NPR People: Tom Cole http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100368&ft=1&f=2100368 Tom Cole is an editor in NPR's Arts Information Unit. He develops, edits, produces, and reports on stories about art, culture, and music for NPR's news magazines Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and All Things Considered. Cole has held these responsibilities since February 1990. Copyright 2009 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:51:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Tom Cole http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100368&ft=1&f=2100368 yes FCC Chairman Proposes 'Open Internet' Rules The Federal Communications Commission should adopt standards that mandate an Internet that is accessible to everyone on the same terms with no legal content blocked, its chairman said. In a speech at the Brookings Institution, Julius Genachowski strongly backed principles of "network neutrality." Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:51:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113026608&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113026608&ft=1&f=2100368 The Federal Communications Commission should adopt standards that mandate an Internet that is accessible to everyone on the same terms with no legal content blocked, its chairman said. In a speech at the Brookings Institution, Julius Genachowski strongly backed principles of "network neutrality." no The Federal Communications Commission should adopt standards that mandate an Internet that is accessible to everyone on the same terms with no legal content blocked, its chairman said. In a speech at the Brookings Institution, Julius Genachowski strongly backed principles of "network neutrality."

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]]> Exclusive First Listen: Taken By Trees Swedish singer Victoria Bergsman, who records as Taken by Trees, went to Pakistan to make her second album, <em>East of Eden</em>. The result does <em>not</em> sound like another ersatz "world-music" collaboration. Instead, she and producer/guitarist/engineer Andreas Soderstrom take melodies and rhythms recorded there and build on them to create their own songs. Hear the album in its entirety, a week before its Sept. 8 release. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:14:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112290847&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112290847&ft=1&f=2100368 Swedish singer Victoria Bergsman, who records as Taken by Trees, went to Pakistan to make her second album, <em>East of Eden</em>. The result does <em>not</em> sound like another ersatz "world-music" collaboration. Instead, she and producer/guitarist/engineer Andreas Soderstrom take melodies and rhythms recorded there and build on them to create their own songs. Hear the album in its entirety, a week before its Sept. 8 release. no Swedish singer Victoria Bergsman, who records as Taken by Trees, went to Pakistan to make her second album, East of Eden. The result does not sound like another ersatz "world-music" collaboration. Instead, she and producer/guitarist/engineer Andreas Soderstrom take melodies and rhythms recorded there and build on them to create their own songs. Hear the album in its entirety, a week before its Sept. 8 release.

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]]> Guitar Legend And Innovator Les Paul Dies The guitarist and inventor who helped bring about the rise of rock 'n' roll and multitrack recording died of complications from pneumonia Thursday at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y. He was 94. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:16:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111845182&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111845182&ft=1&f=2100368 The guitarist and inventor who helped bring about the rise of rock 'n' roll and multitrack recording died of complications from pneumonia Thursday at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y. He was 94. 368 no The guitarist and inventor who helped bring about the rise of rock 'n' roll and multitrack recording died of complications from pneumonia Thursday at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y. He was 94.

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]]> Wardrobe Malfunction Case Sent Back For Review The Supreme Court is ordering a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS over Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction. The court directed the appeals court to consider reinstating the fine imposed on CBS over Jackson's breast-baring performance at the 2004 Super Bowl. Tue, 05 May 2009 06:33:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103805879&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103805879&ft=1&f=2100368 The Supreme Court is ordering a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS over Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction. The court directed the appeals court to consider reinstating the fine imposed on CBS over Jackson's breast-baring performance at the 2004 Super Bowl. 126 no The Supreme Court is ordering a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS over Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction. The court directed the appeals court to consider reinstating the fine imposed on CBS over Jackson's breast-baring performance at the 2004 Super Bowl.

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]]> Pete Seeger At 90: An Appreciation He sang for workers in the '40s, civil rights in the '50s and '60s, and against all the wars since Vietnam. When he performs tonight, with an all-star lineup at Madison Square Garden, the audience will surely sing along. Sun, 03 May 2009 00:03:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103735658&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103735658&ft=1&f=2100368 He sang for workers in the '40s, civil rights in the '50s and '60s, and against all the wars since Vietnam. When he performs tonight, with an all-star lineup at Madison Square Garden, the audience will surely sing along. 112 no He sang for workers in the '40s, civil rights in the '50s and '60s, and against all the wars since Vietnam. When he performs tonight, with an all-star lineup at Madison Square Garden, the audience will surely sing along.

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]]> Folklorist, Labor Activist Archie Green Dies Archie Green was a blue-collar worker and labor-union activist who became a teacher and helped start the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The man who established "laborlore" as a field of study died Sunday at the age of 91. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:38:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102322612&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102322612&ft=1&f=2100368 Archie Green was a blue-collar worker and labor-union activist who became a teacher and helped start the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The man who established "laborlore" as a field of study died Sunday at the age of 91. 227 no Archie Green was a blue-collar worker and labor-union activist who became a teacher and helped start the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The man who established "laborlore" as a field of study died Sunday at the age of 91.

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]]> Delicate Prose Marked Work Of Screenwriter Foote Playwright, novelist and screenwriter Horton Foote died this week. Foote was best known for his spare, intensely personal stories of small-town Southern life. His screenplays for the films, <em>Tender Mercies</em> and <em>A Trip to Bountiful</em> took that vision to an international audience. He won two Academy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for drama. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101587017&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101587017&ft=1&f=2100368 Playwright, novelist and screenwriter Horton Foote died this week. Foote was best known for his spare, intensely personal stories of small-town Southern life. His screenplays for the films, <em>Tender Mercies</em> and <em>A Trip to Bountiful</em> took that vision to an international audience. He won two Academy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for drama. 0 no Playwright, novelist and screenwriter Horton Foote died this week. Foote was best known for his spare, intensely personal stories of small-town Southern life. His screenplays for the films, Tender Mercies and A Trip to Bountiful took that vision to an international audience. He won two Academy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for drama.

