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Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Journalist CHARLIE SAVAGE of the Boston Globe. He has been awarded at 2007 Pulitzer Prize award for National Reporting for his 'revelations that President Bush often used "signing statements" to assert his controversial right to bypass provisions of new laws.' His article in the April 30th 2006 edition of the paper, 'Bush challenges hundreds of laws: President cites powers of his office' prompted Republican Senator Arlen Specter to call for hearings to investigate the matter. Instead of vetoing bills, SAVAGE details that the President has quietly used 'signing statements' - official documents in which the president lays out his legal interpretation of a bill to be followed when implementing a new law. Other Presidents have also used this power, but Bush has used it far more: 750 times. In his signing statements, Bush has asserted the right to ignore numerous sections of bills. These bills have to do with torture, domestic spying, affirmative-action, 'whistle-blower' protections, and immigration problems. Legal scholars say that Bush's assertions 'represent a concerted effort to expand his powers at the expense of Congress, upsetting the balance between the branches of government. (REBROADCAST from 5/9/06).(2.) Journalist LAWRENCE WRIGHT, staff writer for The New Yorker. It's just been announced that he is a 2007 Pulitzer Prize winner (in the category of General Nonfiction) for his book 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11' (Knopf). The book is based on more than 500 interviews, some with friends and relatives of Osama bin Laden and examines the circumstances that led to the formation of Al Qaeda. (REBROADCAST from 8/15/06)(2.) Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews Sound Grammar, the recent album by saxophonist Ornette Coleman which was just awarded a Pulitzer Prize (REBROADCAST from 11/17/06).

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Journalist CHARLIE SAVAGE of the Boston Globe. He has been awarded at 2007 Pulitzer Prize award for National Reporting for his 'revelations that President Bush often used "signing statements" to assert his controversial right to bypass provisions of new laws.' His article in the April 30th 2006 edition of the paper, 'Bush challenges hundreds of laws: President cites powers of his office' prompted Republican Senator Arlen Specter to call for hearings to investigate the matter. Instead of vetoing bills, SAVAGE details that the President has quietly used 'signing statements' - official documents in which the president lays out his legal interpretation of a bill to be followed when implementing a new law. Other Presidents have also used this power, but Bush has used it far more: 750 times. In his signing statements, Bush has asserted the right to ignore numerous sections of bills. These bills have to do with torture, domestic spying, affirmative-action, 'whistle-blower' protections, and immigration problems. Legal scholars say that Bush's assertions 'represent a concerted effort to expand his powers at the expense of Congress, upsetting the balance between the branches of government. (REBROADCAST from 5/9/06).(2.) Journalist LAWRENCE WRIGHT, staff writer for The New Yorker. It's just been announced that he is a 2007 Pulitzer Prize winner (in the category of General Nonfiction) for his book 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11' (Knopf). The book is based on more than 500 interviews, some with friends and relatives of Osama bin Laden and examines the circumstances that led to the formation of Al Qaeda. (REBROADCAST from 8/15/06)(2.) Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews Sound Grammar, the recent album by saxophonist Ornette Coleman which was just awarded a Pulitzer Prize (REBROADCAST from 11/17/06).

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Rapper and actor MOS DEF ('mohz deff'). He is co-starring in the new film 'Sixteen Blocks.' Recently he played a cop in the indie film 'The Woodsman,' also starring Kevin Bacon. MOS DEF most recent rap album is 'The New Danger.' DEF has appeared in the films 'Bamboozled,' 'Monster's Ball,' and 'Brown Sugar.' He made his Broadway debut with the play Topdog/Underdog,' and won an Obie for his performance in the off Broadway play 'Fucking A.' (REBROADCAST from 12/22/04) (2.) Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews 'Violet Violets' (Stunt label) the new CD by jazz musician Sam Rivers. (3.) We remember science fiction writer OCTAVIA BUTLER. She died February 28th at the age of 58. The cause of death has not been determined. Because she was black and female, she was considered an atypical science fiction writer. She won the Hugo and Nebula Awards, science fiction's two most prestigious awards. In 1995 she became the first science fiction writer to be awarded a MacArthur fellowship. Butler often described her work as "speculative fiction" rather than science fiction. One of her best-known novels 'Kindred' was the story of a modern-day black woman who must travel back to the antebellum South to save the life of a white, slaveholding ancestor and in doing so, save her own. BUTLER wrote twelve novels in all. (REBROADCAST from 12/14/93) (4.) Film critic DAVID EDELSTEIN reviews the films that are up for an Academy award under the Best Foreign Language Film category. They are: 'Paradise Now,' 'Sophie Scholl: The Final Days,' 'Don't Tell,' 'Joyeux Noel' and 'Tsotsi.'

