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Terry Gross

Terry Gross is the host and an executive producer of Fresh Air, the daily program of interviews and reviews. It is produced at WHYY in Philadelphia, where Gross began hosting the show in 1975, when it was broadcast only locally. She was awarded a National Humanities Medal from President Obama in 2016. Fresh Air with Terry Gross received a Peabody Award in 1994 for its “probing questions, revelatory interviews and unusual insight.” America Women in Radio and Television presented her with a Gracie Award in 1999 in the category of National Network Radio Personality. In 2003, she received the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Edward R. Murrow Award for her “outstanding contributions to public radio” and for advancing the “growth, quality and positive image of radio.” Gross is the author of All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists, published by Hyperion in 2004. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and received a bachelor’s degree in English and M.Ed. in communications from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She began her radio career in 1973 at public radio station WBFO in Buffalo, NY.

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Country Musician and Author Rosanne Cash

Cash is a singer/lyricist who in 1985 won a Grammy for "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me." She is the daughter of Johnny Cash. We talked to her after the release of her album, "Ten-Song Demo" (Capitol Records) and after publishing her first work of fiction: "Bodies of Water" (Hyperion) a collection of nine short stories. This was originally aired 3/26/96.

Interview
27:16

Johnny Cash: In His Own Words.

Cash has been recording albums and performing since the 1950's, and has been inducted into the Songwriters, Country Music, and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame. Last year, he released an autobiography called "CASH" (Harper) The book tour for the memoir was canceled due to complications with Cash's Parkinson's disease. This was originally aired 11/4/97

Interview
20:16

French Film Composer Michel Legrand Elevates Ordinary Stories with Music

Legrand wrote the score for the 1964 classic French film starring "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" which starred Catherine Deneuve. In the film every bit of dialogue is sung to Legrand's music. Legrand also has won three Oscars for the song, "The Windmills of Your Mind," from the film "The Thomas Crown Affair," best original dramatic score for "Summer of '42," and best original song score for "Yentl." This originally aired 4/30/96.

Interview
21:17

French Actress Catherine Deneuve

Deneuve's 1967 film, "The Young Girls of Rochefort" has just been re-released. On this occasion, we hear an interview from her two years ago, after the release of "Les Voleures" (Thieves) Some of her best known films include: "Belle De Jour," "Repulsion," "Indochine,"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg." Deneuve was born in Paris in 1943. This originally aired 10/3/96.

Actress Catherine Deneuve against a black backdrop
45:55

War Crimes Tribunals Help Bring Criminals to Justice Around the World

Aryeh Neier is the President of the Soros Foundation. He has written the new book "War Crimes: Brutality, Genocide, Terror, and the Struggle for Justice." (Times Books) Neier has also served for 12-years as executive director of Human Rights Watch and eight-years as the national director of the ACLU. He is considered one of the premiere human rights advocates and has conducted investigations of human rights abuses in more than 40 countries.

Interview
26:58

New York Jazz Singer and Pianist Daryl Sherman

Sherman has a new album called "A Lady Must Live." She has been a long-time favorite of Manhattan's night life. Her new album features many American classic songs by Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn and Cole Porter.

Interview
13:37

Crime Novelist George P. Pelecanos

Pelecacnos is the author of "Sweet Forever" (Little, Brown) He has been called "one of 1990's rising stars in crime fiction." His other works include "King Suckerman," "The Big Blowdown," "Down By the River Where Dead Men Go," "Shoedog," "Nick's Trip," and "A Firing Offense."

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