Award-Winning Documentary Examines the First Black Variety Show and Its Impact on the Black Arts Movement

AUDIO: Melissa Haizlip, Director, Producer and Writer
(San Francisco, CA, Friday, February 19, 2021) – In 1968, America’s first Black variety show, “SOUL!,” helmed by producer and host Ellis Haizlip, premiered on public television. The pioneering series ran for five years, cementing...

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Expert on Dangers of Heart Valve Disease for Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day

AUDIO: Lindsay Clarke, Vice President of Health Education and Advocacy, Alliance for Aging Research
(Washington, D.C., Friday, February 19, 2021) – Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day is recognized every February 22 during American Heart Month and is dedicated to increasing recognition of the specific risk factors and symptoms of...

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Experts Speak Out to Counter Disinformation About Texas Power Failures

AUDIO: Colin Leyden, Director, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, EDF
(New York, NY, Friday, February 19, 2021) – Energy experts are working to counter disinformation from Texas political figures and fossil fuel interests about the causes of the recent energy problems in Texas. The facts...

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Establishing a Presidential Commission on Election Resilience and Trust

AUDIO: William T. Adler, Senior Technologist, Elections and Democracy, CDT
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, February 18, 2021) – The events of January 6, 2021, have made it abundantly clear that there is a severe and urgent crisis of trust in American democracy. Despite the successful and...

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False Sense of Security Provided by Popular Wearable Health Tech

AUDIO: Dr. Marcus Schabacker, President and CEO, ECRI
(Plymouth Meeting, PA, Thursday, February 18, 2021) – Popular medical devices worn by consumers that claim to measure heartrate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, sleep, and other important indicators of health may not be accurate or...

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Volkswagen Group Teams Up With Microsoft To Develop Automated Driving Solutions Faster

AUDIO: Sanjay Ravi, General Manager, Automotive Industry, Microsoft
(Redmond, WA, Thursday, February 11, 2021) – Automated driving is already resulting in fundamental and disruptive changes to transportation and society, on the order of the invention of the automobile itself. Its opportunity to dramatically...

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February Is American Heart Month: COVID-19 and Heart Disease

AUDIO: Dr. David Goff, Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(Bethesda, MD, Tuesday, February 9, 2021) – This February, as we highlight American Heart Month in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance and urgency of protecting our hearts and improving our cardiovascular health...

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Safer Internet Day 2021 – Teens Drove Noticeable Improvement in Digital Civility Over the Last Year, New Microsoft Data Shows

AUDIO: Jacqueline Beauchere, Microsoft Global Digital Safety Advocate
(Redmond, WA, Tuesday, February 9, 2021) — Today, in conjunction with international Safer Internet Day, Microsoft is releasing its 2020 Digital Civility Index (DCI), a measure of the tone and tenor of online interactions, as...

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What Priorities the New Congress Needs To Address in 2021

AUDIO: Diane Randall, General Secretary, Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, February 4, 2021) – There are several important priorities that the new Congress will need to tackle in 2021. Domestic priorities: COVID relief: Much of the aid Congress approved in December will...

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