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Kabir Bhatia
Senior Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Arts, culture, history, technology
Education: Hudson High School
Case Western Reserve University
Kent State University - Master of Arts
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Geauga Lake (until 2007); CVNP (2008-present)
Experience:
Kabir Bhatia joined WKSU in 2010 and has been a senior arts & culture reporter since 2022. Prior to that, he was a student employee at the station and also worked in Cleveland and Chicago in print, radio and television.
Highlights:
- 2023 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Arts/Entertainment Reporting - “Akron Civic's BOOM! Theater drops the mic on aging”
- 2022 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Reporter
- 2021 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Feature Reporting
- 2020 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors, Best Sports Feature - “Cleveland Might Never Get Another NHL Franchise. OH Really?”
- 2019 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Consumer Reporting - "With Amazon Looming, What Is the Future of Retail in Akron?"
- 2018 Press Club of Cleveland, Best Use of Sound - “The Dragon Invasion of Turkeyfoot Lake Could Net About $20,000 For Breast Cancer Awareness”
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The mascot for Ironton-based RAX Roast Beef has become a social media star 32 years after his debut.
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The annual theater festival features performances from Northeast Ohio and around the globe across 20 stages.
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The Transformative Arts Fund will support seven projects with funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
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The fest's new director, Hermione Malone, is reaching out to the public to learn why people attend CIFF or why they might not.
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The James Gunn-directed "Superman" has taken over Downtown Cleveland - and beyond - to reboot the Man of Steel's story.
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The nation's 24th bard is visiting just seven national parks as part of “You Are Here: Poetry in Parks."
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The inventive actor, artist and musician died Thursday "after a valiant fight against a long illness," his daughter Maggie Mull wrote in a social media post.
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The character actor turned 90 this month. He got his start acting at Karamu House.
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The Cleveland International Film Festival and the Cleveland Cinematheque each welcome new leadership as longtime directors Marcie Goodman and John Ewing retire this month.
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A year-long celebration kicks off Thursday with a 1974-themed party at the museum.