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April 3, 2009

Sports writer Seth Davis, author of When March Went Mad, explains what made the '79 NCAA championship game so transformative. Grammy-winning contemporary gospel musician Israel Houghton emphasizes that he doesn't want people to see worship as being over after church.


Seth Davis

Seth Davis

Seth Davis

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Sports writer comments on the Larry Bird-Magic Johnson rivalry, which began during the '79 NCAA championship game. (3:01)
 
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Full interview. (12:59)
 
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Seth Davis is an authority on college basketball. An on-air analyst for CBS, he's also a staff writer for Sports Illustrated, authoring the weekly "Inside College Basketball" column during the season. Davis' books include his '01 memoir Equinunk and When March Went Mad, a nonfiction account of the '79 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. He's a graduate of Duke, where he was a sports columnist for the daily campus newspaper, and previously wrote about pro and local high school sports for The New Haven Register.


 

Israel Houghton

Israel Houghton

Israel Houghton

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Grammy-winning gospel artist discusses the explosion of the worship industry. (1:26)
 
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Full interview. (12:45)
 
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Israel Houghton is known for his cross-cultural style of Christian music that fuses elements of gospel, jazz and rock genres. His New Breed Ministries, formed in '95, has a legion of followers, which crosses generational lines. He sings, writes, produces and plays multiple instruments and has a Grammy for best traditional gospel album to his credit. He also serves as a worship leader at Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, TX. Houghton's most recent project is the solo CD, The Power of One.