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Former New York Times crime reporter SELWYN RAAB (like "cab"). His book, "Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires," is now out in paperback. He provides a history of New York City's organized crime, and describes how the mafia experienced a resurgence in the aftermath of 9/11. (Original airdate: 9/19/05) (2.) Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews sound Grammar, the new album from saxophonist Ornette Coleman. (3.) War correspondent NICHOLAS PROFFITT. He covered the Vietnam War for Newsweek Magazine and wrote the book Gardens of Stone, which was later made into a film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Proffitt died November 10 2006 at age 63. (Original airdate: 5/25/87) (2.) Film critic David Edelstein reviews "Casino Royale," the new James Bond film starring Daniel Craig.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT. 1: British writer NICK HORNBY. His novel High-Fidelity has been made into a new film starring John Cusack as a 36-year old obsessed record-collector who's just lost his girlfriend -- a casualty of his devotion to music. The movie opens March 31st. (REBROADCAST from 9/26/95) INT. 2: This month composer and jazz musician ORNETTE COLEMAN celebrates his 70th birthday. We'll hear from him and his son DENARDO COLEMAN. In 1959 Coleman changed the course of jazz with the start of "free jazz" and the formation of The Ornette Coleman Quartet. We will also hear from members of Coleman's original Quartet: bassist CHARLIE HADEN and the late trumpeter DON CHERRY. (REBROADCAST from 7/11/97)REV. : Film critic JOHN POWERS reviews 'Erin Brockovitch' starring Julia Roberts.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT. 1: This summer New York's Lincoln Center pays tribute to jazz legend Ornette Coleman with "? Civilization: A Harmolodic Celebration" July 8-11, a series of concerts which features him and other musicians including Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins who with Don Cherry in 1959 and Coleman changed the course of jazz with the start of "free jazz" and the formation of The Ornette Coleman Quartet. Today's show features archive interviews with: 1) Jazz Bassist CHARLIE HADEN. He formed his Quartet West to play the music of the 1940s and early 50s, and they've released a number of albums. His latest album is a collaboration with Pat Metheny, "Beyond the Missouri Sky." (Verve). (REBROADCAST from 11/26/1985)2) Trumpeter DON CHERRY. He died in 1995. (REBROADCAST from 9/12/1990)3) Composer and jazz musician ORNETTE COLEMAN and his son, producer DENARDO COLEMAN. They collaborated on an album, under the label that Coleman recently founded: Harmolodic (a division of Verve Records). COLEMAN was a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship Award. COLEMAN'S latest release is "Colors" with German pianist Joachim Kuhn (Harmolodic). Also his landmark 1987 album "In All languages" featuring him and the members of his original Quartet has been re-issued. (also on Harmolodic) (REBROADCAST from 10/24/1995) INT. 2: Jazz bassist CHARLIE HADEN. He's released his fifth album with his Quartet West, "Now is the Hour," (Verve). Haden formed the quartet to play the music of the 1940s and early 50s. He's worked with jazz musicians Art Pepper, Paul Bley, Ornette Coleman. And he's recorded with many artists including Abbey Lincoln, Bill Frisell, Joshua Redman, Rick Lee Jones, and others. Last year Haden released a much regarded album of spirituals with pianist Hank Jones, "Steal Away--Spirituals, Hymns and Folk Songs." REBROADCAST from 5/29/96. REV. : Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews "Poptopia" (Rhino Records) a collection of three decades of power pop.