Elizabeth Blair

Washington, D.C.

Senior Producer and Reporter at NPR

Correspondent, NPR Arts Culture Hub. Opinions my own.

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Former housekeepers accuse Smokey Robinson of rape, sexual battery

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Elizabeth Blair

Four women are accusing R&B legend Smokey Robinson of sexual battery, rape and other offenses in a complaint for damages filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court Tuesday. The complaint says the four, unnamed women were housekeepers of the Robinsons at the time of the alleged misconduct. Robinson's wife Frances Robinson is also named.
Former housekeepers accuse Smokey Robinson of rape, sexual battery

1 week ago | nhpr.org | Elizabeth Blair

Four women are accusing R&B legend Smokey Robinson of sexual battery, rape and other offenses in a complaint for damages filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court Tuesday. The complaint says the four, unnamed women were housekeepers of the Robinsons at the time of the alleged misconduct. Robinson's wife Frances Robinson is also named.
Four teens on why they like poetry

1 week ago | wypr.org | Elizabeth Blair

The finals of the Poetry Out Loud high school poetry competition take place in Washington, D.C., this week. NPR asked some of this year's competitors about how to master a poem.
Four teens on why they like poetry

1 week ago | kpbs.org | Elizabeth Blair

Lest you think screens have completely taken over teens' minds, note that more than 4 million high school students have been reciting poetry for fun and competition for the past 20 years as part of a national contest called Poetry Out Loud. The finals take place this week in Washington, D.C.Student competitors master poems from across eras and styles, working on their physical presence, voice, articulation, accuracy, and above all, interpretation.
Where did U.S. humanities grants go? To projects from a baseball film to AI research

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Elizabeth Blair

At their core, the humanities are all about what makes us human — like language, religion, philosophy, history, art, community, and identity. In practical terms, grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) have funded historical preservation, museums, literary festivals, media projects and community-based research.
'Twain hated bullies.' Conan O'Brien receives Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center

1 month ago | m.kuow.org | Elizabeth Blair

It was a night of silliness, scatological humor, cutting political satire, and poignancy as Conan O'Brien received the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Among those celebrating O'Brien were his longtime comedy peers Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Stephen Colbert, Tracy Morgan, and Bill Burr, along with others who had been influenced by his work, including John Mulaney and Kumail Nanjiani. O'Brien was announced as this year's Twain Prize winner in mid-January.
John Kani risked his life to tell stories of apartheid - at 81, he's still at it

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Elizabeth Blair |Nate Schweber

Actor, playwright and activist John Kani is a legend in South Africa. He was arrested, beaten and almost left for dead because of his work developing and starring in plays that were often searing indictments of apartheid. But he didn't let up. "When you grow up in a war torn or an oppressive regime and you are at the receiving end of that injustice, born in you, inside, is an unbroken commitment to the liberation of your people," Kani said.
Sesame Workshop will 'downsize significantly' with layoffs, CEO says

2 months ago | opb.org | Elizabeth Blair

<em>Sesame Street</em> characters pose under a "123 Sesame Street" sign in celebration of their 40th anniversary in 2009. Sesame Workshop will “downsize significantly” announced president and CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin on Wednesday in a note to staff. The layoffs come about two months after Max said it would stop distributing Sesame Street episodes after 2025 and within a day after more than 200 of its employees asked for Sesame Workshop to recognize that they want to form a union.
Sesame Street workshop has started layoffs. Here's what it means for the show

2 months ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Elizabeth Blair

Sesame Workshop — the parent company of Sesame Street — announced Wednesday that they are significantly downsizing. It said part of the reason is the "changing media and funding landscape."
DOGE cuts at VA and Pentagon cause confusion

2 months ago | wfdd.org | Tom Bowman |Elizabeth Blair |Franco Ordoñez

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