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Morning edition on National Public Radio: including segment on the death of John Cage, 1992-08-13

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Morning edition on National Public Radio: including segment on the death of John Cage, 1992-08-13
Additional title: Morning edition
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Cage, John (Interviewee)
Cochran, Jean (Reporter)
Cunningham, Merce (Commentator)
Kasell, Carl (Reporter)
La Barbara, Joan, 1947- (Commentator)
Neary, Lynn (Host)
Tan, Margaret Leng (Commentator)
National Public Radio (U.S.) (Broadcaster)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1992-08-13
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1418
Topics
Cage, John
Genres
spoken word
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Contains the entire Morning Edition radio program broadcast on NPR on August 13, 1992. The segment relevant to the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection is at the end of streaming file 4.
Content: Title, date and location provided by cataloger based on typed notes on original cassettes and containers, and audition.
Content: Typed notes on original containers and cassettes: "Morning Edition August 13, 1992 ; ℗ 1992 National Public Radio".
Venue: Recorded for broadcast on NPR in, Washington, District of Columbia, 1992 August 13.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 2 audiocassettes (116 minutes total) : analog
Sound quality is good.
Description
Streaming file 1, side 1: Program host, Lynn Neary introduces the news topics of the day, ca. 0:00-1:00; Carl Kasell reports the daily news, ca. 1:01-9:15; guest reporters include: Elizabeth Arnold, Suzy Price, [Daryl?] Gibsen, and Sally Isley; Neary introduces a segment on the North American Trade Agreement, ca. 9:57-18:44; guest reporters include: John [Halbert?], [Bebe Kraus?], and John Nielsen; Kasell announces the daily headlines including the death of John Cage, ca. 19:52-20:43; Neary introduces a segment on the 1992 election and the religious right with reporter David Molpus, ca. 20:44-28:00; announcement for All things considered program, ca. 28:49-29:15. Streaming file 2, side 2: Begins abruptly, program host Lynn Neary concludes a news story, ca. 0:00-0:11; Jean Cochran reports on the daily political and economic news with guest reporter Ann Cooper, ca. 0:12-5:08; Michelle Trudeau reports on a study of guns and suicide, ca. 5:28-8:28; Jim Newman reports on a class action sexual harassment law suit, ca. 9:38-14:44; Bill Littlefield reports on women's soccer and the Olympics, ca. 15:01-18:00; Cochran announces the daily headlines, ca. 19:35-20:21; Renée Montagne reports on responses to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, ca. 20:26-26:53, ends abruptly. Streaming file 3, side 3: Program host, Lynn Neary introduces the news topics of the day, ca. 0:00-0:59; Carl Kasell reports the daily news including the announcement of John Cage's death, ca. 1:00-4:38; Brad [Bradley] Klein reports on Cage's life and career, ca. 4:39-5:26; Kasell continues to report the daily news, ca. 5:27-9:24; guest reporters include: Heather [Prentice?], Barbara Campbell, and Greg [Gregory] Peppers; Neary speaks with Cokie Roberts about Jim [James] Baker's appointment as the Chief of Staff for President George H. W. Bush, ca. 9:57-14:51; Neary and Deborah Amos reports on the scope of military involvement by the United Nations in the Bosnia-Herzegovina War, ca. 14:52-18:44; Kasell announces the daily headlines, ca. 19:57-20:28; Adam Hochberg reports on the increase in prison populations in the American south, ca. 20:42-25:11; Joel Achenbach comments on why parents are never shown in the comic Peanuts, ca. 25:18-28:15; announcement for All things considered program, ca. 28:47-29:14; Neary introduces a news story, ends abruptly. Streaming file 4, side 4: Jean Cochran introduces the news topics of the day, ca. 0:00-4:59; guest reporters include: Andy Bowers, Elizabeth Arnold, and Suzy Price; Lynn Neary speaks with Raqiya Omar of Africa Watch about the conflicts and famine in Somalia, ca. 5:00-8:35; Neary and Brooke Gladstone reports on radio stations in Moscow, Russia, ca. 9:27-18:20; Cochran announces the daily headlines, ca. 19:28-19:58; Neary reports on the life and death of composer John Cage including excerpts from interviews with Cage, Margaret Leng Tan, Merce Cunningham, and Joan LaBarbara, his explorations of prepared piano, incorporating chance methods into his compositions, collaborating with Cunningham, and Cage's activities from the last years of his life, ca. 20:14-27:48; program credits.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 913891186
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20732299
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c4186720-b8f3-0133-21c7-60f81dd2b63c
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Morning edition on National Public Radio" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1992. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c86b0570-b8f3-0133-4f04-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Morning edition on National Public Radio" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c86b0570-b8f3-0133-4f04-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1992). Morning edition on National Public Radio Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c86b0570-b8f3-0133-4f04-60f81dd2b63c

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Morning edition on National Public Radio