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT. 1: This summer New York's Lincoln Center pays tribute to jazz legend Ornette Coleman with "? Civilization: A Harmolodic Celebration" July 8-11, a series of concerts which features him and other musicians including Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins who with Don Cherry in 1959 and Coleman changed the course of jazz with the start of "free jazz" and the formation of The Ornette Coleman Quartet. Today's show features archive interviews with: 1) Jazz Bassist CHARLIE HADEN. He formed his Quartet West to play the music of the 1940s and early 50s, and they've released a number of albums. His latest album is a collaboration with Pat Metheny, "Beyond the Missouri Sky." (Verve). (REBROADCAST from 11/26/1985)2) Trumpeter DON CHERRY. He died in 1995. (REBROADCAST from 9/12/1990)3) Composer and jazz musician ORNETTE COLEMAN and his son, producer DENARDO COLEMAN. They collaborated on an album, under the label that Coleman recently founded: Harmolodic (a division of Verve Records). COLEMAN was a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship Award. COLEMAN'S latest release is "Colors" with German pianist Joachim Kuhn (Harmolodic). Also his landmark 1987 album "In All languages" featuring him and the members of his original Quartet has been re-issued. (also on Harmolodic) (REBROADCAST from 10/24/1995) INT. 2: Jazz bassist CHARLIE HADEN. He's released his fifth album with his Quartet West, "Now is the Hour," (Verve). Haden formed the quartet to play the music of the 1940s and early 50s. He's worked with jazz musicians Art Pepper, Paul Bley, Ornette Coleman. And he's recorded with many artists including Abbey Lincoln, Bill Frisell, Joshua Redman, Rick Lee Jones, and others. Last year Haden released a much regarded album of spirituals with pianist Hank Jones, "Steal Away--Spirituals, Hymns and Folk Songs." REBROADCAST from 5/29/96. REV. : Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews "Poptopia" (Rhino Records) a collection of three decades of power pop.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT. 1: Journalist ROBERT KRULWICH. He's correspondent for the PBS series Frontline. His documentary "High Stakes in Cyberspace" airs Tuesday, Oct. 31 (at 9 PM). KRULWICH explores the growing industry of advertising in cyberspace, and its social and cultural impacts. He interviews software designers who are creating the new programs used by advertisers, and also the advertisers themselves, who are counting on the information superhighway as an arena where they can keep track of the buyers' behavior, and where they can also successfully market their products. INT. 2: An excerpt of a 1990 interview with trumpeter DON CHERRY. He died recently. He played with Ornette Coleman's free jazz revolution which began in 1959. INT. 3: Composer and jazz musician ORNETTE COLEMAN and his son, producer DENARDO COLEMAN. They've just collaborated on a new album, "Ornette Coleman & Prime Time: Tone Dialing." It's on a new label that Coleman has founded: Harmolodic (a division of Verve Records). In 1959 COLEMAN he started the era of "free jazz." Since then COLEMAN has been one of jazz's most innovative and controversial composers. In 1994 COLEMAN was a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship Award. REV. : T.V. critic DAVID BIANCULLI previews the season opener of "NYPD Blue."

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT. 1: Mary Previte, superintendent of the Camden County (NJ) Youth Center. Previte, the great granddaughter of missionary pioneer Hudson Taylor, grew up in China with her missionary parents. During World War II, she and her fellow students and teachers spent three years in a Japanese concentration camp. Previte credits the structure her teachers' created with making the horrific experience bearable. For the past twenty years, Previte has run the youth center, a holding center for boys and girls charged with serious crimes. She has applied the lessons of her teachers to the center, creating a place of structure and security for children used to violent, chaotic lives. Her new book, "Hungry Ghosts" (Zondervan), relates her experience as head of this acclaimed youth center and her own life story. INT. 2: Jazz musicians RED RODNEY and SONNY SHARROCK. They're both important jazz figures who recently died. We will rebroadcast previous interviews with both RODNEY was a trumpeter and band leader. He rose through the big band ranks and played in Charlie Parker's quintet. He was known as one of jazz's best improvisers. And he was known for regaling journalists with his stories-- often of dubious veracity. REV.:SONNY SHARROCK was a guitarist. His genre was the free-jazz movement of the late 1960's Jon Pareles said in the New York Times that SHARROCK'S "guitar solos streaked and clanged, using blistering speed and raw noise to create music that had both the openness of jazz and power of rock."

