Arts and Media March 2020

Miami Cancels Hispanic Music Festival

The Calle Ocho Music Festival has been canceled due to concerns that crowded events spread the coronavirus. The festival would have stretch over 20 blocks in Miami’s Little Havana.

Arts and Media February 2020

Group Helps Migrants Get Vaccinations

Groups like Phoenix, Arizona’s, One Hundred Angels are trying to administer medical care such as vaccinations to migrants while they are still in Mexico.

Arts and Media February 2020

Disney Apologizes To Elementary School

Disney CEO Bob Iger tweeted an apology to Emerson Elementary School in Berkeley, California, for charging the school $250 for showing the 2019 remake of “The Lion King” at a fundraiser.

Arts and Media February 2020

Trump Decapitation Artwork Pulled By WilmU

WilmU has pulled a student art piece from an online showcase. The piece, which is a parody Caravaggio's "Judith and Holofernes," depicts President Donald Trump being decapitated.

Arts and Media January 2020

From College Scandal To ‘Twilight Zone’

Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy’s daughter, Sophia Macy, will be starring in an episode of “The Twilight Zone.” Felicity Huffman served time in the college admissions scandal.

Arts and Media December 2019

2020 duPont-Columbia Award Winners

The 2020 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award winners include PBS, Netflix and MSNBC. News stories include the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and family separations at the border.

Arts and Media December 2019

Immigration And Ballroom Dance Industry

Federal tightening of visa application rules is impacting the ballroom dance industry. Studio owners say efforts to hire instructors are hampered without overseas help.

Arts and Media November 2019

Mister Rogers' Actual Neighborhoods

Tom Hanks will be playing Mister Rogers in the movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” Mister Rogers’ positive messages continues to impact real neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.

Arts and Media November 2019

$1M Pledged To Monmouth University

Veteran Associated Press reporter and Monmouth University alumna Linda Deutsch has pledged a $1 million gift to University’s Journalism Students.

Arts and Media November 2019

Drake University Receives $3M

Drake University has received $3 million from the Meredith family’s foundation and the Meredith Corporation Foundation for the school’s journalism building.

Arts and Media November 2019

'Sesame Street' Turns 50

The beloved children’s television program, “Sesame Street,” is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The show premiered during a turbulent time in United States.

Arts and Media October 2019

16 Student Academy Award Winners Honored

The 2019 Student Academy Awards recently honored 16 college and university student filmmakers who are now eligible to compete in the 2020 Academy Awards.