Kabir Bhatia
Senior Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Arts, culture, history, technology
Education: Hudson High School
Case Western Reserve University
Kent State University - Master of Arts
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Geauga Lake (until 2007); CVNP (2008-present)
Experience:
Kabir Bhatia joined WKSU in 2010 and has been a senior arts & culture reporter since 2022. Prior to that, he was a student employee at the station and also worked in Cleveland and Chicago in print, radio and television.
Highlights:
- 2023 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Arts/Entertainment Reporting - “Akron Civic's BOOM! Theater drops the mic on aging”
- 2022 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Reporter
- 2021 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Feature Reporting
- 2020 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors, Best Sports Feature - “Cleveland Might Never Get Another NHL Franchise. OH Really?”
- 2019 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Consumer Reporting - "With Amazon Looming, What Is the Future of Retail in Akron?"
- 2018 Press Club of Cleveland, Best Use of Sound - “The Dragon Invasion of Turkeyfoot Lake Could Net About $20,000 For Breast Cancer Awareness”
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Cher called out the museum last year for leaving her off the list since 1990.
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The tax that funds arts in the county and has seen a 50 percent decline since 2007.
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Film adaptations, Tony-winners and jukebox musicals are coming to the nation's second-largest theater district.
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After a year of controversy, the University Circle institution is about to begin an 18-month renovation of its main performance space.
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The legendary composer was born to Italian immigrants in Northeast Ohio in 1924.
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Bill Kelly, co-founder of Cleveland Book Week, caught Patterson's the attention when was he was in town to promote his 2022 memoir “The Stories of My Life."
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Northeast Ohio is enjoying a long weekend full of activities with eclipse events at various venues, the NCAA women's basketball final Sunday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, the Cleveland International Film Festival in Playhouse Square and Guardians Opening Day at Progressive Field on Monday.
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Festivalgoers share their experiences as the 48th Cleveland International Film Festival gets underway in Playhouse Square.
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The runner's 1988 Summer Olympic run and subsequent controversy are the subject of an ESPN documentary directed by Akronite Ismail Al-Amin
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Monica Youn, Ned Blackhawk, Teju Cole and Maxine Hong Kingston are this year's recipients of the Cleveland-based prize.