Wednesday, May 21, 2008

AMERICA'S HOSTS: Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne; Newscasts: Carl Kasell, Jean Cochran
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

I'm so jazzed!  Gary Vercelli, Paul Conley and I are your hosts for KXJZ's live broadcast from the Jazz Jubilee in Sacramento this Sunday night.  You can listen from 5 to midnight, or you can come downtown to the Holiday Inn and see our show in person!

The Jubilee comes to Morning Edition with a piece produced by KXJZ's Paul Conley about a traditional jazz band from Sweden.  That's at 6:35 and 8:35.

KXJZ's Elaine Corn talks about the rising cost of food at 5:35 and 7:35.

It wasn't too long ago that gas at two dollars a gallon seemed like a lot of money. Then, prices crept above three dollars a gallon.  Now in some places, you can't fuel up for less than four dollars a gallon. And NPR reports the most expensive gas in the country is in Chicago.  Is it true?  We'll find out this morning at 6:53.

Investigators from Inyo (INN-yo) County, California, are scouring a Death Valley ranch for buried secrets. The ranch was a hideout for Charles Manson and his murderous clan nearly forty years ago. Authorities believe the Manson Family, who killed actress Sharon Tate and six others back in 1969, may have murdered others and buried them at the desolate hideaway. That's at 5:40 and 7:40.

Commentator Frank Deford is up this morning at 7:51 to talk about the big comeback for Duke's lacrosse team.

See you at the Jubillee!  And thanks for listening!