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Every week, Voices & Viewpoints brings you conversations with people who have won national or international recognition - and call the Triad home.
The Health & Medicine Report keeps you up-to-date on cutting-edge research.
And you'll hear the viewpoints of our commentators on movies, books, life, and more.
Voices & Viewpoints is a half hour of radio
you won't hear anywhere else! |
Host: Denise Franklin
Producer: Kathryn Mobley |
Compact discs of Voices & Viewpoints may be purchased from 88.5 WFDD.
For more information, call 336-758-8850 or e-mail Julie Patrick at jpatrick@wfu.edu . |
His profession is litigation; his passion is land conservation. Michael Leonard works with the Piedmont Land Conservancy (www.piedmontland.org.) and other groups across the southeast, preserving thousands of acres of natural areas. He says he does it so future generations will be able to enjoy the beauty of our country. He also serves on the national board of the Conservation Fund, a group that puts together complex arrangements to save huge tracks of land.
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Next month, Michael will be honored for his work on the Pinhote Trail in Alabama.
And our media critic Mary Dalton scores the 2007 Oscar winners. |
 Carole Boston Weatherford
Still living in High Point, Carole looks forward to the release of her latest book this April, Before John was a Jazz Giant. You can learn more about Carole's writing at www.caroleweatherford.com.
Plus, the miraculous recovery of a family pet reminds commentator Diana Greene about the value of personal selfishness. |
He leads some of the worlds most prestigious musicians...including Herbie Hancock and Chinese virtuoso Lang Lang during the Grammys last weekend.
John Mauceri is an internationally acclaimed conductor. His credits include the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, the Deutsche Oper, La Scala in Milan, and in this country he conducted the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra for 16 seasons.
But now Winston-Salem is his home. John is also the chancellor of the North Carolina School of the Arts and is committed to revitalizing the spirit of professional performance amongst the school's instructors.
Plus, our media critic Mary Dalton previews two Oscar pics plus a local film and video festival. |
With a powerful backhand, he captures national championships and puts the competition on high alert. David Hopkins started playing tennis at age 6 on a Winston-Salem park court. Today, he’s 18 - and competing internationally in men's open tournaments against college and professional level players. David’s currently ranked amongst the nation's top 300 tennis athletes. And in North Carolina, he's ranked number one. The North Carolina Tennis Association just honored him with the James H. Leighton Junior Male Tennis Player of the Year Award.
Plus , the pressures of modern thought threaten the fragile balance of one Egyptian family. Literary critic Dudley Shearburn reviews "Palace Walk" by Naguib Mahfouz. |
He's combining his passion for business and his need to create original recipes into a very successful career.
Jamie Bartholomaus is the brewmaster at Foothills Brewing in downtown Winston-Salem. Since his college days--he's brewed beer as a creative outlet. Now his recipes are winning national awards and dedicated beer websites, like www.ratebeer.com, rank many of his brews among the world's best. One of Jamie's hottest taps is Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout - ranked in the top 50 in the country and in the world.
Plus, amid the Oscar buzz, our media critic Mary Dalton gives a thumbs down to the Oscar Nominating Committee in the Best Picture category. | | |
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