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:
- 2024 Edward R. Murrow Award (Region 7), Excellence in Sound - "Unspooling Cleveland’s industrial film and musical history"
- 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 Cleveland Arts Prize, started in 1961, celebrates the multiplicity of Northeast Ohio's arts offerings. -
Summer festivals roll along this weekend as the Cuyahoga River's rebirth is on view along with a Civil War reenactment, a feast for pickle lovers and much more. -
After a two-decade effort, the Man of Steel is being commemorated in his hometown. -
The annual festival celebrating twins, triplets and multiples returns this weekend. -
An adhesive that helps preserve aging canvasses has been reformulated by UA's polymer science school. -
A new book looks back at two decades of entertainment from the theater-in-the-round -
Annual theater festival in Playhouse Square features both local and international productions. -
Celebrate the Man of Steel in Cleveland, check out a new mural in Akron's Kenmore neighborhood and more this weekend. -
The theater-in-the-round is accepting applications for its 78th season. -
The 46th Tri-C JazzFest runs Friday through Saturday indoors and out at Playhouse Square. This year's festival provides opportunities for new audiences to connect with jazz.
