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NPR=National Public Rehab For Eliot Spitzer
The hardworking staff yields to no one in its admiration for the work of Guy Raz, anchor of NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered. Then again . . . Sunday’s WATC edition featured a segment, Today’s Wall Street Not Much Different … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapter 13, Client 9, Eliot Spitzer, Guy Raz, NPR, Sheriff of Wall Street, Weekend All Things Considered
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Hey Guy, Where You Goin’ With That Mike In Your Hand?
Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz is a music enthusiast with a wide range of interests, which are reflected in the segments he does on his weekly NPR programs. Yesterday’s show included a story about the Monterey Jazz Festival … Continue reading
WSJ NOT The Assignment Desk For NPR
Yesterday the hardworking staff wondered if there was any relationship between the Wall Street Journal’s Weekend Interview with Paul Johnson and a segment on Weekend All Things Considered, since both compared the current Middle East uprisings with the widespread European … Continue reading
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Tagged 1848 revolutions, All Things Considered, Guy Raz, Middle East, NPR, Paul Johnson, Wall Street Journal
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WSJ The Assignment Desk For NPR?
From the Wall Street Journal Weekend Interview with British historian Paul Johnson: Mr. Johnson says he doesn’t follow politics closely anymore, but he quickly warms to the subject of the Middle East. The rash of uprisings across the Arab world … Continue reading
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Tagged 1848, All Things Considered, Guy Raz, Jonathan Sperber, Middle East, NPR, Paul Johnson, revolution, Wall Street Journal
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Dead Blogging Jonathan Franzen At The BPL
America’s Litt-It Guy Jonathan Franzen entered a banged-out Rabb Lecture Hall at the Boston Public Library Saturday afternoon and tried to move the podium to the center of the stage. Unsuccessfully. Undaunted, Franzen proceeded to read the “Mistakes Were Made” … Continue reading
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Tagged All Things Considered, Boston Public Library, Bright Eyes, Freedom, Guy Raz, Jonathan Franzen, Litt-It Guy, Time, Tina Fey
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NPR Drives Anchor To Drink
It all started a couple of weeks ago with a piece about salmon vodka. All Things Considered anchor Michelle Norris, during an interview with vice president of Alaska Distillery Scotti McDonald, brought in some folks to do a taste test. NORRIS: … Continue reading
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Tagged Dogfish Head, Guy Raz, Jiahu, Michelle Norris, No Proxy Rumpots, NPR, salmon vodka
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