With all the growing media attention on Global warming, this interview could be a background piece with updates on the current news about the Black Mesa mine and the plant.

Very informative even one year later. After listening, I wanted to know what's going on Now! Greg has an easy delivery style on the info. He is a great interviewee.

Update this. Relevant even now.

Great backgrounds on the plants and the tribal issues.

I've traveled and camped in that area, so I understand some of the physical impact of those sites.

This an amusing background piece with gossipy little stories from those who knew and interacted with this amazing composer.

The sometimes confusing and conflicting stories are about the ballet impresario Diaghilev's reaction when he first hears Igor's Rite of Spring, just before going into production; and about Leonard Berstein and the composer's reaction after a production Bernstein had conducted.

The selections from The Rite are tasty enough to whet your apetite to hear the whole performance.

It would be great promo or intro piece for a full program of Stravinsky.

A cosmopolitian introduction to the world of rising star pianist Lang Lang and his amazing talent with his newest release: "Dragon Songs", a gentle tour of his Chinese musical heritage.

Opening with the sounds of an exotic flute and Lang Lang's delicate piano fingering of a Chinese song, the program continues with cuts from his debut at age 17 with his exciting rendition of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Hear others speak of his talents, his father and colleagues, along with his own words about his rich heritage and his own family of musicians.
Starting piano lessons at only 3, at 9 he entered the Beijing Central Music Conservatory. Lang Lang had already won the hearts of China before he continued his studies in America at age 15 at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music.

Lang Lang demonstrates not only his musical talents but his skillful introductions to the show's selections.

Reviewer Neil Hayes provides an apt description of Lang Lang's Dragon Songs: "...his sparkling fingerwork is musical crystal, and his tender interpretations are gentle poetry."

For those who have not heard Lang Lang, this program is a beautiful introduction, with an appeal to a broad audience.

I greatly enjoyed it and look forward to more of Lang Lang's performances and eagerly anticipate richer interpretations of his Chinese heritage at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, in October, and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

This program could be scheduled to air in conjunction with the scheduled Chinese Celebrations for the 2007 and 2008 Olympics along with his 2007 tour In the US, with the orchestras of Chicago, Los Angeles, Vienna, Houston, Washington and New York.

Lang Lang's upcoming scheduled dates can be found at:
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/

Visual/audio demo for Dragon Songs with 3 cuts and photos from
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/eplayer/?ID=LangLang-Dragonsongs

Your listeners will enjoy this program.

Starts out with an overview of the very early years of radio broadcasting in America, from the first morse code broadcasts in the 1900s to the amateur broadcasts in the 1920's with "Mom and Pop" stations and the new professional and promotional stations. Music surprised and dominated all these early broadcasts.

Includes lots of sound clips from the rare recorded early 1920's up to the 1950s and 60s. Explores much of early broadcasts and their influences on the listening public from exposure to the different cultures of America and their music as well as the promotional efforts.

Last part about the 50s rise of rock and roll and the 50,000 watt station out of Nashville with record store programs and the spread of rhythm and blues.

The similarity between those early amateur broadcasts and today's
age of internet podcasting, videocasting, and blogging for anyone with the hardware and access to the internet to present their own amateur broadcasts is especially pertinent.

Nice spread of empty spaces to plugin your local news and announcements. Of the two promos, the first one emphasizes early rock and roll clips, and the second the 1920s and 30s music clips.

Holds your interest.

An interesting sidebar, or discussion, could be about those early enterprising amateur broadcasts and how the age of the internet is influencing broadcasting now. You can listen to a station from across the country or the world on your computer, like WWOZ FM in New Orleans. I can hear it live here in Oregon, while many of those in New Orleans can't even pick it up on their own radios.

Great back ground on costuming and Mardi Gras with a little music to set the theme. How legends and myths are a source of inspiration for many costumes in New Orleans.

Chris relates the reasons and results from his choice of costume for Mardi Gras 2006, the Greek Sisyphus who pushes a rock up a steep mountain, never reaching the top and ties it in with Post-Katrina efforts to rebuild New Orleans.

Very upbeat, matter-of-fact, resolute.

Nice little clip to add to documentaries about New Orleans and Katrina aftermath.

A couple ladies speak briefly of the horrors they went through.

A man relates his rescue efforts, and the sometimes terrible experiences of seeing those he rescued die on the highways, later helping others take refuge in a school instead.

Different versions of police obstruction and also surprising aid.

I liked the guy's relating how the poilice weren't always the 'enemy.'

I watched ongoing reports on all channels for days. This is a good brief example short, worth reviewing for use in a program.