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Recent Coverage

Millions of Chinese Head Home to Celebrate New Year in World’s Largest Human Migration
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Millions upon millions of people are on the road in China for an event they call “Chun Yun.” Workers head home by plane, train and bus to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Emily Chang tells us why this is known as the world’s largest annual migration.

Olympic Flame Draws Closer to Vancouver; Games Begin February Twelfth
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The Winter Olympic Games are set to begin this Friday, February 12th. The Olympic flame was lit in Olympia, Greece last October 22nd, and the flame made its way across the ocean to Canada, where 12,000 people carried it to more than a thousand communities. The flame will arrive in Vancouver, British Columbia on Canada's west coast this Friday. Vancouver is the home of the winter games.

New Orleans Saints Win First Super Bowl; Fans Celebrate Miracle
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The New Orleans Saints are Super Bowl champions for the very first time. More than four years ago, the city of New Orleans was nearly destroyed by the floods that followed Hurricane Katrina. And the Saints have played so badly over the years, they were sometimes called the "Aints." This weekend there was nothing but joy in New Orleans as fans celebrated the victory. The Saints were officially welcomed home Tuesday night with a parade.

Sean Jones, Walter Williams and Isaac Knowles
Around Noon: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Dee Perry spotlights The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra's new music director Sean Jones as the group gets ready to take the Hanna Theater stage for a sold-out Valentine's Day concert - It's All Love. Plus, Walter Williams of The O'Jay's recalls his days at the forefront of the Philadelphia sound of the 19-70's prior to his Black History Month appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. And, ideastream®'s Eric Wellman introduces us to a young man from Cleveland, Isaac Knowles, who hopes his poetry propels him to graduation.

Natural History Museum Finds New Leader
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Dr. Evalyn Gates returns to Cleveland from University of Chicago.

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Production of Around Noon on 90.3 WCPN and Applause on WVIZ/PBS is made possible by grants from:
The Cleveland Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
The John P. Murphy Foundation
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation


United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Thank you to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College for the use of their Steinway Piano on Around Noon and Applause.


The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.