It’s a happy ending for one of the stories from our second season of episodes.

The Sacramento Kings will be staying in Sacramento. The city and the team reached a tentative deal yesterday to build a new arena in downtown Sacramento. You can read the full story in the Sacramento Bee.

Host Al Letson and Producer Laura Starecheski speak with Sacramento radio host Carmichael Dave

If you remember the story from our Sacramento show last fall, we told you about the diehard fans that came together to save their Kings. They rallied together and reacted powerfully when the owners put a plan in motion to move the team to Anaheim. We followed the ups and downs as the dramatic — and at the time, possibly final — season through the voices of local radio host Carmichael Dave, Mayor Kevin Johnson and others. Listen to the drama that led up to yesterday’s big decision.

To hear more of the Sacramento show, visit our episode page.

The Making of “Sacramento”

Laura and Al with Carmichael Dave at KHTK Radio

Get a behind the scenes look at the making of a State of the Re:Union episode.

This video takes us to Sacramento, California. There’s no over-estimating the love fans here feel for their Sacramento Kings, one of the city’s few big attractions.  But last winter, the King’s owners put in motion a plan to move the team down to Anaheim, and fans here reacted more powerfully than anyone could have imagined.  We follow the ups and downs as the dramatic—and possibly final—Kings season unfolds.  You’ll get a firsthand look at just what goes into quilting together pieces of an episode to create an hour of radio storytelling, and what makes Al tick (sweet potatoes from Boston Market, for one.).