Search results for

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Martin Cruz Smith. The author of Havana Bay and Gorky Park now has a new novel of international intrigue, called December 6 (Simon & Shuster, ISBN 0-684-87253-6), set on the brink of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December, 1941.

By Eileen BuckleyBuffalo, NY – Eleven area Tops supermarkets will undergo major renovations. Tops will invest $20 million into 11 stores in the Buffalo…

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about Shakespeare in Delaware Park's 50th season opening of RICHARD III very clear and timely, Anthony in NYC for Charles Busch reunion, Jean Smart's CALL ME IZZY, and MAYBE HAPPY ENDING. At the Shawfest, DEAR LIAR is engaging, ANYTHING GOES is over-the-top wonderful, and MAJOR BARBARA beautifully cast, including Fiona Byrne, who join Anthony (and Neil Barclay and Philip Aiken) for the roundtable Saturday, August 9, at 10am in the Spiegeltent. Get your tickets today! (Complete Shaw listings below/attached.)For over 30 years, Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase. Chase co-hosted Theater Talk with Buffalo Broadcast Hall of Famer Jim Santella for many years. These days, it's Peter Hall. With more than 20 active producing theater companies in Buffalo alone, not to mention Shea’s Performing Arts Center and the Shaw Festival at nearby Niagara-on-the-Lake, Chase and Hall keep their calendars full, trying to see and share their insights on as many shows as possible.But Theater Talk is anything but a dry community arts listing service. Instead, with affection, good humor, and just the occasional rant, the segment provides snapshot reviews, recommends local productions, analyzes the Western New York theater scene and occasionally looks at what's happening on Broadway and across the nation.Chase is the founder of the Artie Awards, which recognizes excellence in Western New York theater and raises money for AIDS charities.

This summer, the former House speaker's campaign seemed to bottom out when most of his staff quit. Now, the 68-year-old finds himself in the top tier of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. He credits his rise in the polls to his "serious, substantive approach" to the issues.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with wrestling writer and podcast host David Shoemaker about the upcoming WresteMania event headlined by women.

Some top researchers now say that climate change has led to stronger hurricanes. Now, there's a push to expand the wind scale to include a Category 6 for winds as powerful as those seen last year.

Biden's novel step of preemptive pardons is meant to protect people from the threat of "unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions."

For the first time in history, all 10 acts on the "Billboard Top 10" are black. Nine of the 10 are rap acts, and the top spot is held by Pop/R&B songstress Beyonce and Dancehall Reggae star Sean Paul.

By Eileen BuckleyBuffalo, NY – More global financial troubles are hitting close to home. The parent firm of Tops Markets, Royal Ahold, says one of its US…

By Mark WozniakBuffalo, NY – Construction has started on a long-awaited new supermarket on Niagara Street near downtown. Tops Markets officials say the…