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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Massive scrolls crated by the late Alfred McMoore are on view now as part of Akron's bicentennial. -
The comedy club defended the production after a local comedian raised alarm about the show's title and the imagery used to promote it. -
Discussions are in early stages, but a funding plan could resemble the ones in Cuyahoga or Stark counties. -
"The Nature of Our Times" was an adjunct to a Biden-era assessment of the nation's ecosystems, but funds for the study were canceled by the current administration. -
The prominent attorney fought to keep the lights on in Playhouse Square. He died on August 25. -
The maestro led the orchestra from 1982 to 2002. -
Summer might feel like it’s over, but there's plenty to do outside in Northeast Ohio this weekend, from an air show in Summit County to a West Side festival celebrating Southeast Asia. -
The rocking couple visited the Cleveland library’s MLK branch on Wednesday. -
The psychological thriller was directed by Lorain native John Baumgartner who partnered with Cleveland Clinic psychiatrist Cindy Davis Seng. -
From Broadway to experimental theater, the historic home of the Mansfield Symphony enters its 97th year.
