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Do You Remember Rock-n-Roll Radio?
The History and Influence of Cleveland Radio
CLEVELAND: Mike Olszewski, WNCX radio personality and author of Radio Daze, will lead a discussion with Cleveland DJs of the past and present about what made Cleveland radio great, the state of rock radio in Cleveland today, and where things are headed at noon on Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at The City Club of Cleveland.
The panelists are:
_Kid Leo – A WMMS DJ in the 1970s, Leo broke artists on regional and national levels, including Bruce Springsteen and The Pretenders. A former executive with Columbia Records, Leo can be heard daily on his Sirius Satellite Radio show “The Kid Leo Program”.
_“Mr. Cleveland” Larry Morrow – Celebrating his 36th year in Cleveland radio, Morrow used his number one-rated morning show on 3WE to promote Cleveland.
_Christine Hahn – Hahn’s show “stonecoldbikini” airs weekly on the college radio station WRUW-FM.
This program, organized by The City Club New Leaders in partnership with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, is first in a three-part series exploring the past, present, and future of rock and roll in Cleveland. Programs include: Hail, Hail Rock-n-Roll! The Beginnings of Rock in Cleveland (July 24) and Hello, Cleveland! The Live Rock and Roll Experience (August 15).
The City Club New Leaders develop significant opportunities for civic involvement and freedom of speech among young professionals under the age of 40.
Tickets are $15 for members and $25 for non-members. Lunch is included. Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance of the event. They can be purchased by calling The City Club at 216.621.0082 or visiting the website at www.cityclub.org.
Debating Immigration
Dr. Carol Swain at The City Club of Cleveland
Carol M. Swain, Ph.D., professor of political science and professor of law at Vanderbilt University, will speak about her newest book Debating Immigration, a collection of 18 original essays that explore the nuances of contemporary immigration and citizenship affecting the U.S. and Europe, at noon on Friday, June 22, 2007, at The City Club of Cleveland.
Swain comes to The City Club during a time when the nation is debating the Senate’s plan to overhaul immigration laws. She asserts that undocumented immigration has an especially adverse affect on minorities in this country.
Formerly a tenured faculty member at Princeton University, Swain is founder of the Veritas Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting justice and reconciliation among people of different races, ethnicities, faith traditions, and nations.
Swain is the author of Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress, which received the 1994 Woodrow Wilson prize for the best book published in the U.S. on government, politics, or international affairs and The New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge to Integration, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Swain has published articles in both popular and academic journals and anthologies, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Her media appearances include BBC Radio, CNN Talk Back, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, ABC News, Fox News Live, and NPR.
Swain, who never attended high school, earned a high school equivalency diploma, a B.A. from Roanoke College, an M.A. from Virginia Tech, a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an M.L.S from Yale Law School.
Tickets for this City Club Friday Forum are $18 for members and $30 for non-members. Lunch is included. They can be purchased by calling The City Club at 216.621.0082 or visiting the website at www.cityclub.org.
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