Ron Brown

  • Delta Bluesman Super Chikan

    Thursday, May 21, 2009
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    James Johnson says he was into recycling long before the rest of the world knew what recycling was. As MPB's arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, poverty was Johnson's motivation and his inspiration.

  • Latin Lovers Emerging in the Delta

    Friday, May 15, 2009
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    Hollandale, Mississippi is a small town in the Mississippi Delta. But as MPB's Ron Brown reports, now it's on the map as one of the best places in the nation to learn Latin.

  • Mississippi Railroad Man Honored

    Monday, May 04, 2009
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    This Saturday May 9th is National Train Day. As MPB’s Ron Brown reports, for one Mississippi man, after years of working to make train passengers comfortable, it’s finally his turn to get the royal treatment.

  • Bach to the Basics

    Friday, April 24, 2009
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    If you think you’ve heard the works of the great classical composers as they were written, you might be surprised to learn you haven’t. MPB’s arts reporter Ron Brown tells us about how some Mississippi musicians are trying to change that.

  • Eudora Welty Centennial

    Friday, April 17, 2009
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    She was beloved by many, respected by all. Jackson born writer Eudora Welty would have turned 100-years-old this week.
    As MPB’s arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, fans and friends from all over the world are in Mississippi to mark the occasion.

  • Happy Birthday Eudora Welty

    Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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    Mississippi is paying tribute to one of her literary heroes. As MPB’s Ron Brown reports, the party is just getting started.

  • Music Links Mississippi With Carnegie Hall

    Thursday, April 09, 2009
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    After weeks and weeks of hard study, hundreds of Mississippi kids left the classroom this week for the final phase of their classical education. MPB's Ron Brown has the story.

  • Hearing Oxford Civic Chorus is Believing

    Thursday, March 26, 2009
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    Choral music tends to be appreciated more in Europe than in America, but that doesn’t mean European choirs are superior. As a matter of fact, as MPB’s arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, one of the most accomplished choir directors of the past 20 years lives and works right here in Mississippi.

  • Mississippi Art Invitational

    Friday, March 20, 2009
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    Over 100 Mississippi artists submitted their work to become part of the annual invitational art show. And a famous New York Art Critic will decide who makes the final cut. MPB’s Ron Brown tells us about a different kind of March Madness.

  • 2009 Poetry Out Loud

    Sunday, March 15, 2009
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    It’s tournament time in Mississippi, and not just for sports. On Friday the best high school poetry students competed for the state championship. MPB’s arts reporter Ron Brown has the story from the 4th annual Poetry Out Loud competition.

  • Author Tracks Down The Wolfsnail

    Friday, March 06, 2009
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    We’ve all heard that good things come to those who wait. That’s especially true for an award winning Mississippi author. MPB’s Ron Brown tells us how Sarah Campbell amazes kids with the true story of the Wolfsnail.

  • Mississippi Governor Awards Artistic Excellence

    Friday, February 27, 2009
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    The Mississippi Arts Commission and Governor Haley Barbour teamed up Thursday afternoon to recognize the best the state has to offer. MPB’s Arts reporter Ron Brown has the story.

  • Jackson Artist Making Unconventional Quilts

    Friday, February 27, 2009
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    As an artist with an uncompromising vision, Gwen Magee is used to getting strong reactions. As MPB’s Arts Reporter Ron Brown tells us, her inspiration is found in the very fabric of our history.

  • Celebrating Eudora

    Friday, February 20, 2009
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    In two more months the world will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of a major literary figure.
    Mississippi isn’t waiting that long. As MPB’s Ron Brown reports, the Eudora Welty celebration is underway in Natchez this weekend.

  • Andrew Bucci's Lifetime Achievement

    Friday, February 13, 2009
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    When Governor Barbour hands out the lifetime achievement award for excellence in the arts later this month, he’ll give it to an artist who has spent seven decades working at his craft. MPB’s Ron Brown has the story.

  • Controversial Quilts

    Thursday, February 12, 2009
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    Jackson quilt maker and artist Gwen Magee is featured in a new article published by Quilters Home magazine. But a controversy has developed over the article, and the subject matter depicted on her quilts.
    MPB’s Ron Brown has the story.

  • John Grisham's Twenty Years of Achievement

    Monday, February 09, 2009
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    This year's winner of the Governor’s Award for Literary Achievement has millions of loyal readers. But as MPB's arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, his first book signing left the master of the legal thriller dangling in suspense.

  • USM Symphony Orchestra Wins Governor's Award

    Thursday, January 29, 2009
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    Formed in 1920, the University of Southern Mississippi Orchestra has been around longer than any other in the state.
    And as MPB’s Arts reporter Ron Brown tells us what keeps it going is it’s classical appeal.

  • WINGS Program Flying High

    Thursday, January 22, 2009
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    Governor Haley Barbour hands out his Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts next month.
    And as MPB’s Arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, when it comes to education in the arts, the WINGS program in Gulfport has really taken flight.

  • Mississippi Honors its Artistic Wolfes

    Thursday, January 15, 2009
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    Each year Mississippi recognizes some of the state’s greatest artists with the Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts.
    This year there are six honorees. Today, MPB arts reporter Ron Brown tells us why one of the winners is being hailed 60 years after their debut.