Oct 30th, 2008 · Singer-songwriter Ellis Paul has released 14 albums in a career spanning two decades, including his recent Dragonfly Races. In his latest appearance on Mountain Stage, Paul performs selections from a record due out early next year, as well as a ballad about Hurricane Katrina survivors.
Nov 27th, 2007 · A Hall of Fame jockey and one of only two riders to win the Kentucky Derby five times, Bill Hartack died Monday night while on a hunting vacation in Texas. His death was attributed to natural causes due to heart disease.
Sep 10th, 2006 · The most successful driver in Formula 1 racing history, Michael Schumacher, announces his retirement. Matt Bishop, Editor-in-Chief of Formula 1 Racing magazine about what made Schumacher one of the all-time greats.
Feb 7th, 2006 · In the depths of the Great Depression, the small Washington state town of Gig Harbor started a rooster-racing competition -- complete with "rooster girl" cheerleaders and a Roosterville town center for the "athletes" -- to attract attention and money to their coastal hamlet.
Feb 7th, 2006 · The 2006 NASCAR racing season revs up later this month with the Daytona 500. It's estimated the sport draws more crowds than any other live event, and NASCAR officials say some 75 million Americans are fans. Day to Day senior producer Steve Proffitt recently traveled to Las Vegas to meet a NASCAR driver and his crew as they tuned their cars for this year's circuit.
Jan 3rd, 2006 · Renee Montagne previews the 2006 elections with Political Correspondent Mara Liasson and Political Editor Ken Rudin. By then, Republicans will have controlled the White House and Capitol Hill for six years. Whether the party can stay in power depends on winning some tight races.
Dec 7th, 2005 · President Hosni Mubarak's ruling National Democratic Party is close to winning a two-thirds majority of seats in the final round of runoff elections in Egypt's parliamentary races. But the vote has been marred by violence and charges of unfair practices by Egyptian authorities.
Nov 11th, 2005 · Robert Siegel talks with E.J. Dionne, a columnist for The Washington Post and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Richard Lowry, editor of The National Review, about President Bush's slumping approval numbers and the lessons learned from the 2005 vote in key state races.