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A native of the Netherlands and a recent graduate of Chapman University School of Journalism, Alexandra has addressed a variety of topics in her first year as a hardworking TV reporter covering the Spokane region.

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 Richard & David will lead a panel of former Gonzaga Men's Basketball players to talk about the current team's year, outlook for where they might land in the March Madness bracket, and what it will take to make a deep run in the tournament this year.

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Richard Fox Hoops Highlights:

Richard transferred to Gonzaga after spending two seasons at the University of Colorado. A product of Regis High in Denver, CO. He set a career high with 17 rebounds against North Carolina State University in the Jimmy V Classic, the 17 boards also a classic record. He suffered a broken ring finger late in the season and missed the final five games of the regular season.

He returned to action for the post-season and played an integral role in Gonzaga's 96-95 double-overtime NCAA Second Round loss to the University of Arizona, a game dubbed an Instant Classic by ESPN. Richard played 19 minutes, several of them in crunch time when Ronny Turiaf fouled out with 2:16 to play in regulation. He scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds. His tip-in with 14 seconds left in regulation pulled Gonzaga to within 77-76. He scored five points in the first overtime and twice had baskets that put the Bulldogs ahead by one.

Richard is a color analyst for Gonzaga Men’s Basketball games on KHQ/SWX. He is also a co-host of the Zags Basketball Insiders podcast. Away from basketball, Richard is a Broker in the Commercial Brokerage Division of Kiemle 

David Pendergraft, COO, McConkey Auction Group

Pendergraft, known as “Pendo,” was a Swiss Army knife-like talent who played basketball at Gonzaga University from 2004-2008. David was only a sophomore at Brewster High School when he committed to Gonzaga, spurning interest from the likes of Stanford, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, and other high-profile Division-1 schools. The attention was unusual for an athlete from a 1A high school in a town of around 2,000 residents, 135 miles northwest of Spokane.

David was part of four regular-season West Coast Conference titles, three WCC Tournament crowns, and a quartet of appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including a Sweet 16 run in 2006. The program racked up 103 wins against only 28 losses with Pendergraft on the roster. As a senior, he earned first-team All WCC honors.

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LaDonna Beaumont, a self-described “late bloomer,” will share her personal story of adventure and aviation. She plans to include her views on living outside of your comfort zone, believing in yourself, and quieting the negative voice in your head. LaDonna got her Private Pilot certificate at age 49, and she will tell us why she believes seeking adventure is critical at every age, but especially as we get older.

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LaDonna Beaumont is a 4th-generation Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Native. She is also a mom, Nonna, STCU Financial Advisor, and Podcast Host. She is a 20-year Coeur d’Alene Sunrise Rotarian where she is a two-time Past President and current Sergeant at Arms. She recently moved to Athol, Idaho, where she lives on a private airport with her brand-new husband Karl, and dog Poppy. LaDonna has held a private pilot certificate since 2019, and competed in the Air Race Classic, racing from Fairhope, Alabama, to Felts Field, in Spokane, Washington, in 2025.

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Stacey Cowles will share insights as to why the Cowles Company is donating the Spokesman-Review to a local nonprofit organization.

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Mr. Cowles has served as President of the Cowles Company and Publisher of The Spokesman-Review newspaper for over 33 years.

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Marcus, a Club 21 member, is uniquely positioned to provide asummary of the "short session," scheduled to end in mid-March. A former leader in the House, he is now partway through hisfirst term in the Senate. Currently, he sits on the Ways & Means Committee and the Health & Long-term Care Committee, two very important to Spokane. His leadership skills have also been recognized, as he's been appointed to be the majority (D) floorleader. Still, Marcus acts very non-partisan and is widelyrespected.

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Born and raised in Spokane, Marcus Riccelli graduated from Gonzaga University with a Bachelor of Business Administration and from the University of Washington with a Master of Public Administration. From 2007 to 2010, Marcus served as U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell’s Eastern Washington Director; from 2010 to 2012 as Senior Policy Advisor to Washington State Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown. He was elected to the statelegislature in 2012 (House) and 2024 to the Senate. Marcus worked with advocates and colleagues from both sides of theaisle to prime sponsor and pass legislation creating the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. He also worked on the bipartisan transportation package that makes significant investments in the North Spokane Corridor, Central City Line, and U-District Bridge, which will expand employment opportunities in the Spokane region and reduce travel time by several million hours each year. He championed funding to expand oral health access to an additional 60,000 people, increasing dental visits by 150,000 annually. He also passedmultiple bills expanding access to free school meals, benefiting 670,000 Washington students.

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