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Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic, dies at 100
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (994+ words) Film critic Gene Shalit is seen during a toast with Today show cast and crew at the end of Katie Couric's final show on May 31, 2006, in New York. Richard Drew / AP NEW YORK " Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts…...
Art advocates call for more funding for creatives as California's budget deadline looms
5+ hour, 43+ min ago (898+ words) Legends of Hospitality" murals located in Downtown Sacramento's "Jazz Alley" behind the Sheraton Grand Hotel. The mural was commissioned by Wide Open Walls. Sept. 15, 2025. (From left: Randy Paragary, Biba Caggiano, Darrell Corti, and Lina Fat. California lawmakers are working to…...
Local Artist Feature June 6th, 2026: The Only Thing Better than One Flute Is. .. Four Flutes!
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (40+ words) capradio. org Explore the region. Get involved in your community. Experience moments of joy. Delivered Tuesdays & Thursdays The Sacramento-based flute quartet Flute Song4...
CA Governor's Race | Revisiting e DNA Research | June "Arts Talk'
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1622+ words) capradio. org Explore the region. Get involved in your community. Experience moments of joy. Delivered Tuesdays & Thursdays Wednesday, June 10, 2026 CA Governor's Race | Revisiting e DNA Research | June "Arts Talk' Restoration scientist Diego Garcia holds up a soil sample collected at…...
NPR's new chief content officer: 'I've been training for this job my whole life"
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (1076+ words) By David Folkenflik | Monday, June 8, 2026 NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She is a veteran of Pinterest, You Tube and Sesame Workshop. Variety via Getty Images / Variety NPR has hired a new chief content officer…...
Nick Jonas steals Paul Rudd's 'Power Ballad' in a profound story about art and honesty
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (265+ words) By Linda Holmes | Friday, June 5, 2026 Nick Jonas as popstar Danny Wilson and Havana Rose Liu as his girlfriend Marcia in Power Ballad. David Cleary / Lionsgate If you were to divide the total number of bands there have ever been by…...
Golden Sky Music Festival to return to the City of Trees in 2027
1+ week, 2+ day ago (237+ words) capradio. org Explore the region. Get involved in your community. Experience moments of joy. Delivered Tuesdays & Thursdays Golden Sky Music Festival to return to the City of Trees in 2027 President and CEO Mike Testa speaks at City of Tourism event…...
Booker T. Jones: An American Icon Comes to Town
1+ week, 2+ day ago (391+ words) When it comes to the sounds that shaped American popular music, those of Booker T. Jones are undeniable. The legendary multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer has been making hits since 1962. It all started with "Green Onions, a track that would become one…...
Firings at CBS' '60 Minutes' reflect the fight for media control in the age of Trump
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1235+ words) By David Folkenflik | Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Correspondents of CBS' 60 Minutes pose for a portrait in 2023. From left to right, they are Sharyn Alfonsi, L. Jon Wertheim, Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega, and Anderson Cooper. Former Executive Producer Bill Owens…...
'Wait Wait' for May 30, 2026: Our Endless Summer with Tiffany Haddish, Lucy Dacus, and more!
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1877+ words) Emma Mc Intyre / Getty Images This week, we celebrate an early start to summer by revisiting our interviews with Tiffany Haddish, Taimane, Becca Mann, and Lucy Dacus! JENNIFER MILLS, BYLINE: The following program was taped in front of an audience…...