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT. 1: .Writer EDWARD BUNKER. Bunker wrote the crime fiction classic "No Beast So Fierce," which first came out in 1973, about a former criminal trying to go straight. The book has been out of print since 1986, and has just been reissued. It was the basis of the film Straight Time, which starred Dustin Hoffman. Bunker spent almost 20 years in jail himself, and used his experiences as the basis of his book. He's also written 2 other novels, many essays, and screenplays for Straight Time and The Runaway Train. INT. 2: Continuation of interview with writer EDWARD BUNKER. REV. : Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews a 2-CD reissue of trumpeter Don Cherry's albums recorded for Blue Note in the 1960's.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT. 1: Investigative reporter WAYNE BARRETT. His new book, "Trump: The Deals and the Downfall," is a fresh look at America's most famous wheeler-dealer. In his book, Barrett deflates what he calls the myth that Trump is a financial genius. (It's published by Harper-Collins). INT. 2: Jazz musician SONNY SHARROCK. He's been called America's leading free jazz guitarist. His new album is called "Ask the Ages." (It's on Axiom records).(REBROADCAST. ORIGINALLY AIRED 10/23/91). REV. 1: Maureen Corrigan wonders why Americans don't read as much as they used to.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT. 1:Investigative reporter SEYMOUR HERSH. In his new book, "The Samson Option," Hersh contends that Israel has had a secret nuclear arms program for years, had those arms aimed at the Soviet Union for years, and was ready to fire those weapons at Arab capitals during the recent Gulf war. Hersh's previous book, "The Target Is Destroyed," looked at what really happened when Korean Airlines flight 007 was shot down near Japan. INT. 2:Jazz musician SONNY SHARROCK. He's been called America's leading free jazz guitarist. His new album is called "Ask the Ages." (It's on Axiom records). REV. 1:Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews "BAD, or the Dumbing of America," by Paul Fussell. In his book, Fussell decries the decline of quality and taste in everything from movies to education. (It's published by Summit Books).

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT. 1:Comedian NORA DUNN. Dunn was a cast member of Saturday Night Live for 6 years, and portrayed such roles as the vapid talk show host Pat Stevens, the lounge singing Sweeney Sisters, and French sex kitten Babette. She was also at the center of controversy when she refused to appear on SNL when Andrew Dice Clay was the guest host. Dunn has written a new book, in the personas of her characters, called "Nobody's Rib." (It's published by Harper Perennial). REV. :Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the new album from drummer Aldo Romano. It's called "To Be Ornette To Be," and it's a musical tribute to free jazz composer Ornette Coleman. (It's on the French Owl label). INT. 2:Cartoonist and novelist JEFF DANZIGER. Danziger is the political cartoonist for the Christian Science Monitor, and his cartoons are featured in more than one hundred newspapers around the country. Danziger's just written his first novel. It's called "Rising Like The Tucson," and it's a dark comedy about the Vietnam War. (It's published by Doubleday). REV:Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Rambling Rose," starring Robert Duval and Laura Dern.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT. 1:Novelist MARY GORDON. She's got a new collection of essays, "Good Boys and Dead Girls: And Other Essays. (Viking Press). Catholicism has been a constant theme in her novels, which include: "Final Payment," and "The Company of Women." American fiction by men, Catholicism, and abortion are some of the issues she write about in her new book. INT. 2: Film maker WENDELL HARRIS. His new movie is "Chameleon Street," about an imposter: a young black man who successfully passed himself off as a surgeon, a Yale Student, a Time magazine journalist, and an attorney. It's based on a true story. It won the 1990 Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Film. REV. 1: Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD has a review of recordings on the FMP label. The label specializes in free jazz and features many American and European musicians.