Craig Cohen
Executive Producer and Host at Houston Matters
Executive Producer and Host at Houston Public Media (Houston, TX)
Executive Producer and Host at KUHA-FM (Houston, TX)
Executive Producer/Host, @HoustonMatters on @HoustonPubMedia. Journalist. Storyteller. Blues hockey fan. Leading an improvised life.
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2 weeks ago |
houstonpublicmedia.org | Michael Hagerty |Craig Cohen
On the first Monday of each month, we set aside time on Houston Matters to sweat the small stuff, in a conversation we call Houstonian Pet Peeves. We do it because you can't tackle life's big challenges, when the little ones get in the way. We’re talking about those petty annoyances, frustrations, things that make your life here in Houston just a little less than it could be.
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4 weeks ago |
houstonpublicmedia.org | Michael Hagerty |Craig Cohen
Last month, METRO (the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County) unveiled METRONow, its new mobility plan for the region. The name is a play on the authority's former plan, METRONext. According the METRO Chair Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock, the new initiative focuses on reliability, cleanliness, safety and accessibility. Among the steps METRO plans to take is to hire more police officers, increase patrols on trains and buses, and install new lighting and fencing.
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1 month ago |
houstonpublicmedia.org | Brenda Valdivia |Craig Cohen
Comedian Tom Papa can be seen, heard and read all sorts of places. He’s been a successful standup for more than 20 years. He’s appeared on radio shows, including on Sirius XM satellite, on NPR’s Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me (where he's served as both a panelist and substitute host), and on his own podcast called Breaking Bread. He’s also an actor and author. A number of his standup specials are available for streaming, including his most recent for Netflix called Tom Papa: Home Free.
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1 month ago |
houstonpublicmedia.org | Craig Cohen |Joshua Zinn
Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio rolls through town on occasion, often on a book tour for some special event or something. But his visit this week has been all business, and specifically face-to-face business, something the Morning Report’s been digging into for its Tricks of the Trade series. That’s what led him to the Houston Rodeo and why he joined Houston Matters host Craig Cohen in studio this morning.
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1 month ago |
houstonpublicmedia.org | Craig Cohen |Brenda Valdivia |Joshua Zinn
Two audience members prepare to watch The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks, now playing at Space Center Houston. (Photo Credit: Photo by Brenda Valdivia)Space Center Houston displays many artifacts used by NASA in space exploration and trainings such as this space suit. (Photo Credit: Photo by Brenda Valdivia)Opening night of U.S. premiere of The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks. Artemis crew members also provided voice overs for the film.
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On Monday's @HoustonMatters --- actor @TomHanks! He's headed to Houston for the @SpaceCenterHou debut of his film The Moonwalkers (he co-wrote and narrated it). We'll talk about space exploration with the Apollo 13 star and co-creator of From the Earth to the Moon.
Of course I will...
We are pleased to announce that life-long #hockey and @StLouisBlues fan & host of @HoustonMatters @CohenCraig will be our MC at theHouston Hockey Hall of Fame Banquet at @saintarnold on 3/14/25 as we kick off the @hockeydayinhtx weekend. Tickets 👉 https://t.co/Jwi41jfTOM https://t.co/c60Lg9owos
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston asked me to pick the next film in its long-running Movies Houstonians Love series. Turned out to be an easy decision: https://t.co/bk5Bqhr3m4
