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Recent Coverage

Michael Ruhlman,The Reach of a Chef, Steve Litt
Around Noon: Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Dee spices things up with Michael Ruhlman as he talks about his book “The Reach of a Chef,” and chats with regular irregular guest Steve Litt of The Plain Dealer.

Herb Ascherman,Author Nathaniel Philbrick,Columnist Lane Strauss of Cleveland Magazine.
Around Noon: Monday, June 5, 2006
Today Dee gets a glimpse at life through the lens of Herb Ascherman, whose photography is on exhibit at the HeightsArts Gallery; takes a tumultuous ride aboard the Mayflower with author Nathaniel Philbrick; and laughs with freelance columnist Lane Strauss of Cleveland Magazine.

“Writers and their Friends”, funk master Bernie Worrell, Spotlights Ensemble TheaterR
Around Noon: Friday, June 2, 2006
Today Dee previews the annual “Writers and their Friends” event with Katie Daley and Erin O’Brien; talks with funk master Bernie Worrell; and spotlights Ensemble Theater’s “Nocturne.”

Jazz, Hip-Hop and Brazilian Music
Jazz Tracks: Friday, June 2, 2006
Brazilian music and melodies have been a staple element in jazz for decades. The year 1966 produced arguably Brazilian pianist and composer Sergio Mendes' finest recording ever with his band Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of this landmark recording Mendes approached hip-hop star Will-i-am of the Black Eyed Peas to produce a recording featuring some of the best hip-hop, pop and R&B stars in today's music world. ideastream Music Director Bobby Jackson interviewed Chicago jazz radio broadcaster Mark Ruffin (co-host of the nationally syndicated program Listen Here) and Atlanta, GA evening jazz host Carl Anthony (91.9 FM/WCLK) who take you on a tour of jazz, Hip-Hop and Brazilian music through the "Timeless" lens of Sergio Mendes.

Applause 8,35
Applause: Thursday, June 1, 2006

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Funding

Production of arts and culture programming on ideastream is made possible by grants from:
The Cleveland Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The John P. Murphy Foundation
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation
The Kulas Foundation

United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Thank you to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College for the use of their Steinway Piano on Around Noon and Applause.

OAC
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

Series

Around Noon
Around Noon is WCPN's weekday exploration into the world of local and national culture. Around Noon airs weekdays on WCPN at 12:00 noon.

Applause
Applause takes a weekly look at the local and national culture scene on WVIZ/PBS.

Sam Cooke: A Change is Gonna Come
This profile of the pop music superstar is told through his music and the stories of the people who knew him best, as listeners are taken on a tuneful journey that traces Cooke's amazing life and mysterious death. Premiered July 13, 2007

Backstage With...
Backstage With is a new series of dynamic interviews with masters in the performing arts, offering revealing insights and inspirational motivation into the creation of groundbreaking Broadway musicals. Presented by WVIZ/PBS ideastream® and PlayhouseSquare.

Jazz Tracks
Jazz Tracks seeks to explore our community, our nation and our world while keeping the jazz sensibility in mind. We show how the music has influenced our sense of fashion, our speech, and how it has, in some way, touched just about everything that makes up of our contemporary lifestyle.