Karen Campbell

1 week ago | kcur.org | Karen Campbell

The KCUR Studios podcast A People's History of Kansas City is once again a James Beard Award finalist. In the 2025 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards, the episode "Hydrox, the original Oreo" was announced as a nominee for best Audio Reporting, which "recognizes excellence in reporting and narratives about food and/or food issues in radio or podcasts."The episode was reported, produced and mixed by Mackenzie Martin, with editing by Suzanne Hogan and Gabe Rosenberg.

1 week ago | kcur.org | Karen Campbell

Late on Thursday night (the first day of Public Media Giving Days), President Trump signed an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's board of directors to "cease federal funding for NPR and PBS." The order also orders the CPB Board to cease "indirect funding to NPR and PBS, including by ensuring that licensees and permittees of public radio and television stations, as well as any other recipients of CPB funds, do not use Federal funds for NPR and PBS." Federal...

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Karen Campbell

Trailblazing tapper Michelle Dorrance and celebrated b-girl Ephrat Asherie have known and periodically worked together for over 20 years. Both have their own New York-based companies, but their new “The Center Will Not Hold,” presented in its Boston premiere by Global Arts Live April 25-26, marks the first full-evening collaboration between the two award-winning dancer/choreographers.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Karen Campbell

The robotic system of DIY smoothie stations are cropping up in convenience stores, universities, clubs, airports, and gyms around the country. Even for the most dedicated health enthusiast, it can be tough to get enough fresh fruits and vegetables on a daily basis, especially if you’re traveling or don’t live or work close to a good market. That’s where the smoothie market has started to fill the void.

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Karen Campbell

“I’m a tyrant,” claims ballet icon Suzanne Farrell, while coaching dancers of Boston Ballet recently at the company’s rehearsal space in the South End. But she says it with a warm smile, a soft voice, and a hint of a chuckle. Demanding? Yes, but certainly not tyrannical. Despite her status as one of the most celebrated dancers of her generation and the last great muse of legendary choreographer George Balanchine, the 79-year-old Farrell is charming and down to earth.