Ron Brown

How America views the south depends largely on the work of Southern artists. And as MPB arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, each year in Natchez there's a special gathering to honor southerners who have the right stuff.

Governor Haley Barbour will honor five Mississippi artists at the annual Excellence in the Arts Awards later this month. Today MPB arts reporter Ron Brown introduces us to Lenagene Waldrup, a tireless advocate for the arts in the Delta.

Governor Haley Barbour will honor five unique Mississippi artists at the annual awards for excellence in the arts next month. Each Friday until then, MPB arts reporter, Ron Brown will introduce us to each of them. Today he tells us about honoree, Bessie Johnson’s art of giving.

Today would have been Elvis Presley's 75th birthday. And as MPB's Ron Brown reports, while Graceland draws a larger crowd, in Elvis' hometown of Tupelo, fans are just as enthusiastic.

2009 was a good year for Mississippi artists of the past. MPB's Ron Brown tells us how Mississippi paid tribute to a few of it's creative giants.

As Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour prepares for a new year and a new legislative session where difficult budget cut decisions await lawmakers, he says there are reasons to be optimistic. He tells MPB’s Ron Brown that he believes we’ll put the recession behind us in the new year.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is reporting one of the safest Christmas holiday driving periods in recent memory. As MPB’s Ron Brown reports, DUI arrests and accidents were down significantly for the long holiday weekend.

University of Mississippi Medical Center professionals in Jackson have unveiled a new way for one single nurse to check in on dozens of critically ill patients at once…
As MPB’s Ron Brown reports, it’s bedside care, through an electronic eye.

For the next three months a bit of the Smithsonian Institution will a have a home in Jackson, Mississippi. Beginning Saturday, the Mississippi Museum of Art is housing a very special exhibition of an American genius. As MPB arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, it honors a Mississippian who transformed his art like no other.