIME FOR INFORMED CONSENT, DO THEY?

>> EXACTLY.

WE HAVE AN EXCEPTION FROM INFORMED CONSENT AND WE HAVE TO -- AS YOU MENTIONED, WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE MEDICATION OR THE PLACEBO, THE INVESTIGATIONAL PRODUCT BECAUSE WE'LL USE ONE OR THE OTHER.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

WE NEED TO HAVE THAT.

AND SO WE HAVE TO ADMINISTER THIS BEFORE THEY'RE ABLE TO GIVE US CONSENT BECAUSE THIS IS IMMINENTLY LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING.

SO THE PRIMARY OUTCOME IS DEATH AFTER SIX HOURS.

SO WE WILL TELL THEM ABOUT IT AFTERWARD, THAT THEY DID RECEIVE THE DRUG.

SO TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPT OUT, WE'VE USED SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS AND WE'RE DOING THIS PRESENTATION NOW SO PEOPLE HAVE THE OPTION TO OPT OUT IF THEY WANT.

>> Ted: HOW WOULD THEY OPT OUT?

WHAT'S THAT PROCESS?

>> THEY WOULD CONTACT THE RESEARCH INSTATE AND INSTITUTE AND THEY CAN GET A RED WRISTBAND.

SO FAR THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TRIAL, ESTIMATE IT'S TO HAVE EIGHT THOUSAND PATIENTS WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE TRIAL AND NO ONE HAS REALLY OPTED OUT YET.

>> Ted: I WAS GOING TO SAY, IS IT INPUT REQUIRED OR THE OPT-OUT REQUIRED?

>> THE OPT OUT IS REQUIRED AND THAT'S WHY IF WE DON'T KNOW, AND WE THINK THAT THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SAVE YOUR LIFE, YOU WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE TRIAL AS A PATIENT.

>> Ted: WHAT WOULD THE OBJECTIONS BE?

>> WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANY OBJECTIONS FOR THE WORK WE'VE DONE HERE.

THE DRUG IS SAFE AND STUDIED FOR THE REVERSAL OF MEDICATIONS LIKE COUMIDIN.

WE KNOW IT'S A SAFE MEDICATION TO GIVE.

THERE HAVEN'T BEEN A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.

>> SO F.D.A.

APPROVED AND HOW WOULD IT BE USED IN AN ER SITUATION.

>> IN THE SITUATION WITH THE TRAUMA, AS SOON AS WE DECIDE THAT THE PATIENT IS LIKELY TO HAVE A LARGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AND WE'VE STARTED THE BLOOD, WE'LL ADMINISTER THAT DRUG.

>> Ted: COMPARED TO IT, WHAT IS THE STANDARD TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN THE ER?

ADMINISTRATION OF BLOOD PRODUCTS, PLASMA, PACKED RED BLOOD CELLS AND OTHER MEDICATIONS TO HELP STOP BLEEDING.

THAT WILL ALL STAY THE SAME.

THE OWN DIFFERENCE IS THIS NEW MEDICATION, WHICH WILL EITHER BE THE PLACEBO OR THE DRUG YOURSELF.

AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL BY COMPARING THOSE TWO GROUPS IF THERE'S A BENEFIT IN SAVING LIVES.

>> Ted: IN TERMS OF TRAUMA PATIENTS -- BLEEDING OUT, THAT IS THE MAJOR FACTOR HERE, IS IT NOT?

>> SO TRAUMA IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN PATIENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 45 AND OF THE TRAUMA PATIENTS, HEMORRHAGE OR BLEEDING IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEATH.

SO THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THIS STUDY, DESPITE THESE LIMITATIONS AND THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT THAT WE'RE DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK.

>> Ted: IT SOUNDS SOMEWHAT TRANSFORMITAL AND IT COULD CHANGE THE GAME HEAR, HERE, COULD IT NOT?

>> YES.

THIS COULD SAVE MANY LIVES.

IN THE UNITED STATES, THERE'S ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DEATHS AND DUE TO HEMORRHAGE.

SO THIS COULD SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES EVERY YEAR IN PATIENTS.

IF IT WORKS.

