Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged '1979'

Barber's Retroactive Baseball Play-By-Play

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

Baseball broadcaster Jon Miller talks about a recently discovered recording of a baseball play-by-play that was made 41 years after the actual game took place. At a broadcasters' conference in Orlando in 1979, Red Barber recorded a gripping play-by-play of a 1938 game at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field.

Examining Chrysler's 1979 Rescue

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST

In 1979, Chrysler avoided collapse by getting $1.5 billion in loans from the government, but the company also had to come up with some $2 billion in concessions. Charles Hyde, professor of history at Wayne State University and author of Riding the Roller Coaster: A History of the Chrysler Corporation, offers his insight.

In Virginia, A Fight To Let Students Vote

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:30:00 EDT

In 1979, the Supreme Court guaranteed students the right to vote in the communities in which they attend school. But election officials can make it difficult. In Norfolk, Va., the local registrar has reportedly barred students who live in dormitories from registering to vote.

Monty Python's Eric Idle Resurrects 'Life Of Brian'

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:22:00 EDT

The Monty Python funnyman is back with Not The Messiah, an adaptation of the 1979 film Life of Brian. He reprises some of the original songs and characters, and laments that the sheep get more applause than he does.

The Legendary Bill Evans On Piano Jazz

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:38:00 EDT

Pianist Bill Evans was a giant of jazz piano and one of Marian McPartland's first guests on Piano Jazz in 1979. On this program, the usually quiet and reserved musical genius opens up about his approach and philosophy.

Housing Bailout Plan Sparks Anger for Some

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:35:00 EDT

Congressional leaders hope to wrap up a bill soon that would slow the pace of foreclosures. They're at their highest level since 1979. The bill has strong support from Democrats and quite a few Republicans. But the government bailout plan is also meeting resistance — from renters and even other homeowners.

Dan Gottlieb, 'Learning From the Heart'

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:58:00 EDT

Psychologist Dan Gottlieb hosts the award-winning mental-health call-in show Voices in the Family, which airs on Philadelphia's WHYY-FM. Since a near-fatal auto accident in 1979, he's been paralyzed from the chest down. Gottlieb has had nearly three decades to come to terms with the changed circumstances of his body — but now, he fears, that body may be wearing out.

Despite Meltdown, Three Mile Island May Power On

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:06:00 EDT

Three Mile Island has been synonymous with the 1979 accident that caused the partial meltdown of one of its reactors. The company that owns the working reactor has applied for a license extension that would keep the plant running until 2034.

Did 'Siege of Mecca' Give Birth to Al-Qaida...

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:43:00 EDT

In November 1979, gunmen in Mecca seized Islam's holiest shrine to proclaim the arrival of the Muslim messiah. It took Saudi forces, aided by French commandos, two weeks to flush the rebels out of Meccca. Author Yaroslav Trofimov argues that the way the rebellion was quashed helped spawn the birth of al-Qaida.

Summer Memories Sparked by a Disco Track

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:00:00 EDT

For our staff song pick of the week, producer Christopher Johnson chooses Anita Ward's 1979 chart topping disco hit "Ring My Bell," which reminds him of childhood and summertime drives through the park.

Lavigne's 'Girlfriend' a Rip-Off... You Decide

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:00:00 EDT

Pop music star Avril Lavigne is being sued by the writers of the 1979 song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," who claim that Lavigne's song "Girlfriend" is a rip-off of their tune. We detail the requirements for a successful copyright infringement case and play clips of each song.

Enthralled By Jazz, Joni Mitchell Sets New Moods

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:19:00 EDT

Mitchell's work took an unexpected turn with Mingus, her streaky and often brilliant 1979 collaboration with jazz bassist Charles Mingus. After it, she sounded wiser and hipper, a jazz sophisticate whose melodies came bunched in waves and bursts of scat-singing capriciousness.

