Jacqueline Kennedy
Fifty years ago, in the simpler days of television, all three networks aired a tour of the White House led by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. As WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us, a stunning number of Americans tuned in and took notice. Here is the next Fishko Files.
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Great program, as usual, Sara. Thanks so much for these somewhat forgotten, historic gems. For MLK Day, I always play ...
Wow. This is fascinating! So many big and little facts and details that never make it into the other coverage. ...
A really informative, atmospheric backgrounder on "Isle of the Dead," Sara -- wonderfully complemented in the Web version by the ...
What a great story! It's inspiring to hear about artists' banding together to help each other and form relationships--and a ...
Awards season is in full swing; still to come: Annies (for animation), Grammies and Oscars. Winning one can be a thrill. But as WNYC’s Sara Fishko found out, how you handle winning the prize can be an art in itself. (Produced in 2001).
Next week, a 1950s English play opens off-Broadway that was more than just a play, says WNYC’s Sara Fishko. It was a cultural landmark that shook English class consciousness to its foundations. A trip to post World War II Britain –in this episode of Fishko Files.
We got word today that renowned jazz musician-turned-manager, John Levy, has died– just three months shy of his 100th birthday. Levy made a profound impact on the jazz world. As a bassist he jammed, played and recorded with Ben Webster, George Shearing, Billie Holiday, Art Tatum and many other greats. But later, Levy took his love of jazz and applied it to the business side of music: He became the first African-American Jazz artist’s manager. His management roster featured Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, Ramsey Lewis, and Shirley Horn, to name a few.
With the much praised film The Artist gathering steam this awards season, here’s a related “Fishko Files”: WNYC’s Sara Fishko explores Charlie Chaplin and the power of silence and sound in film (Originally produced in December 2003).
Some of the major struggles and victories of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s coincided with a most active period for jazz music. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, WNYC’s Sara Fishko looks at a few cases where the movement and the music came together. Here’s the next Fishko Files…