>> Ted: WHEN WOULD THE TRIAL BEGIN AND HOW LONG WOULD IT LAST?

>> WE'RE GETTING READY TO RAMP UP.

THERE ARE OTHER SITES THAT HAVE ENROLLED PATIENTS AND SO, WE'RE HOPING TO ENROLL PATIENTS SOON.

WE'RE WAITING FOR THE PATIENTS THAT FIT THE CRITERIA THAT I KIND OF MENTIONED FOR REQUIRING MASSIVE BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND HAVE LOW LOW BLOOD PRESSURE AND THEYWOULD LIKELY NEED TO -- >> THE UNITED STATES HAS THE MOST SITES AND 40 IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

>> Ted: THIS IS THE FIRST IN ARIZONA.

>> ONE OF THE FIRST.

>> Ted: AT SOME POINT, IT WILL BE OBVIOUS WHETHER THIS IS A GOOD THING OR NOT.

>> THERE'S A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THIS AND IT'S BLINDED.

SO WE DON'T KNOW WHICH DRUG, WHETHER IT'S THE PLACEBO OR MEDICATION.

>> Ted: THIS HAS TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD.

>> YES.

IT AFFECTS YOUNG PEOPLE, TOO, SO PATIENTS WITH FAMILIES, PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING FOR A LIVING AND TO THE COMMUNITY AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO TARGET THAT POPULATION.

THIS IS A POPULATION THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THIS REASON.

SO IF WE CAN SAVE SOME MORE LIVES THERE, AND THIS MEDICATION, YOU MENTIONED IS F.D.A.

APPROVED, THIS COULD BE AS WE MENTIONED TRANSFORMATIVE AND IT WOULD CHANGE THE WAY WE MANAGE THESE TRAUMA PATIENTS.

>> Ted: DR. JOHN KEPROS, HONOR HEALTH, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: UP NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, THE IMPACT OF THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF SPORT'S REPORTING.

THE NANAIMO DID AWAY ITS ENTIRE "NEW YORK TIMES" DID AWAY WITH ITS SPORT'S AND WHY ARE SO MANY NEWSPAPERS TURNING AWAY FROM SPORT'S REPORTING AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR NATIONAL SPORTS?

WE ASK THIS QUESTION OF PAULA BOIVON.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

SPORTS REPORTING AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE.

>> SPORT'S JOURNALISM IS NOT DEAD.

IT'S DIFFERENT.

IT'S LIKE OUR iPHONE CHANGES EVERY YEAR AND SO DOES SPORT'S JOURNALISM AND IT'S GOING THROUGH A MASSIVE OVERHAUL AND BECAUSE OF THE NEED FOR INSTANT GRATIFICATION, MEDIA COMPANIES HAD TO CHANGE.

>> Ted: IT SEEMS LIKE LOCAL BROADCASTING WENT THROUGH THIS A FEW YEARS AGO WHERE LESS EMPHASIS WAS PAID ON HIGHLIGHTS.

YOU COULD GET IT ANYWHERE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I STARTED AT CRONKITE SIX OR SEVEN YEARS AGO AND ASKED MY CLASS, WHERE ARE YOU GETTING SPORT'S NEWS?

THIS IS RECOMMENDED ON TWITTER AND THIS WAS A TOP STORY ON INSTAGRAM AND SO A LOT OF COMPANIES ARE FINALLY REALIZING, OK, THIS IS OUR AUDIENCE AND "WASHINGTON POST," I THINK, HIRED SEVEN PEOPLE TO DO THEIR INIS A ACCOUNTS.

>> Ted: INTERESTING.

YOU HEAR ABOUT THE "NEW YORK TIMES" DOING WHAT THEY DID AND SPORTS IS MORE POPULAR THAN EVER.

>> IT IS.

BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO STREAMING, LIKE THINGS WE CAN FIND ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IT'S MORE ACCESSIBLE AND SO, YOU KNOW, SPORT'S JOURNALIST IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH AND THERE'S GREAT AMOUNT OF INTEREST IN SPORTS.

PEOPLE ARE JUST CONSUMING IT DIFFERENTLY.

