Aug 9th, 2005 · The St. Louis Symphony, conductor David Robertson and pianist Orli Shaham perform a concert celebrating American music. The program includes Aaron Copland's beloved Lincoln Portrait and works by John Adams.
Aug 8th, 2005 · Host Michele Norris has a remembrance for ABC News anchorman Peter Jennings, who has died of lung cancer at the age of 67. Jennings manned the anchor desk for parts of five decades.
Jul 17th, 2005 · Peter Ostrum played Charlie in the 1971 film based on Roald Dahl's Chocolate Factory. Now he takes his family to see a new film version of the beloved children's book.
Jul 15th, 2005 · Ronald Ruiz has driven a New York City bus for 11 years; he's one of the most beloved drivers in the Bronx, with more than 100 regular passengers. But one woman from two years ago sticks in his mind.
Jul 12th, 2005 · Karen Grigsby Bates examines the international tension caused by a Mexican postage stamp that some Americans feel is racially offensive. The stamp celebrates Memin Pinguin, a beloved icon in Mexican popular culture for almost 40 years, with a story line that's part Dennis the Menace and part Little Black Sambo.
May 24th, 2005 · The slide guitar is a beloved voice in blues, country and rock music. In India, slide musicians favor an ancient instrument called the Chitravina. N. Ravikiran, one of the country's best-known players, hopes to expand the instrument's popularity and push its musical frontiers.
May 7th, 2005 · In January 1856, fugitive slave Margaret Garner killed her infant daughter with a butcher knife rather than see her returned to bondage. Toni Morrison turned the story into the novel Beloved, and has now written an opera, Margaret Garner, which debuts Saturday. Detroit Public Radio's Celeste Headlee reports.
Mar 23rd, 2005 · Nearly 20 years ago, a convicted double-murderer escaped from prison, moved to a new city, and assumed a fictional identity. He became a published poet and a beloved member of the city's poetry community. Now, he's been arrested in Chicago. NPR's Michele Norris talks to Lisa Donovan from the Chicago Sun-Times about the man known as poet J. J. Jameson.