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David Parsons, founder of Parsons Dance Company
Date:  May 10, 2006

New Orleans' Post-Katrina cultural recovery continues tonight at Tulane's Dixon Hall, as the New Orleans Ballet Association presents the first of two nights of performances by the internationally acclaimed Parsons Dance Company. Parsons Dance Company founder and choreographer David Parsons recently stopped by to talk with WWNO's Fred Kasten about his company and their Crescent City performances...

Permagrin
Date:  January 28, 2004

When New Orleans band Permagrin's new CD landed on NPR's All Songs Considered website recently, it generated a lot of interest. WWNO's Fred Kasten picks up the story.

Andre Perry
Date: December 1, 2006

His own impending nuptials are on the mind today of commentator André Perry...

Andre Perry
Date: November 17, 2006

Back in 1929, Blind Alfred Reed asked the question in song: "How can a poor man stand such times and live?" Commentator André Perry says that's still a good question -- especially in post-Katrina New Orleans...

Andre Perry
Date: November 3, 2006

Two weeks ago, commentator André Perry issued a challenge to candidates to Congress from Louisiana's second district to demonstrate a real commitment to public schools by actually teaching a civics class at a New Orleans high school. What happened as a result of that challenge? That's the topic today for André Perry...

Andre Perry
Date: September 8, 2006

Post-Katrina New Orleans has been an especially tough place to live for women who head households, and that's what's on the mind today of commentator Dr. Andre Perry...

Andre Perry
Date: September 1, 2006

With the school year underway at most area colleges and universities, how do enrollment figures look? That's the topic today for commentator Andre Perry...

Andre Perry on Alternative Schools
Date: July 21, 2006

Alternative schools for troubled students and their potential for administrative abuse are on the mind today of Andre Perry ...

Andre Perry
Date: July 17, 2006

Hairstyles and law enforcement -- those are two of the things on commentator André Perry's mind today...

Andre Perry
Date: May 12, 2006

It's dear old Mom who has the attention today of commentator Andre Perry...

Andre Perry:  Why Wasn't I At the March?
Date: April 10, 2006

The march on April first in support of voting rights for Katrina evacuees is the topic today for commentator Dr. André Perry...

Andre Perry:  Young black men and rebuilding the city
Date: March 24, 2006

The future of young black males in rebuilding New Orleans is the topic today for commentator André Perry...

Andre Perry:  New Ideas for New Orleans?
Date:  March 17, 2006

There are over two dozen candidates for mayor of New Orleans, but not much in the way of fresh ideas from those candidates so far. That's the view of commentator André Perry...

Education Commentary by Andre Perry
Date:  March 10, 2006

This week's Supreme Court decision concerning military recruiters on college campuses is the topic today for commentator André Perry...

Andre Perry on cutbacks
Date: March 3, 2006

Post-Katrina faculty layoffs at UNO and other area colleges and universities is the topic today for commentator Andre Perry...

Andre Perry
Date:  February 10, 2006

The education question "Top Ten" for New Orleans' mayoral and city council candidates is what commentator André Perry has today...

Andre Perry on the BNOBC
Date:  January 16, 2006

What's in the Public Schools plan just put forward by the Education Subcommittee of Mayor Nagin's "Bring New Orleans Back Commission"? And how receptive will New Orleans parents be to the plan? Those are the topics on commentator André Perry's mind today...

Ted Potter
Date: November 8, 2006

When former Contemporary Arts Center Executive Director Red Potter died last week in Richmond, Virginia, he left behind a substantial legacy of nurturing the careers of important contemporary artists in America, and providing the public opportunities to view and learn about contemporary art in the United States. Today, a fond remembrance of a life in the arts well-lived, beginning with this brief elegy for Ted Potter from WWNO's Jacqueline Bishop...

Ted Potter
Date:  January 28, 2003

Ted Potter has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the art world, as a curator, painter, and director of important centers for contemporary art in New Orleans and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Potter is currently director of the Anderson Gallery at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he is also an adjunct professor, teaching museum studies. Ted Potter recently opened a solo exhibition of his latest paintings at the University of New Orleans Fine Arts Gallery, and talked with WWNO's Jacqueline Bishop about the show ...
To view more of Ted Potter's paintings, click here ...

PRC Housing
Date:  June 26, 2003

Many people in New Orleans struggle to find affordable housing, and building a nice new home on a modest income can be nearly impossible. But, thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Preservation Resource Center is about to unveil three new designs for houses that are both architecturally attractive and affordable. WWNO's Susan Roesgen has the story...

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Wardell Quezergue
Date:  October 29, 1998

Wardell Quezergue -- arranger, conductor, and composer -- says he does all his work in his head. And he's modest, too, as WWNO's Fred Kasten discovered ...

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Radio Diner #1
Date: November 30, 2006

Today, we're introducing a new Thursday afternoon feature on WWNO: "The Radio Diner," New Orleans area restaurant reviews from freelance writer Troy Gilbert and chef Stacey Meyer...

Radio Diner
Date: December 14, 2006

Rhino Resurrection
Date:  March 16, 2006

The contemporary crafts community in New Orleans continues to struggle back to life, and recently received a boost from the return to operation of the Rhino Gallery in Canal Place. WWNO's Fred Kasten picks up the story...

Stan Rice
"A profile of Stan Rice and the Stan Rice Gallery"
Date:  June 2, 2004

Novelist Anne Rice is one of the best-known New Orleanians in the world. Her late husband Stan Rice, while less known, was nonetheless an accomplished artist; a widely-published poet who devoted increasing time over the last fifteen years of his life to painting. In 1998, Stan Rice opened a gallery in New Orleans, started showing exclusively his work there, and hired nationally-known photographer and curator Lew Thomas as gallery director. As WWNO's Jacqueline Bishop recently found out, the connections between Lew Thomas and Stan Rice actually began in San Francisco ...

Jim Richard
Date:  November 27, 2002

For nearly 30 years now, Jim Richard has taught painting at the University of New Orleans, and pursued his own career as a painter. Richard, who has degreed from Lamar University and the University of Colorado, has shown his work steadily in New Orleans, and in major national and international exhibitions. Jim Richard recently talked with WWNO's Jacqueline Bishop about his life and work as a Louisiana Artist ...  To view more of Jim Richard's paintings, click here

Tommy Ridgley
Date:  February 22, 1993

The Jefferson Parish native, now a singer and bandleader, talks about looking up to his father who played with Louis Armstrong, and "raisin' the roof" with James Brown.

David Rubin
Date:  January 9, 2004

The Contemporary Arts Center has opened a major new exhibition - "Birdspace." WWNO's Jacqueline Bishop recently talked with David Rubin, curator of visual art at the CAC, about "Birdspace"...

To see more of the work on display in Birdspace, click here

Louisiana Artist:  Steve Rucker
Date:  March 3, 2004

Steve Rucker is a native of Cleveland, Tennesee, and long-time resident of New Orleans. He earned a B.F.A. in Art at Middle Tennessee State University, and an M.F.A from LSU. Rucker is currently Associate Professor of Art at Loyola University New Orleans, where he has taught ceramics, painting, and drawing since 1981. Steve Rucker recently visitied with WWNO's Jacqueline Bishop to talk about his life and work as a Louisiana Artist ... To see more of Rucker's work, click here