Joshua Tree Retreat Center “Cultural Collaborators” on The Up Close Show this Friday (8/29)

Gary Daigneault Gary Daigneault Send an email August 27, 2026

A unique and event-filled “Cultural Collaboration” will be held at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center on Saturday, August 29.

Hosted by Karma TDS and the Sunder Foundation, the event supports area non-profits like Milt-tree and the Military spouses association. On the Z107.7 “Up Close” show on Friday (8/29) Dr. Keerthy Sunder will talk to host Gary Daigneault about the event and all the unique artists and cultures that will be featured.

Get the full story on the event and the people behind it on the “Up Close”  show This Friday at 10:00am live on Z107.7 FM and as a podcast here.

Gary Daigneault Gary Daigneault Send an email August 27, 2026
Gary Daigneault

Gary Daigneault

Gary Daigneault has been a broadcast journalist for 45 years with awards and citations from the Associated Press, National Association of Broadcasters, Radio-Television News Association, Radio Inc. Magazine, five “Golden Mic” and four “Mark Twain” awards. In 2010 he was inducted into the Associated Press Hall of Fame. Daigneault taught Broadcasting for 27 years. He is President of Theatre 29, six term Past-President of Rotary Clubs, Past-President of Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree Chambers of Commerce and chaired the Joshua Tree National Park Commission. Gary and wife Cindy live in Twentynine Palms since 1979. They have two children and five grandchildren.