Media Blitz Mars Mayoral Campaign; State Of The Los Angeles Schools; Virtual Charter Schools; Why The French Dislike Americans; Norman Corwin
Media Blitz Mars Mayoral Campaign
Larry Mantle talks with Bob Stern, President Center for Governmental Studies and Shanto Iyengar, Professor of Communications and Political Science at Stanford University about the recent ads in the Los Angeles Mayoral election.
State Of The Los Angeles Schools
Larry Mantle talks with Roy Romer, LAUSD Superintendent, about the state of the Los Angeles Unified School District, and about the vote by the Los Angeles Board of Education to create its own panel to explore the issue of governance of the schools.
Virtual Charter Schools
Online charter schools are gaining popularity nationwide. In this higher tech version of home-schooling, students take classes and interact with teachers primarily from their home computers. California Virtual Academy, a state-funded virtual charter school, is growing in popularity, with almost 3000 students enrolled this year. Larry Mantle talks with James Konantz, Head of Schools for California Virtual Academies about how online schooling works, and Tom Conry, member of the California Teachers Association Board of Directors about reservations about the growing trend.
Why The French Dislike Americans
Larry Mantle talks with veteran journalist Richard Chesnoff about his new book entitled The Arrogance of the French: Why They Can’t Stand Us and Why the Feeling Is Mutual.
Norman Corwin
Mr. Corwin’s long and distinguished career has included work in nearly every area of media. After ten years as a newspaperman, he moved into radio and served as writer-director-producer for CBS in the network's heyday with memorable series including “26 by Corwin,” “Columbia Presents Corwin,” and “On a Note of Triumph.” “We Hold These Truths,” written and produced by Mr. Corwin in 1941 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, was recently name as part of to the U.S. Archives’ National Recording Registry. Mr. Corwin has written and directed stage plays, television dramas, films, and cantatas. He wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for "Lust for Life," about the painter Paul Gaugin. The author of twelve books, Mr. Corwin is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the USC’s Annenberg School for Communication. Larry talks with Mr. Corwin who turns 95 yesterday. He is being honored tonight at a sold out event at the Museum of Television and Radio in Beverly Hills.