FEATURED BOOK OFF THE SHELF: “Continuing the story started in The El Cholo Feeling Passes, Barton’s newest novel finds college basketball coach Richard Janus in an unlikely position: he has recently become the interim rector of Urban University, the woefully underfunded public college of Choctaw, Alkansea. When Choctaw is devastated by a major hurricane, Janus
FEATURED NON-FICTION “The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is one of the darkest chapters in American history. The storm caused unprecedented destruction, and a toxic combination of government neglect and socioeconomic inequality turned a crisis into a tragedy. But among the rubble, there is hope. We’re Still Here Ya Bastards presents an extraordinary panoramic look at
New and still going on WRBH! Up this week is… Best Selling Fiction – TESLA: A PORTRAIT WITH MASKS by Vladimir Pistalo and Bogdan Rakic and read by Charlotte Travioso (M-F 11AM-12PM; 9:30PM-10:30PM) Best Seller Non- Fiction (NEW!)- WE’RE STILL HERE YA BASTARDS: HOW THE PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS REBUILT THEIR CITY by Roberta Brandes Gratz and read by
What’s new this week on WRBH’s original programming? Check it out! PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Airs on Wednesday at 4PM and again on Sunday at 7:30AM. Host Lyn Koppel sits down with Alan Raphael, Marketing Outreach Manager at the National WWII Museum here in New Orleans. Find out more about him and the museum here. NOLA BY
New and still going on WRBH! Up this week is… Best Selling Fiction – THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt and read by Shawn Hollahan (M-F 11AM-12PM; 9:30PM-10:30PM) Best Seller Non- Fiction (NEW!) – KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR: THE PATH TO A BETTER WAY OF DEATH by Katy Butler and read by Naomi Orlansky (M-F 9AM-10AM;
FEATURED BOOK OFF THE SHELF: “From acclaimed actor and producer Wendell Pierce, an insightful and poignant portrait of family, New Orleans and the transforming power of art. On the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina barreled into New Orleans, devastating many of the city’s neighborhoods, including Pontchartrain Park, the home of Wendell Pierce’s
What’s new this week on WRBH’s original programming? Check it out! PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Airs on Wednesday at 4PM and again on Sunday at 7:30AM. Lyn Koppel is joined by New Orleans Councilmember Latoya Cantrell of District B for the first segment of WRBH’s ongoing “State of the District” series. We’ll hopefully be bringing more of
Written by Sarah Holtz For the past three months, we’ve recorded a collection of stories from individuals in our community about their experiences during and following Hurricane Katrina, the levee breach, and the ensuing flood. To honor the ten years that have passed since the storm, we’re presenting these stories in a special broadcast, in
New and still going on WRBH! Up this week is… Best Selling Fiction (NEW!) – GOD HELP THE CHILD by Toni Morrison and read by Carolyn Cornia (M-F 11AM-12PM; 9:30PM-10:30PM) Best Seller Non- Fiction (NEW!)- ALL THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE by Matt Bai and read by Peter Spera (M-F 9AM-10AM; 7PM-8PM) Book Off The
What’s new this week on WRBH’s original programming? Check it out! PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Sarah Holtz talks with SSGT Sylvester Dollard about the USMC Toys For Tots in New Orleans event happening this Thursday at the Fox & Hound. Public Affairs
“THE ISLAND OF THE COLORBLIND” written by Oliver Sacks Featured Daily Dose of Science Monday – Friday @ 8:30-9:00pm “An explorer of that most wondrous of islands, the human brain,” writes D.M. Thomas in The New York Times Book Review, “Oliver Sacks also loves the oceanic kind of islands.” Both kinds figure movingly in
