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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Chubby Checker, Bad Company and Cyndi Lauper are among the long-eligible the acts being honored this year. -
Eliese Colette Goldbach's Great Recession-era memoir has been adapted by George Brant, directed by Laura Kepley. -
The high-voiced singer, key to Northeast Ohio's New Wave and punk scenes, fronted Rocket From the Tombs under the name "Crocus Behemoth." -
The 22-inch bronze piece is believed to have been taken from a Libyan museum in 1941. -
Tuesday's concert at EJ Thomas Hall in Akron will feature the world premiere of the piece by Peter Boyer. -
Mid-City Airport once stood where JOANN, Inc. headquarters are today. -
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A new composition commemorates the Rubber City while egg hunts for kids, adults and even dogs happen in Northeast Ohio this weekend. -
The agency is getting more money from the expanded cigarette tax, but general uncertainty remains for nonprofits. -
Independent stores nationwide celebrate Record Store Day every April. Here's where to pick up vinyl in Northeast Ohio. -
Four works, and one lifetime achievement recipient, will be recognized as the ceremony in Cleveland on September 19.
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