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Norman’s CDs of the Week, 7/11/11

July 11th, 2011 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
Norman Lebrecht opened up these CDs for his birthday (well, figuratively speaking!) and reviewed them for La Scena Musicale in Canada… some folksingers get their revenge, plus three 1940s Pulitzer Prize ...

The Capitol Pressroom for July 11, 2011

July 11th, 2011 | Posted by WCNY Staff | No Comments
Former DEC Commissioner under Governor Paterson and current VP of the American Lung Association Peter Iwanowicz joins us with a wide-ranging look at environmental issues affecting New York at the ...

Norman’s News (BIRTHDAY EDITION), 7/11/2011

July 11th, 2011 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
Hello, everyone!  A very happy birthday to our friend Norman Lebrecht, who has done so much for us at WCNY Classic FM over the past few months! Norman, we thank ...

Interview With Christina Laurel

July 10th, 2011 | Posted by WCNY Staff | 2 Comments
Christina Laurel is a native of Syracuse who currently resides in Rochester. Laurel became enamored with Japanese aesthetics upon discovering the art of the Edo period. An exhibit of her ...

The Capitol Report | 07/08/11

July 8th, 2011 | Posted by Susan Arbetter | No Comments
Program: The Capitol Report Episode: 07/08/11 More pink slips delivered. Watch Video: http://video.wcny.org/video/2047605052/

Norman’s News, 7/8/2011

July 8th, 2011 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
At last report, Norman Lebrecht was on a train after being in Finland to interview conductor Valery Gergiev; that interview will be part of the BBC3 series “The Lebrecht Interview”, ...

The Capitol Pressroom for July 8, 2011

July 8th, 2011 | Posted by WCNY Staff | No Comments
As we look back on the recently concluded legislative session we can point to a several issues that never made it past the finish line. Or at best ...

7/8/11 SHOW: DEBT LIMIT; CASEY ANTHONY MANIA; DRONE WARFARE

July 8th, 2011 | Posted by WCNY Staff | 1 Comment
On this week’s show we discuss President Obama and the battle to manage the budget and raise the debt ceiling; the significance of the “not guilty” verdict in the Casey ...

RIP Josef Suk, 1929-2011

July 7th, 2011 | Posted by Marie Lamb | No Comments
Word has reached me via Facebook friend Victor Yélamo in Ireland, and confirmed by press reports, that the great Czech violinist, violist and conductor Josef Suk died on July 6th, ...

The Capitol Report | 07/07/11

July 7th, 2011 | Posted by Susan Arbetter | No Comments
Program: The Capitol Report Episode: 07/07/11 Fracking foes demand ban. Watch Video: http://video.wcny.org/video/2045636852/