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FAQ: What an end to federal funding for public radio would mean for WESA & local journalism

Novelist John Searles

Fresh Air

Published December 12, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

He is the author of the bestseller Boy Still Missing, which is now available in paperback. He relates the saga of getting his photograph taken.

Copyright 2002 Fresh Air

WESA Voter Guide

Your guide to the 2025 primary, including races for Pittsburgh mayor, PPS and more
WESA Voter Guide

Pittsburgh Mayor: Gainey, O'Connor, Moreno, West
WESA Voter Guide

Pittsburgh ballot question #1: local governance and prohibition of discrimination
WESA Voter Guide

Pittsburgh ballot question #2: privatizing the city's water and system
WESA Voter Guide

Pittsburgh ballot question #3: 'lawful scope of the city's authority'
WESA Voter Guide

Allegheny County Council 1st District: Madonna-Emmerling v. Villella
WESA Voter Guide

Allegheny County Council 9th District: Adams v. Altemara v. Frketic
WESA Voter Guide

Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas judicial candidates

Recorders, the woodwind music instruments, are on the decline in British classrooms

Ayesha Rascoe

A British music education organization reports that use of recorders are declining in the classroom. We wonder: Why were they there to start with? And why is "Hot Cross Buns" such a banger?
What Newark's communication outages show about the U.S.'s air traffic control systems

Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with aviation expert William McGee about the challenges facing the nation's air traffic control system following two communication outages at Newark's airport.
Kevin Olusola discusses his album 'Dawn of a Misfit'

Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with music artist Kevin Olusola about his new album, "Dawn Of A Misfit," and his love for mixing it up with classical music.