Recent Coverage

Kevin Mahogany, The Duffy Liturgical Dance Ensemble and The Butler Institute of American Art
Applause: Thursday, February 25, 2010
On the next episode of Applause we present SONG AND DANCE.….legendary jazz vocalist Kevin Mahogany provides the song. And a group that’s been thrilling audiences for 25 years, The Duffy Liturgical Dance Ensemble provides the dance. Plus we'll take a look at the $2 million dollar gift that keeps on giving at the Butler Institute of American Art…all this and more on the next round of Applause.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, T.S. Monk and Abraham Lincoln
Around Noon: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Today we share Dan Polletta's interview with NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar prior to his appearance this weekend at The Cleveland Public Library for its Writers and Readers Series. Plus we look back on the life of late jazz legend Thelonious Monk with his son T.S. Monk, as he gets ready for his gig at The Lakeland Jazz Festival. And we spotlight the new exhibit at The Western Reserve Historical Society - Do You Know Your Lincoln?

Guinness World Records Says George the Great Dane is the World’s Tallest Dog
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Meet George - the world's tallest dog. Certified by Guinness Word Records, George is a four-year-old blue Great Dane from Tucson, Arizona. He's three-feet, seven inches tall from paw to shoulder and weighs two hundred and fifty pounds! His owner, David Nasser, says that, despite his enormous size, George is just an ordinary dog - although he does have his own queen-sized bed.

Pacific Northwest Yo-Yo Championships Held in Seattle, Washington
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
There was no need to head to Vancouver to see a world-class competition on Saturday. The Pacific Northwest Yo-Yo Championships were held just across the border to the south, in Seattle. Theron Zahn introduces us to some of the contestants and their tricks.

China Prepares for Lantern Festival on First Full Moon of Lunar New Year
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
In China, the next celebration after the New Year is the lantern festival. On the night of the first full moon of the lunar New Year - this year it's February 28th - it's a tradition for people to walk about carrying lanterns, often shaped like the zodiac animal of that year. Not surprisingly, in the year of the tiger, tiger-shaped lanterns are the most popular.

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Production of Around Noon on 90.3 WCPN and Applause on WVIZ/PBS is made possible by grants from:
The Cleveland Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The John P. Murphy Foundation
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith 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.


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