Iran Crisis: 'Deja Vu All Over Again'

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:33:00 EDT

Are their parallels to be found between Iran's capture of 15 British sailors and marines and the seizure of U.S. hostages by Iran in 1979? If history is any guide, the British service members may be there for a while.

Aimee Liu, 'Gaining' Perspective on Eating Issues

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:01:00 EST

Aimee Liu wrote about her fight with anorexia in 1979's Solitaire. But after marital problems, she found herself in trouble again. Her new book is Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders.

Photographer Steps Forward After 26 Years to Claim Pulitzer Prize

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

In 1979 an anonymous journalist captured a picture of a firing squad in Iran. The photo was circulated around the world, and earned the Pulitzer Prize. Now, after 26 years, the man who took that photo is stepping forward to claim his prize.

Compromise Required to Reach Iraq Study Group Conclusions

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Alan Simpson and William Perry were members of the Iraq Study Group and helped write the panel's report. Perry served as Bill Clinton's secretary of defense and Republican Simpson served in the Senate from 1979 to 1997. The two tell Deborah Amos about the compromises reached to write the report.

Source of Prize-Winning Execution Photo Revealed

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 15:41:00 EST

In 1979, a group of 11 Kurdish men were executed, accused of various crimes by the newly installed government of Ayatollah Khomeini. An image of this event was published and eventually won a Pulitzer Prize, but the photographer's identity was kept secret to protect him. An account Saturday in The Wall Street Journal reveals the photographer's name and story.

Breece D'J Pancake's Short, Stunning Career

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:21:00 EDT

Breece D'J Pancake took his own life in 1979, not long after The Atlantic Monthly published his first stories. He was 26. Author Susan Straight often shares his work with twentysomething students. She wants them "to heed the fullness of his fictional world... his anger and exact prose."

U.S. Makes Overture to Iran on Nuclear Talks

Wed, 31 May 2006 11:23:00 EDT

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. is ready to join in direct talks with Iran about that country's nuclear program. But Iran must first halt uranium enrichment before talks can begin. The U.S. has not had diplomatic relations with Iran since 1979 and sent the message through the Swiss ambassador to the U.S.

Report Released on '70s Greensboro, N.C. Killings

Fri, 26 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

A Truth and Reconciliation Commission completes a report on the killing of five people in Greensboro, N.C., on Nov. 3, 1979. The shooting deaths occurred when the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis showed up at an anti-Klan rally organized by members of the Communist Workers Party.

Retired U.S. Iran Expert Takes Long View of Iran

Thu, 25 May 2006 06:00:00 EDT

Retired U.S. Ambassador John Limbert has his own unique view of America's current diplomatic dance with Iran. Limbert has intimate knowledge of the country, its culture and language. He was posted to Iran in 1979 and spent 14 months as a hostage there. He has not been back since, but remains enthralled by Iran.

Sci-Fi Author Octavia Butler Dies at 58

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:32:43 EST

Host Ed Gordon remembers science-fiction writer Octavia Butler, who died on Friday at the age of 58. She was the first African-American woman to gain prominence as a sci-fi author. Her first novel, Kindred, released in 1979, told the story of a black woman who travels back in time to save a white man.

Turkey Recoils at Release of Man Who Shot Pope

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST

Many Turks are confused by the early release of the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981. Mehmet Ali Agca was also convicted of the 1979 murder of a liberal newspaper editor in Turkey.

Afghan Returns to Collect the Stories of Her People

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST

Maliha Zulfacar left Afghanistan when the Soviets invaded in 1979. She now splits her time between a teaching post in California and one in Kabul, where she's leading an oral history project that she hopes will help Afghans make sense of the impact of three decades of war.

America's Leading Man: Dennis Quaid

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST

Actor Dennis Quaid's new film is a family comedy called Yours, Mine, and Ours. He first became famous for Breaking Away in 1979; he has starred in a slew of hit films since then. Quaid's resume includes The Right Stuff, The Big Easy, Innerspace, Great Balls Of Fire, Any Given Sunday, The Day After Tomorrow, and Far From Heaven.