>> Ted: BUT THE IMPACT ON DAY-TO-DAY COVERAGE, WHEN A TRUSTED NEWS SOURCE, WHETHER THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC HERE IN TOWN OR NEW YORK TIMES, L.A. TIMES AND MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS, BECAUSE OF THESE ALTERNATIVES, IS THERE AN IMPACTER ON DAY-TO-DAY COVERAGE?

>> IT'S SCALED BACK FROM WHAT WE KNOW AND THEY'RE PUTTING DIFFERENT THINGS OUT THERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THEY'RE STREAMING STORIES.

THE "NEW YORK TIMES," FOR EXAMPLE, THE CONTENT IS SOME OF THE BEST WRITING IN SPORT'S JOURNALISM.

SO THEY'VE INHERITED A BUNCH OF GREAT, DEEP LONG-FORMED TYPEWRITERS DOING GREAT WORK.

>> Ted: TALKING ABOUT ANALYSIS AND COVERAGE OF LAST NIGHT'S GAME, THE WORLD SERIES GAME, ARE YOU GETTING THAT KIND OF QUALITY COVERAGE?

>> WELL, AGAIN, I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT, YOU KNOW.

WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE SCORE WAS AND THINK WE HAD TO REALIZE THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE THESE STORIES -- WE HAVE TO PRESENT THEM DIFFERENTLY.

SO I THINK WE'RE SEEING STORIES AND QUALITY STORIES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT BEFORE.

THEY'RE DIFFERENT PIECES.

>> Ted: I GUESS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE NFL, IT'S NOT JUST THE CARDINALS.

IT'S EVERY OTHER TEAM IN THE LEAGUE AND JUST MORE COVERAGE IN THAT VEIN, PERHAPS?

>> A LOT OF NATIONAL COVERAGE.

PEOPLE HAVE TO BE HONEST.

SPORT'S GAMBLING HAS BECOME SO HUGE AND THAT HAS INCREASED NATIONAL TEAMS AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHO'S STARTING FOR THE GIANTS THIS SUNDAY.

>> Ted: SPORT'S GAMBLING IS INVOLVED WITH THE WEBSITES IN PLACES THAT ARE GIVING OUT INFORMATION AS IF IT WAS JOURNALISM.

HOW DOES THAT DYNAMIC WORK?

>> SPORT'S JOURNALISM HAS TO BE CAREFUL WITH THIS.

WHEN WE WRITE STORIES ABOUT SPORT'S GAMBLING, IN THE STATE BECAUSE IT WAS LEGALIZED, WE GET SO MANY EYES AND IT'S FAIR, GOOD AND IMPORTANT TO REPORT, BUT THERE HASTHEY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.

WE DON'T WANT TO REPORT ON WHO'S STARTING ON A QUARTERBACK SO SOMEBODY CAN PUT SO MUCH MONEY OR THEIR FANTASY TEAMS.

WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHERE WE TREAD.

>> Ted: HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO GET THAT WALL IN PLACE?

>> IT'S A REMINDER OF HOW IMPORTANT STANDARDS ARE, WHETHER ITS WHEN YOU'RE WRITING ABOUT GAMBLING, BE CAREFUL AND IF YOU'RE COVERING A TEAM, YOU BETTER NOT BE GAMBLING BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG NO-NO IN THIS BUSINESS.

>> Ted: OVERALL, THOUGH, EVERYTHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, HOW MUCH IS FINANCE AND STRUGGLE NEWSPAPERS, HOW MUCH IS THAT PLAYING?

IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE USING ASSETS THAT WOULD HAVE GONE TO SPORTS AND PUTTING THEM INTO OTHER AREAS OF THE NEWSPAPER.

ARE YOU SEEING THAT?

>> FINANCIAL DECISIONS DRIVE EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD, RIGHT?

THAT'S NO EXCEPTION WITH JOURNALISM, NEWSPAPERS AND THE REALITY, NEWSPAPERS THAT WE KNEW IT, WHAT WE GREW UP WITH, IT'S NOT WHAT MOST PEOPLE WANT NOW.

SO THERE IS A FINANCIAL ISSUE AND MAYBE SOME RESOURCES ARE GOING ELSEWHERE, BUT I THINK IT'S MONETIZING ON WHAT PEOPLE WANT AND THAT'S PUTTING MORE MONEY TOWARDS SOCIAL MEDIA OR STREAMING SERVICES.

