Chairman of the Board of the Carnegie Corporation and former Chairman of PBS Newton Minow. As President Kennedy's chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Minow astonished the public in 1961 when he referred to television broadcasting as a "vast wasteland". His new book, Abandoned in the Wasteland, (Hill and Wang), which he co-wrote with Craig L. May, examines the nation's television system (both past and present) and looks into the negative effects it poses on our children.
Award-winning Israeli journalist Danny Rubinstein. He has a new book called The Mystery of Arafat (Steerforth Press) which looks into the image of the P-L-O leader, Yasser Arafat. Rubinstein is a columnist for the Hebrew daily Ha'aretz and has been writing on Palestinian issues since 1967. He is also the author of the book The People of Nowhere. Rubinstein presently lives in Jerusalem where he teaches in the department of Middle East History at Ben-Gurion University.
World Music Critic Milo Miles offers a tribute to the persistence and range of soul singer Solomon Burke. Miles reviews Burke's new CD "Live at the House of Blues."
Writer Tim McLaurin. He has a new novel called Cured by Fire (Putnam). McLaurin is also the author of two other novels The Acorn Plan, and Woodrow's Trumpet. He has been a Marine, a Peace Corps volunteer, and a snake handler. He currently teaches writing at North Carolina State University.
Correspondent for the New York Times, Roger Cohen. He will talk with Terry about the five weeks he recently spent in Sarajevo where he covered the war.
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Last House: Reflections, Dreams, and Observations, 1943 - 1991, (Pantheon) the third in a trilogy of books of unpublished essays, letters and journals by M.F.K. Fisher, published after her death.
Former New York Daily News reporter and author Lorenzo Carcaterra. His first book, A Safe Place: The True Story of a Father, a Son, a Murder, was about growing up in New York's Hell's Kitchen, the son of a violent, abusive man who none-the-less loved his son. Carcaterra learned as a teenager that his father had murdered his first wife. Carcaterra's newest book Sleepers, (Ballantine Books) is also about growing up in Hell's Kitchen and the bond of friendship between him and three friends.
Writer Michael Chabon. This 24 year old graduate student gained his fame when his master's thesis became a critical and commercial success. His book was not only on the New York Times bestseller list for for three months, but he was also featured in People Magazine's 50 most important people edition. CHABON has a new novel called Wonder Boys. (Interview by Marty Moss-Coane)
Rev. Wanda Jenkins. She is the founder and director of the grief assistance program headquartered at the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's office. Jenkins became an authority on the bereavement process for family of murder victims. Her program helps families cope with the aftermath of homicide. (Interview with Marty Moss-Coane)
Writer Pat Conroy. He has written several novels including The Great Santini and The Prince of Tides. Both books were made into movies. "The Great Santini" about a powerful and abusive father starred Robert Duvall. "The Prince of Tides" starred Barbara Streisand and Nick Nolte. CONROY'S new novel is called Beach Music.
As a child actor, Howard appeared in "The Music Man" and the long running television series "The Andy Griffith Show." He also starred in the TV series "Happy Days." Howard later made a name for himself as a director of several movies including "Splash," "Cocoon," "Parenthood," and "Backdraft." His new film "Apollo 13" which stars Tom Hanks, will be released Friday June 30.
Moore was in several movies including "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle," "The Fugitive," and "Vanya on 42nd Street." She stars in Todd Haynes' new film, "Safe," about environmental pollution She also stars in the soon to be released movie, "Nine Months" along with Hugh Grant and Tom Arnold.
Haynes made his directing debut in 1988 with "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story." His first feature film "Poison" won the Grand Jury Prize Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 1991. The film was partly funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and created a controversy because of its adult themes. His latest project,"Safe," is a modern horror film about environmental pollution.
