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Cinematographer GARRETT BROWN, who in 1978 won an Oscar for his invention of the Steadicam, a camera-suspension system that eliminates the jiggle in hand-held shots. His shots are striking; They include scenes from "Rocky," running up the stairs of the Philadelphia Art Museum, in "The Shining", when the young child is chased through the garden maze, and from "Return of the Jedi" the speeder-bike chases. BROWN also invented the Skycam, a process whereby a camera is suspended by cables over a large span, like at a football field.

Brown, who grew up in the shadow of fame and dysfunction, had spent six months at a hospital after being found unresponsive in a bathtub at her home.

By Sarah LaDukehttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-840252.mp3Albany, NY – Sarah speaks with Gordon W. Brown about the…

Dan Brown, author of the blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, is back with his first novel in four years. Inferno follows academic hero Robert Langdon on a chase through Italy as he attempts to avert a biological catastrophe.

Missouri's St. Louis County has a new prosecutor and some new policies. But residents say that while there are some positive political signs, much more needs to be done.

A North Carolina district attorney concluded the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. by deputies of the Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office was legally justified and that none would be charged in his death.

Ralph Baer, a video game pioneer who turned TV sets into visual playgrounds, died Saturday at the age of 92. Baer was a refugee from Nazi Germany who invented the first home video system.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Cincinnati Inquirer sports columnist Paul Daugherty on Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown's role in the team's 33-year trek back to the Superbowl this Sunday.

In baseball news, it was an emotional night for Arizona. The Diamondbacks wore a black arm band to honor the 19 firefighters killed this week fighting…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-758820.mp3Albany, NY – Elizabeth Lee Hazen (1885-1975) and Rachel Fuller Brown…