THEY'RE ALLOCATING IT DIFFERENTLY.

>> Ted: WHAT ARE YOU TELLING YOUR STUDENTS?

WHAT'S THE LESSON HERE?

>> I'M ACTUALLY TALKING MORE TO PARENTS SAYING WILL MY KID GET A JOB?

THEY JUST LOOK DIFFERENT FROM THE JOBS I APPLIED FOR.

THEY'RE BEING HIRED BY THE DIAMONDBACKS TO PRETTY CONTENT AND CONTENT CREATION IS A BIG THING.

MAKE SURE YOU CAN WRITE, SHOOT AND EDIT VIDEO AND HOT TAKES ON INSTAGRAM.

HAVE THE WHOLE RANGE OF SKILLS AND YOU'LL IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING HIRED.

>> Ted: SOUNDS LIKE GOODBYE OSCAR MADISON.

[ Laughter ] >> STILL A LOT OF SLOPPY SPORT'S WRITERS OUT THERE.

>> Ted: PAULA BOIVON, ALWAYS A PLEASURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FUND MUCH.

>> Ted: OUR NEXT GUEST IS A WELL-KNOWN GUITARIST WHO WENT FROM A LOCAL FAVORITE AT THE HYATT REGENCY TO AN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MUSICIAN WITH A STRING OF BEST-SELLING ALBUMS AND VIDEOS AND RECOGNIZED BY HIS BLACK ATTIRE, CLASSICAL GUITAR AND ONE NAME, ESTEBAN.

>> THAT'S TED.

THIS GUY ROCKS ON.

[ Laughter ] >> Ted: WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES HER AND THEN I WANT YOU TO PLAY.

>> WE WILL.

>> Ted: I WANT TO KNOW, HOW STEVEN PAUL FROM PITTSBURGH BECAME ESTEBAN?

>> THAT'S A LONG STORY AND I'LL MAKE IT 30 SECONDS.

FROM PITTSBURGH, I EMIGRATED TO CALIFORNIA AND STUDIED WITH GOMEZ AND A CHANCE TO STUDY WITH SIGOVIA, THE FATHER OF THE CLASSICAL GUITAR.

I WAS STUDYING AT HIS HOME AND I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.

HE SAW MY NAME WRITTEN DOWN, STEPHEN AND SAID ESTEBAN.

HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DO A PH AND ST EPHEN IN SPANISH IS ESTEBAN.

I WORE BLACK BECAUSE I WAS WEARING BLACK AND I WORE BLACK CLOTHING BECAUSE IT DIDN'T THOUGH THE TUTOR AND DIRT.

I'VE BEEN WEARING THIS SINCE 1971.

[ Laughter ] >> Ted: I HOPE YOU MAD A HAD A CHANCE TO WASH IT A COUPLE OF TIMES.

WE ALWAYS DO THINGS WHEN WE'RE YOUNGER AND EXPERIMENT AND WE FIND SOMETHING WE'RE GOOD AT.

YOU FOUND SOMETHING YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT.

WHEN DID YOU KNOW?

WHEN I WAS NINE.

MY UNCLE GEORGE GAVE ME A BEAUTIFUL GUITAR, THE SAME ONE JULIE ANDREWS PLAYED IN "THE SOUND OF MUSIC."

I PICKED IT UP AND FELL IN LOVE WITH THE GUITAR AND NEVER PUT IT DOWN.

EXCEPTS,EXCEPT, I HAD A PROBLEM WHEN I COULDN'T PLAY.

I WAS HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER.

I NEVER PUT IT DOWN AND IT'S IN MYMYHEART.

>> Ted: THE ACCIDENT, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AND THE EYE INJURY.

>> I'M BLIND IN ONE EYE.

>> Ted: BUT YOU'RE PLAYING AGAIN AND BACK WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER.

WHEN DID YOU THINK YOU COULD MAKE A LIVING DOING THIS?

>> WELL, I GOT A SCHOLARSHIP TO CARNEGIE MELON AND THAT'S THE BIG SCHOOL IN PITTSBURGH.

