Remembering Photographer William Gottlieb

Fresh Air

Published April 28, 2006 at 11:00 AM EDT

William Gottlieb died of a stroke last Sunday at the age of 89. In the '40s, Gottlieb learned photography and took hundreds of shots of the jazz greats of the time. Many of those shots are now well known through album covers, books, and posters. 200 of those photos appear in Gottlieb's book, The Golden Age of Jazz.

A dying father looks for the perfect family to adopt his son in 'Nowhere Special'

Bob Mondello

A young single dad is on a mission in the film Nowhere Special. With a terminal illness and no family to turn to, he's searching for the perfect adoptive family for his four-year-old son.
The latest on student debt relief — and how young voters are feeling about it

Elissa Nadworny

A look at where things stand on student loan forgiveness — and how Republicans and Democrats differ on whether to offer debt relief to student borrowers.
A visit to the traditional Mexican rodeo in San Antonio

Jack Morgan

San Antonio's charreada or traditional Mexican rodeo originated among the Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century. The unique rodeo tradition has taken deep roots in the American Southwest.