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Sunday at 4 pm on KRCB FM Radio 91.Word by Word listeners (and mystery writers) will enjoy the conversation (and pick up a few writing tips), during Gil Mansergh’s informative conversation with Cara Black, the New York Times bestselling author of 19 Aimee Leduc murder mysteries. Each novel takes place in a different Parisian administrative district. Known as arrondissements, these 22 districts circle outward in a clockwise spiral from the center of Paris. Cara’s newest novel takes place in the 12th district, and we learn how this specific locale prompted her latest mystery, Murder in Bel Air.
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Word by Word Welcomes Murder Mystery Writer Cara Black
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November 11, 2019Gil Welcomes Stay-at-Home Dad Turned Author, David Hightower on World By Word - Sunday at 10am
We have all probably seen or heard something in the news that made us say, “Someone should do something about it.” The difference with today’s Word By Word: Conversations With Writers guest, David Hightower, is that he did do something. He wrote a book. Hightower explains,” I’m not a writer. I was… -
October 11, 2019The Multi-Talented Leslie Sbrocco Joins Gil Mansergh’s Word By Word for October at Its NEW TIME - Sunday at 10 am
Gil Mansergh’s Word By Word timely conversation for October is the passionately multi-talented Leslie Sbrocco, host of Check Please Bay Area for 14 years, and executive producer, writer, and presenter of her brand new PBS series 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes & Destinations. The series will begin airing…
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November 15, 2019Journalist Lowell Bergman Shares Tales of a Storied Career
In the film The Insider, Al Pacino plays crusading journalist Lowell Bergman, as he takes on the tobacco industry and his bosses at the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes. This fall, Bergman sat before a live audience in Healdsburg and recounted stories of his career, both before and after that notable… -
November 14, 2019This 'Gypsy' May Change Your View of Who The Show Is About
I don't have a lot of notes from my experience sitting in the dark on Gypsy's opening night. One says simply "Bernadette Peters." I had been trying to remember the last time I saw Gypsy, and some quirk of Ariela Morgenstern's performance reminded me that it was the 2003 Bernadette Peters Broadway… -
October 25, 2019Beethoven and Strauss Featured in Opening Concert
(Editor's Note: We are pleased to announce that the broadcast of the first classical concert from the Santa Rosa Symphony, which few people were able to hear because of damage to our transmitter during the first days of the Kincade Fire, has been rescheduled to 3:00 pm Sunday, December 22. This is… -
October 15, 2019Alcatraz Takeover - 50 Year Anniversary
This fall, members of tribes from up and down the West Coast and as far away as Hawaii paddled out to Alcatraz in canoes to commemorate the takeover of the island on November 20, 1969. After paddling around the island, tribal members returned to shore as part of a "Protocol" ceremony. Listen to an… -
September 18, 2019Roseland Mural Welcomed into the Community
Martín Zúñiga created a vibrant mural this summer with about a dozen young women from the Santa Rosa community. It's at Roseland Elementary: A Leadership Academy, and it represents the movement of the young people there toward education and giving back. We talk with the artist and Michelle Leisen,… -
September 03, 2019Local Jewish Leader Questions Trump's 'Disloyalty' Claim
In late August, President Donald Trump said this to American Jews: “If you want to vote Democrat, you are being very disloyal to Jewish people and very disloyal to Israel.” To some, this brought up the shadow of anti-Semitism. The supposed dual loyalty of Jews has long been used as a weapon against… -
Aug 16, 2019Portraits of Unhoused Neighbors Emphasize Humanity
The Second Annual Festival of Belonging returns to Santa Rosa on September 13th and 14th. With artful image and thought-provoking conversation, this… -
Aug 15, 2019Schulz Museum Celebrates Woodstock Festival on its 50th Anniversary
After their disastrous performance at Woodstock, the Grateful Dead almost dropped out of the music business entirely. Fifty years later, Drummer… -
Aug 12, 2019Gravenstein Apple Fair
The Gravenstein Apple Fair is held under the shade of majestic oaks every August in Ragle Ranch Park in Sebastopol. Join NorCal Public Media for a… -
Aug 08, 2019Bohemian Club Provides Talent for Monte Rio Variety Show
The Monte Rio Variety show is an annual event put on by volunteers in the community. But the talent, most of which is kept under wraps until show… -
Aug 07, 2019Residents Celebrate Agricultural Roots at Sonoma County Fair
The theme of this year’s 83rd annual Sonoma County Fair is “Back to Our Roots in Cowboy Boots.” It's meant to celebrate the region's long history in… -
Jul 24, 2019Santa Rosa Symphony Performs Free Concert
The Santa Rosa Symphony's new music director and conductor, Francesco Lecce-Chong, will lead his first full season beginning this fall. This is the… -
Jul 18, 2019Sonoma County Library Eliminates Overdue Fines
Paying your library fines might not seem like a big deal. It usually adds up to spare change. But earlier this month, the Sonoma County Library… -
Jul 09, 2019Rivertown Revival
Heritage, High-jinks and A HootenannyJuly 20th, 2019 - 11am to 8pm Friends of the Petaluma River bring you the 10th Annual Rivertown Revival! NorCal… -
Jul 09, 2019'Hairspray': The Perfect Musical for this Moment
It’s a time capsule of a time capsule, looking back to the 1988 John Waters film, the 2002 Tony-winning Broadway musical and the 2007 film starring… -
Jul 03, 2019Book Tells Stories of Refugees Exiled 'Home' to Cambodia
Exiled is author Katya Cengel’s recent book about Cambodian refugees in California. In the light of current refugee policies, it’s instructive to… -
Jun 19, 2019KRCB Wins Three Awards from the Public Radio Journalists Association
Sarah Bohannon and Steve Mencher accept the award for "Letter from Santa Rosa."NorCal Public Media won three national journalism awards for projects… -
Jun 11, 2019Stories from the Fire: Passion for Survival
Martin Zuniga is a sculptor and painter. His home was surrounded by fire in October 2017. Through a mentorship and teaching project with youth,…
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