Jul 27 Remembering Merce Cunningham By Arts Desk An extended interview with David Vaughan, who has been with Merce Cunningham's dance company for more than forty years. He is also the author of the biography, "Merce Cunningham: Fifty Years."… Continue reading
Jul 27 Merce Cunningham, 90, Modern Dance Master By Arts Desk Merce Cunningham, a dancer who is regarded among the most important and innovative American artists of the 20th century, died Sunday night at his home in Manhattan. He was 90. Continue reading
Jul 20 Frank McCourt, Irish Memoirist, Dead at 78 By Arts Desk Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Angela's Ashes" and "'Tis," died Sunday in New York from metastatic melanoma. He was 78. Continue reading
Jun 26 Conversation: Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson’s Longtime Friend and Producer By Arts Desk Quincy Jones, who was Michael Jackson's longtime friend and record producer, talks about Jackson's life and legacy. Continue reading
Jun 25 Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Dies at 50 By Arts Desk Pop star Michael Jackson died Thursday afternoon of an apparent cardiac arrest, the Los Angeles Times reported. Jackson was rushed to the UCLA Medical Center by the paramedics after they found him at his home not breathing and tried to… Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch Legandary Author, Radio Host Studs Terkel Dies Legendary Chicagoan and Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel, renowned as a historian, author and radio broadcaster who excelled at capturing the stories of everyday Americans, died Friday at age 96. The NewsHour remembers Terkel with a clip from a past… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Country Star Porter Wagoner Dies at 80 Country music star Porter Wagoner died Sunday at age 80. The NewsHour offers a look back at one of the music legend's songs. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Satirist Art Buchwald Passes Away at Age 81 Washington Post columnist Art Buchwald succumbed to kidney failure at home with his family late Wednesday, but was able to spend his last year enjoying life and writing about his experiences. Here are excerpts from a March 2006 NewsHour interview… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Remembering Rosa Parks Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks died Monday at her home in Detroit at age 92. Two civil rights leaders discuss her life and legacy. Continue watching
Jun 05 Former President Reagan Dies At Age 93 By Admin Ronald Reagan, 40th president of the United States and arguably one of the most popular presidents in recent memory, succumbed to complications stemming from advanced Alzheimer's disease on Saturday. Continue reading