David Brown

2 weeks ago | kut.org | David Brown |Megan Larson |Vicki Gonzalez

The 100 days marker for presidential administrations is really nothing more than that: A marker. The benchmark was established during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first term because he got a lot done in those first few months as president. His moves in a relatively short amount of time — helped by a Congress controlled by Democrats — has since defined a period where presidents are expected to show what they are initially accomplishing in the job. Now it’s Trump’s turn, again.

Oct 17, 2024 | kut.org | David Brown |Leah Scarpelli

On Oct. 17, 50 years ago, Willie Nelson did a live performance captured by TV cameras for a public TV show pilot – a series that would end up getting the green light and be known the world over by three letters: ACL. “Austin City Limits” is the longest-running show of its kind in television history. Early on, people might have been tempted to pigeonhole it as a country music show – but then producer Terry Lickona arrived on the scene.

Jun 25, 2024 | laopus.com | David Brown

REVIEW: Christine Moore Vassallo's new CDERICA MINERIn her CD on the Meridian label to be released on June 28, 2024, “From Al Andalus to the Americas—an Odyssey of Spanish Song,” California-born soprano Christine Moore Vassallo evokes as much as 800 years of poetry and history in one unique vocal journey.

Jun 19, 2023 | kansaspublicradio.org | David Brown