MY FATHER WANTED ME TO WORK IN THE STEEL MILLS WITH HIM.

ALL OF THE SONS AND FATHERS FOLLOW EACH OTHER, BUT I MADE A GOOD MOVE.

I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO THE MILLS.

I GOT A SCHOLARSHIP AND STUDIED AND I TAUGHT MYSELF.

I WAS DOING GIGS ALL THE TIME.

I'VE BEEN DOING GIGS SINCE I'VE BEEN 12.

12.

>> Ted: EXCEPT THAT PERIOD WHEN YOU WERE RECOVERING.

>> I HAD SPINE DAMAGE AND THROUGH A LOT OF WORK AND MODALITIES, ACUPUNCTURES.

IT HAPPENED IN 1980 AND 1990, MY FINGERS CAME BACK AND MY FIRST GIG WAS AT THE HYATT REGENCY.

>> Ted: TALK ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF OUR VIEWERS WOULD RECOGNIZE ESTEBAN THERE.

YOU WERE THAT PLACE FOR A LANGUAGE TIME.

LONG TIME.

>> ALMOST TEN YEARS.

THE BEST PLACE IN PHOENIX, TO TAKE A DATE.

I HAD A BALL THERE.

TED, WE HAD TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE A NIGHT COMING IN.

>> Ted: DID YOU FEEL THE AUDIENCE GROWING?

>> OH, YES.

>> Ted: COULD YOU SAY, UH-OH, SOMETHING IS HAPPENING HERE?

>> WHEN I FIRST STARTED, I WASN'T VERY GOOD AND ONLY PLAYING IN THE RESTAURANT, AND I HIRED A PIANO PLAYER.

WE GOT A BIG BAND AND THE REST IS HISTORY.

WE HAD FUN.

>> Ted: BUT YOU GOT A BREAK BY WAY OF, WHAT, QVC?

WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

A WELL, A MANAGER FROM QVC WAS WALKING THROUGH THE LOBBY, AND THERE WAS A LINE OF PEOPLE ON MY BREAKS TO BY MY CD'S AND LINED UP LIKE 40 OR 50 AFTER EACH SET.

SHE SAID, I WANT TO TAKE YOU AND PUT YOU -- IF YOU CAN DO THIS HERE, WE CAN DO THIS GLOBALLY.

YOU WANNA DO THIS?

I SAID, LET'S ROCK AND ROLL AND WE DID.

>> Ted: LOTS OF CD'S AND MOVED TO VEGAS AND ARE YOU BACK IN ARIZONA NOW?

>> I LOVE ARIZONA.

I LOVE IT FOREVER.

I LIVE IN PRESCOTT AND COME TO PHOENIX A LOT AND DO GIGS.

I LOVE ARIZONA, I LOVE IT!

>> Ted: YOU HAVE A GIG AT THE ORPHIUM.

>> COME ONE, COME ALL AND RELIVE THE MEMORIES, SATURDAY NIGHT DOWNTOWN AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING MUSIC WE'VE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE.

IT'S ALL NEW STUFF AND ALL EXCITING.

WE'LL ROCK AND I'M GOING TO PLAY EVERYTHING FROM ROCK TO LOVE SONGS TO BOSA NOVA.

>> Ted: YOU SOUND LIKE YOU'RE LOVIN' LIFE?

>> I LOVE TO PLAY MY GUITAR.

I LOVE ANY FAMILY.

MY DAUGHTER PLAYS VIOLIN AND SHE'S UNBELIEVABLE.

MY SON, BEN, PLAYS BASE.

I HAVE A FAMILY BAND, BRO.

IT'S IN THE GENES.

>> Ted: FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

CAN YOU PLAY US OUT?

>> YES, I WILL.

WE HAVE A LOT OF GIGS IN SEDONA.

WE HAVE A BIG CHRISTMAS CONCERT IN PRESCOTT, ARIZONA.

LET'S PLAY A LITTLE "FROM THATFROM FLAMINGO."

(PLAYING GUITAR).

♪♪ ,.♪♪ ♪♪ >> Ted: FANTASTIC!

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> TED, ROCK ON!