Wednesday, July 17, 2008

AMERICA'S HOSTS: Steve Inskeep and Deborah Amos; NEWSCASTS: Carl Kasell, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

Here are some highlights of today's show:

One of the region's most popular outdoor theatre festivals has a new boss.  Jeff Hudson profiles the new artistic director of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival this morning at 6:35 and 8:35.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama, and his Republican challenger, John McCain, have proposals for dealing with the tight supply of oil. We'll hear whether the candidates' energy plans would make a difference as Americans face rising energy costs, this morning at 6:10 and 8:10.

The long lines continue in southern California at IndyMac Bank branches. There's been a run on the failed bank since federal regulators took over Friday. The takeover of IndyMac raises questions about the health of other financial institutions. We'll hear more at 5:10 and 7:10.

Batman returns to the big screen Friday with the release of "The Dark Knight." It's the latest in a spate of recent movies about super heroes. As commentator John Ridley observes, it's also the latest round in the contest between two giants of the comic book industry: DC and Marvel.  That's at 7:50.  Same bat time, same bat station.

Thanks for listening.