Friday, September 19, 2008

AMERICA'S HOST: Steve Inskeep; NEWSCASTS: Paul Brown, Jean Cochran
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

Here are some highlights of today's show:

The second annual Black Political Convention happens in Sacramento tomorrow.  KXJZ's Steve Milne talks with two of the convention's organizers this morning at 6:33 and 8:33.

Last week's deadly crash between a commuter train and a freight train could have been avoided with automatic controls.  Ginger Rutland has the Sacramento Bee commentary at 5:35 and 7:35.

Major government action to help resolve the current financial crisis may be coming soon. The Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met last night with Congressional leaders. They're asking Congress for the authority to buy distressed assets, in the biggest government financial intervention since the Great Depression. That story airs at 6:10 and 8:10.

In this week's installment of StoryCorps, retired New York City cab driver Hyman Bloom talks about his thirty years behind the wheel. He is interviewed by his friend Andrew Vollo, who still drives cabs in the city.  that's at 5:25 and 7:25.

Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new film,"Appaloosa." It's a Western, and he says there is nothing more stirring than the sound of hoofbeats at the beginning of a film. But ....  Hear the full review at 7:51.

Thanks for listening.  Is anyone else happy it's Friday?