Sep 23rd, 2008 · Congress and financial officials are busy wrangling over the proposed financial bailout package. The question is how to make sure this package works. Pete Peterson co-founded Blackstone Group, one of the country's biggest private investment firms. He says the size and the concept of the bailout package are mind-numbing.
May 16th, 2008 · Pianist Oscar Peterson was one of the giants of jazz piano. Fast fingers and a hard-wired sense of swing defined Peterson and made him a favorite musical partner for everyone from Ella to Dizzy to Herbie Hancock. On this program from 1998, Peterson demonstrates his deft touch and amazing technique.
Mar 27th, 2008 · The creator of the Egg McMuffin, Herb Peterson, died Tuesday. An ad man and McDonald's franchisee, Peterson's love of eggs Benedict led to the creation of the ubiquitous breakfast sandwich. His invention pushed McDonald's to start opening early -- and opened the door to a whole new market for the fast food industry.
Dec 24th, 2007 · Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, who grew up in Montreal and called Canada home for his whole life, has died at the age of 82. He led the Oscar Peterson Trio for much of the 1950s and collaborated with jazz luminaries Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Milt Jackson and others.
Jun 12th, 2007 · Larry Peterson spent more than 17 years in prison for murder and rape before DNA testing led a judge to overturn his conviction. The first story in a two-part series chronicles the New Jersey man's long journey from incarceration to vindication.
Apr 7th, 2006 · Hamilton Peterson, president of the Board of Families of Flight 93, talks with Steve Inskeep about the cockpit voice-recordings from United Flight 93, the Sept. 11 flight that crashed in Shanksville, Penn. Peterson has heard the tapes and says he thinks they should be made available to the public.
Mar 27th, 2006 · This piece reveals many of the difficult moments that we faced as a family and as a couple during Stewart's illness. When I first spoke of these things to a radio producer, Mary Beth Kirchner, it was wonderfully cathartic to have someone else witness the very hard things we had to bear.
Mar 27th, 2006 · Rebecca Peterson talks candidly about the difficulties of caring for her husband, Stewart Selman, who was dying from a brain tumor. Peterson experienced both compassion and anger, which is a fairly normal reaction when one spouse cares for another, according to Sarah Gupta. Director of support services for the Brain Tumor Society, Gupta talks about what families should know when caring for a loved one who is sick.