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT.1: Hanif Kureishi, a Pakistani-Briton, wrote the screenplay for 1985's surprise hit "My Beautiful Laundrette," which explored the oppression of Pakistanis in England. His new film is titled "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid." REV.1: Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "It Just So Happens," the new album by trombonist Ray Anderson, whose style draws on the technique of the old New Orleans jazzmen. INT.2: Character actor Ned Beatty. He spent 15 years in theater before making his film debut in "Deliverance." Since then, he's played everything from a sinister executive in "Network" to a clownish sheriff in the Burt Reynolds film "Stroker Ace." In all, Beatty has acted in 37 feature films, and 44 television movies or series. REV.2: Television Critic David Bianculli previews "Echoes in the Darkness," an upcoming CBS miniseries about the murder of schoolteacher Susan Reinert and her two children in the Philadelphia suburb of Upper Merion. The principal of the school, Jay Smith, and a fellow teacher, William Bradford, were later convicted of the murder.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT.1: Frank Deford, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated for the past 25 years and a regular contributor to National Public Radio's MORNING EDITION. He's also written several novels and an account of his daughter's losing battle with Cystic Fibrosis titled Alex, The Life of a Child. His new book is a collection of profiles from Sports Illustrated. REV.1: Rock historian Ed Ward has us listen to blues "shouter" Wynonie Harris. INT.2: Jazz composer, alto saxaphonist Ornette Coleman. Arguably the most important figure in jazz since Charlie Parker, Coleman is the idiom's pioneer musician and composer. REV.2: Book Critic John Leonard reviews Eileen Simpson's book Orphans, Real and Imaginary. The book is part memoir, part social history. Simpson's earlier work was a memoir of her life with the poet John Berryman.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT.1: JIM LEHRER, co-anchor of the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, the nightly PBS news show. Lehrer is also a published novelist and playwright. His new novel is titled Kick the Can. Lehrer is also known to many viewers of PBS for his series on his own recovery from a heart attack. REV.1: Jazz Critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews two new albums featuring trumpeter PAUL SMOKER. Smoker studied trumpet with Doc Severinsen and has played in a varied of settings, including orchestras, brass quintets and circus bands. INT.2: Painter JACOB LAWRENCE. For nearly five decades, Lawrence has been widely regarded as one of America's most important black artists. His work depicts the black American experience from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement. In 1986, a major traveling retrospective of his work was brought together by the Seattle Art Museum. REV.2: Television Critic DAVID BIANCULLI previews the last two episodes of St. Elsewhere, the quirky NBC series set at the beleaguered St. Eligius Hospital. The show, which has run for seven seasons, ends on May 25th.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT 1: Musician BARRY TUCKWELL. He played French horn with the London Symphony Orchestra for 13 years before leaving in 1966 to begin a solo career. He's the first French horn player to have a career as a soloist, and he recently began conducting as well. (Rebroadcast. Originally broadcast on Wednesday, January 4, 1989.) REV 1: Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews a new reissue of the late tenor saxophonist ALBERT AYLER. A key part of the free jazz movement of the 1960s, Ayler's sound has been likened to speaking in tongues. INT 2: Time Magazine correspondent OTTO FRIEDRICH. Friedrich talks of his work at Time and Newsweek, from his coverage of the French war in Indochina, to the essays and cover stories he now writes at Time. A collection of his essays, titled The Grave of Alice B. Toklas, has just been published. REV 2: Book critic JOHN LEONARD reviews the memoir of rock musician Frank Zappa.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT.1: Hanif Kureishi, a Pakistani-Briton, wrote the screenplay for 1985's surprise hit "My Beautiful Laundrette," which explored the oppression of Pakistanis in England. His new film is titled "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid." REV.1: Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "It Just So Happens," the new album by trombonist Ray Anderson, whose style draws on the technique of the old New Orleans jazzmen. INT.2: Character actor Ned Beatty. He spent 15 years in theater before making his film debut in "Deliverance." Since then, he's played everything from a sinister executive in "Network" to a clownish sheriff in the Burt Reynolds film "Stroker Ace." In all, Beatty has acted in 37 feature films, and 44 television movies or series. REV.2: Television Critic David Bianculli previews "Echoes in the Darkness," an upcoming CBS miniseries about the murder of schoolteacher Susan Reinert and her two children in the Philadelphia suburb of Upper Merion. The principal of the school, Jay Smith, and a fellow teacher, William Bradford, were later convicted of the murder.