![]() ![]() ET) airing Monday to Friday and generally in the midday hours on its affiliate stations. On July 1, 2013, Here and Now began broadcasting as a two-hour program with a "full rollover" (meaning the show broadcasts from noon to 4 p.m. Here and Now (stylized as Here & Now) is a public radio magazine program produced by NPR and WBUR-FM in Boston and distributed across the United States by NPR to over 450 stations, with an estimated 4.5 million weekly listeners. "You Give Me Problems About My Business" by The Mercury Program News: Global news, National news, opinion, analysis, commentary, interviews, discussion With signature shows like Here & Now, Morning Edition and All Things Considered, public radio is the most easily accessed daily news source across the U.S.American public radio magazine program Here and Now Today, the show reaches 4.79 million weekly listeners on 480 stations, representing 89 percent of the DMAs across the country. Here & Now began at WBUR in 1997, and expanded to two hours in partnership with NPR in 2013. ![]() The show's daily lineup includes interviews with newsmakers, NPR reporters, editors, innovators and artists from across the U.S. "Her global-local perspective and experience are going to add tremendous value to our strong team at Here & Now."Ī live production of NPR and WBUR, in collaboration with public radio stations across the country, Here & Now reflects the fluid world of news as it's happening in the middle of the day. "Deepa's zeal and commitment for not only telling compelling and deeply reported stories – but to support improving access and diversity in journalism – is directly aligned with our mission at WBUR and NPR," said WBUR Chief Content Officer Victor Hernandez. ![]() Fernandes is focused on making sure there is diversity in reporting and helped lead the San Francisco Chronicle's Race and Equity initiatives. She's also spent time in Ecuador, Cuba, Mexico and various countries in Latin America and Asia. "Public radio is the most easily accessed daily news source for audiences across the country, and I believe we can continue to reach new listeners and enrich the public conversation by including voices, stories and news from communities often excluded."įernandes was born in India, raised in Australia and has lived in New York, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. "After a rewarding year at the San Francisco Chronicle, I'm looking forward to bringing my diverse background and passion for audio storytelling to the Here & Now team," said Fernandes. She's also worked with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Public Radio International. Fernandes also spent time at Southern California Public Radio, WBAI Radio in New York, the Pacifica Network News in New York City. Prior to that, she was a freelance correspondent for KCET-TV, BBC, PRI, NPR and Marketplace. She joins Here & Now from the San Francisco Chronicle where she was an immigration correspondent and senior newsroom advisor on Race and Equity. On Monday, October 10 th she will make her debut alongside Robin Young and Scott Tong.įernandes has extensive experience as a public radio host over the last two decades her reporting has spanned several continents taking her to more than a half dozen countries. Award-winning journalist Deepa Fernandes is joining NPR and WBUR's Here & Now, the live midday news program distributed nationwide, as the show's third host. ![]()
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![]() ![]() People were fascinated by her performances, and she became more popular both in the United States and in Europe. She was famous for doing “loop-the-loops” and making the shape of an “8” in an airplane. In 1922, she performed the first public flight by an African American woman. She refused to speak anywhere that was segregated or discriminated against African Americans. She gave speeches and showed films of her air tricks at churches, theaters, and schools to earn money. She then returned to the United States.Ĭoleman’s dream was to own a plane and to open her own flight school. She received her international pilot’s license on Jfrom the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Finally, Coleman was accepted at the Caudron Brothers' School of Aviation in Le Crotoy, France. Since her application to flight schools needed to be written in French, she began taking French classes at night. Robert Abbot, a famous African American newspaper publisher told her to move to France where she could learn how to fly. She applied to many flight schools across the country, but no school would take her because she was both African American and a woman. Her brother's stories, along with other news of pilots in the war, inspired her to become a pilot. Her brother John teased her because French women were allowed to learn how to fly airplanes and, in the United States, Coleman could not. Meanwhile, her brothers served in the military during World War I and came home with stories of their time in France. She went to the Burnham School of Beauty Culture in 1915 and became a manicurist in a local barbershop. ![]() She dropped out of college after only one semester because she could no longer afford tuition.Īt age 23, Coleman went to live with her brothers in Chicago. By the time she was eighteen, she saved enough money to attend the Colored Agricultural and Normal University (now Langston University) in Langston, Oklahoma. Coleman grew up helping her mother pick cotton and wash laundry to earn extra money. ![]() Instead, Coleman, her mother, and siblings stayed in Waxahachie, Texas. Coleman’s mother decided not to go with him. In 1901, her father decided to move back to Oklahoma to try to escape discrimination. Her mother, Susan Coleman, was an African American maid, and her father George Coleman was a sharecropper of mixed Native American and African American descent. Though her life and career were cut short in a tragic plane crash, her life and legacy continue to inspire people around the world.īorn in Atlanta, Texas on January 26, 1892, Bessie Coleman had twelve brothers and sisters. Known for performing flying tricks, Coleman’s nicknames were: “Brave Bessie,” “Queen Bess,” and “The Only Race Aviatrix in the World.” Her goal was to encourage women and African Americans to reach their dreams – and this became her legacy. Bessie Coleman soared across the sky as the first woman of African American and Native American descent to earn her pilot’s license in the U.S. ![]() |
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