For his April 1, 2022, radio show, Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee played songs inspired by April Fools’ Day. Lee was joined in the studio by St. Bonaventure University Lenna visiting professor Mark Sickles.
Lee’s show streams live on Fridays at 1 p.m. on the WSBU livestream site.
By Richard Lee
Motion pictures such as La Bamba, The Buddy Holly Story, The Doors, Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody tell the stories of some of rock’n’roll’s most influential artists.
In these films and other rock’n’roll biopics, audiences see individuals growing into celebrity and coping with all that fame and fortune brings – the good as well as the bad.
What audiences do not see are the issues entertainers confront when they grow old and struggle to remain successful and relevant in an industry whose biggest stars often are its youngest.
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For his Feb. 18, 2022, radio show, Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee played songs about words. The playlist was inspired by the popularity of web-based word game Wordle.
Lee’s show streams live on Fridays at 1 p.m. on the WSBU livestream site.
For his Feb. 4, 2022, radio show, Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee played songs that can no longer be found on Spotify and explained how protests are nothing new for the artists who have pulled their music from the streaming service.
Lee’s show streams live on Fridays at 1 p.m. on the WSBU livestream site.
On Jan. 28, the anniversary of the Challenger tragedy, Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee played songs about rockets and space and offered his personal recollections about the news story he wrote about the explosion.
Lee’s show streams live on Fridays at 1 p.m. on the WSBU livestream site.
By Richard Lee
Last week, CNN reported that Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been receiving media training from Mandy Grunwald, a political consultant and media advisor.
Outside of the political and media worlds, Grunwald is not a household name. But in 1992 she was instrumental in a strategic decision that altered the dynamics between politicians and the press.
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It’s finally Infrastructure Week so songs about highways, trains and bridges comprised the content for Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Nov. 11. radio show on WSBU-FM (88.3). Lee’s show streams live on Thursdays at 3 p.m. on the WSBU livestream site.
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Talk and music about the great divide in Washington and throughout the nation from Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Sept. 30 radio show on WSBU-FM (88.3). Lee’s show streams live on Thursdays at 3 p.m. on the WSBU livestream site.
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Talk and music about 2021’s unusual election campaigns from Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Sept. 16 radio show on WSBU-FM (88.3). Lee’s show streams live on Thursdays at 3 p.m. on the WSBU livestream site.
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