Search

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) DAVID SIMON is the creator and executive producer of HBO's acclaimed series 'The Wire.' He also wrote many of the episodes. Season 5 of The Wire is now out on DVD. Some of the story lines from the series come from Simon's work as a police reporter for the Baltimore Sun who moved to television and wrote for the show 'Homicide: Life on the Street' which was based on his book of the same name. (Rebroadcast. Original airdate: 3/6/08) (2.) Critic and editor TED SOLOTAROFF ('so-lah-TAR-off'). He died this week at age 79. Solotaroff was a senior editor at the book publisher Harper and Row. He founded New American Review, an influential literary journal. He worked with many of the great writers of our time and wrote widely on the current state of writing and publishing. (Rebroadcast. Original airdate: 10/14/87) (3.) Film critic JOHN POWERS looks at the recent work of Canadian screenwriter and director Guy Maddin. His film Brand Upon the Brain is now out on DVD, and his movie My Winnipeg is in theaters with availability on IFC On Demand.

University of Michigan., Vol. 1, no. 2- issued as the University of Michigan official publication, v. 63, no. 74, Electronic serial mode of access: World Wide Web., Michigan quarterly review, Michigan quarterly review. : Vol XXI : Issue 1, (dlps) volume: act2080.0021.001, (dlps) article: act2080.0021.001:10, These pages may freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact spo-help@umich.edu for more information.

University of Michigan., Vol. 1, no. 2- issued as the University of Michigan official publication, v. 63, no. 74, Electronic serial mode of access: World Wide Web., Michigan quarterly review, Michigan quarterly review. : Vol XXI : Issue 1, (dlps) volume: act2080.0021.001, (dlps) article: act2080.0021.001:10, These pages may freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact spo-help@umich.edu for more information.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT.1: Ted Solotaroff, senior editor at the book publisher Harper and Row. He has worked with many of the great writers of our time and written widely on the current state of writing and publishing. REV.1: Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a CBS compact disc re-issue featuring the late George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra in a performance of Mozart's "Sinfonia Concertante." INT.2: Buck Clayton, jazz trumpeter, arranger and band leader. He was a member of Count Basie's original band. REV.2: Jan Harold Brunvand traces the origin of the urban legend about the choking doberman.

These pages may freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact spo-help@umich.edu for more information., (dlps) volume: act2080.0021.001, (dlps) article: act2080.0021.001:10, http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.act2080.0021.001, http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.act2080.0021.001:09