Hollywood actors are voting today on a strike. SAG AFTRA, which represents performers, failed to come to a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
As an arts correspondent based at NPR West, Mandalit del Barco reports and produces stories about film, television, music, visual arts, dance and other topics. Over the years, she has also covered everything from street gangs to Hollywood, police and prisons, marijuana, immigration, race relations, natural disasters, Latino arts and urban street culture (including hip hop dance, music, and art). Every year, she covers the Oscars and the Grammy awards for NPR, as well as the Sundance Film Festival and other events. Her news reports, feature stories and photos, filed from Los Angeles and abroad, can be heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, Alt.latino, and npr.org.
Arkansas wildlife officials discuss a fatal black bear attack near Mulberry Mountain, highlighting the state’s growing bear population and hunters’ role in population control.
Kris Adams of ARise joins Ozarks at Large's Jack Travis to discuss the accelerator’s inaugural report, highlighting how the program connects founders with expert support across Arkansas.