Julia Child Dies at 91; Federal Investigators Subpoena Mayor Hahn’s e-mails for Corruption Probe; Opening Day of the Athens, 2004 Games; Los Ninos En Su Casa; FilmWeek
Julia Child Dies at 91
She was born in Pasadena, took her first cooking class at age 30, and became the star of America’s first televised cooking show in 1963. Cooking legend Julia Child has died at age 91. Larry Mantle talks with Ruth Reichl, Editor-in Chief of Gourmet Magazine, Julia Child biographer Noel Riley Fitch and Susan Fenniger, Co-owner with May Sue Milliken of Border Grill in Santa Monica and Las Vegas and Ciudad in Downtown Las Angeles.
Federal Investigators Subpoena Mayor Hahn’s e-mails for Corruption Probe
Host Larry Mantle speaks with Sherri Bebitch Jeffe, senior scholar, School of Policy Planning and Development at the University of Southern California, about the latest in the investigation of city contracting practices.
Opening Day of the Athens, 2004 Games
The Opening Ceremonies of the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens, Greece start at 10:45 am Pacific time (8:45 pm in Athens). Time magazine’s Sean Gregory joins Larry Mantle for a preview of the opening ceremonies and the Games. Larry also talks about the legacy of the ’84 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and contrasts them with the way the Athens Games are being organized and paid for. Richard Perelman, former Vice President for Press Operations at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, joins Larry to discuss the 84 Olympics.
Los Ninos En Su Casa
KCET has announced the fall debut of its new education series aimed at caregivers of pre-school aged children. “A Place of Our Own,” and its Spanish-language companion “Los Ninos en Su Casa,” aims to help caregivers give young children a running start on learning. Al Jerome, President and CEO of KCET, joins Larry to discuss the new program.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com, Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com discuss this week's new film releases, including We Don't Live Here Anymore, Danny Deckchair, Yu-GiOh!, Gozu, Anatomie 2 and Tom Dowd & the Language of Music.
The Don't Knock the Rock festival at the Arclight Theater was highlighted and both David Raksin and Faye Wray are remembered.