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]]> Many TV Stations Switching Despite Digital Delay Despite a law delaying the switch to digital television until June, hundreds of TV stations are planning to turn off their analog signals by Tuesday, potentially leaving millions of unprepared viewers in the dark. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100655616&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100655616&ft=1&f=2100368 Despite a law delaying the switch to digital television until June, hundreds of TV stations are planning to turn off their analog signals by Tuesday, potentially leaving millions of unprepared viewers in the dark. no Despite a law delaying the switch to digital television until June, hundreds of TV stations are planning to turn off their analog signals by Tuesday, potentially leaving millions of unprepared viewers in the dark.

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]]> 'Americans': The Book That Changed Photography In 1959, Robert Frank's <em>The Americans</em> dramatically altered how photographers looked through viewfinders and how Americans saw themselves. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:05:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100688154&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100688154&ft=1&f=2100368 In 1959, Robert Frank's <em>The Americans</em> dramatically altered how photographers looked through viewfinders and how Americans saw themselves. 0 no In 1959, Robert Frank's The Americans dramatically altered how photographers looked through viewfinders and how Americans saw themselves.

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]]> Congress Backs Delay Of Digital TV Switch To June Congress has decided to give people four more months to prepare for the coming transition from analog to digital TV broadcasting. The House voted Wednesday to postpone the end of analog TV signals until June 12. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:17:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100256989&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100256989&ft=1&f=2100368 Congress has decided to give people four more months to prepare for the coming transition from analog to digital TV broadcasting. The House voted Wednesday to postpone the end of analog TV signals until June 12. no Congress has decided to give people four more months to prepare for the coming transition from analog to digital TV broadcasting. The House voted Wednesday to postpone the end of analog TV signals until June 12.

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]]> Folk Icon John Martyn Dies At 60 Singer, guitarist and composer John Martyn was a folkie with a jazz soul. The accomplished and innovative guitarist got his start as a teenager in Britain's thriving folk scene and continued to evolve his sound throughout his career. Martyn died Thursday at a hospital in Ireland. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:44:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100030545&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100030545&ft=1&f=2100368 Singer, guitarist and composer John Martyn was a folkie with a jazz soul. The accomplished and innovative guitarist got his start as a teenager in Britain's thriving folk scene and continued to evolve his sound throughout his career. Martyn died Thursday at a hospital in Ireland. no Singer, guitarist and composer John Martyn was a folkie with a jazz soul. The accomplished and innovative guitarist got his start as a teenager in Britain's thriving folk scene and continued to evolve his sound throughout his career. Martyn died Thursday at a hospital in Ireland.

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]]> Patrick McGoohan, TV's 'Prisoner' Number Six Emmy-award-winning actor Patrick McGoohan died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 80. McGoohan was best known at the creator and star of the 1967 British series <em>The Prisoner,</em> in which he played "Number Six," a former spy trapped in a mysterious and sinister village. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:53:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99355656&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99355656&ft=1&f=2100368 Emmy-award-winning actor Patrick McGoohan died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 80. McGoohan was best known at the creator and star of the 1967 British series <em>The Prisoner,</em> in which he played "Number Six," a former spy trapped in a mysterious and sinister village. 0 no Emmy-award-winning actor Patrick McGoohan died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 80. McGoohan was best known at the creator and star of the 1967 British series The Prisoner, in which he played "Number Six," a former spy trapped in a mysterious and sinister village.

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]]> Elliott Carter's Century Of Music He was born in 1908, the year Henry Ford introduced the Model T. At age 100, Elliott Carter is still composing music. Today, he continues to amaze, and occasionally confound, his fans and critics. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:25:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98081089&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98081089&ft=1&f=2100368 He was born in 1908, the year Henry Ford introduced the Model T. At age 100, Elliott Carter is still composing music. Today, he continues to amaze, and occasionally confound, his fans and critics. 0 no He was born in 1908, the year Henry Ford introduced the Model T. At age 100, Elliott Carter is still composing music. Today, he continues to amaze, and occasionally confound, his fans and critics.

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]]> Comcast Is Accused of Deceptive Business Practices Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of <em>Consumer Reports</em> says Comcast and other cable operators appear to be trying to profit from the upcoming transition from analog broadcast TV to digital, and that Comcast is forcing consumers to upgrade or accept fewer channels for the same price. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:13:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96303038&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96303038&ft=1&f=2100368 Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of <em>Consumer Reports</em> says Comcast and other cable operators appear to be trying to profit from the upcoming transition from analog broadcast TV to digital, and that Comcast is forcing consumers to upgrade or accept fewer channels for the same price. 0 no Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports says Comcast and other cable operators appear to be trying to profit from the upcoming transition from analog broadcast TV to digital, and that Comcast is forcing consumers to upgrade or accept fewer channels for the same price.

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]]> William Claxton, 80, Shot 'Jazz For The Eyes' William Claxton, who died Oct. 11, put the California light and sand into his photographs of jazz musicians. Claxton's stunning black-and-white images helped make Chet Baker a star and defined an era of West Coast jazz. Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:44:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95827792&ft=1&f=2100368 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95827792&ft=1&f=2100368 William Claxton, who died Oct. 11, put the California light and sand into his photographs of jazz musicians. Claxton's stunning black-and-white images helped make Chet Baker a star and defined an era of West Coast jazz. 0 no William Claxton, who died Oct. 11, put the California light and sand into his photographs of jazz musicians. Claxton's stunning black-and-white images helped make Chet Baker a star and defined an era of West Coast jazz.

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