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After 41 seasons, Chicago White Sox organist Nancy Faust is retiring, bringing to an end a baseball musical era.Previously aired on NPR's Only A Game, September 18, 2010

If you were in Atlanta in the 1960s or 70s, you probably remember Piano Red. His rollicking piano was heard all over town. But 25 years after his death, Piano Red’s music is almost forgotten. A new CD - released today - may introduce a new generation of Atlantans to Piano Red’s barrelhouse blues. Philip Graitcer has this story. (Aired WABE, Atlanta, August 12, 2010)

Baseball is a game filled with tradition – like singing along when the organ plays “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” But in many major league ballparks, technology has replaced tradition - the organist is gone, and fans sing to a recording. At Atlanta’s Turner Field - home of the Braves - live organ music is making a comeback - with a 21st Century twist. Previously aired on WABE and NPR (Weekend Edition, Saturday): July 2010

It seemed like a crazy, goofy scheme. Kevin Salwen and his family sold their 7-bedroom home in Ansley Park and donated half the proceeds to charity Philip Graitcer has this story.

A new play by Out of Hand Theater is a true story of murder, suicide, and the overthrow of a beloved leader – sort of a modern-day MacBeth. The play, called Hominid, has 14 actors, 12 of them portray chimpanzees.

Tonight is the first night of Passover. And as Jews gather to tell the story of the their escape from slavery, there's another story that they could tell too - the story of one man, Rabbi Tobias Geffen, who in the 1935, infiltrated the inner sanctum of Coca Cola, and got the Coke executives to change the secret formula to make Coke kosher. Rabbi Adam Mintz, a professor of Jewish history, at Queens College in New York tells the story. Originally appeared on www.nextbook.org, April 6, 2009

Atlanta’s performing arts organizations haven’t escaped the country’s economic woes. One theater company has already shut its doors, and others are cutting back on productions. But in theater, the show must go on, and a few theaters are applying their creativity to finding ways to do just that. Aired WABE, Atlanta - March 10, 2009

Most people think folk music as a thing of the past. It seemed to disappear in the sixties. But if you search hard enough, folk music and the musicians who play it are still around. Art Rosenbaum has made it his life’s work to find and record it. He’s become the Indiana Jones of folk music. Independent producer Philip Graitcer traveled with Rosenbaum to visit a few traditional musicians. Originally aired on Weekend America, January 24, 2009

If you’re shopping for a friend or relative who is blind, things like a flat screen TV or digital camera are probably not on the top of your list, but there are other items – like talking scales, scanners and games that could be just the thing for a person who has limited vision.aired December 19, 2008 on WABE: Atlanta

Fifty years ago this Sunday, on October 12, 1958, 50 sticks of dynamite exploded at The Temple, Atlanta’s oldest and most prominent Jewish congregation. The attack, later linked to a white supremacist group, may have been meant to intimidate Jews, but, it had the opposite effect. Aired on WABE, Atlanta, October 10. 2008

The Army says mixed martial arts fighting - a mix of boxing, judo, karate and wrestling - is tailor-made for combat. But mixed martial arts fighting is not just a training strategy. Since the sport is also wildly popular among 18- to 25-year-old guys, it's a useful tool for the Army to attract new recruits. This weekend, the Army's best fighters will compete for the title of All Army Combatives Champion. Aired on Weekend America, October 4, 2008

Soul singer Otis Redding’s stardom was short; he died less than five years after his first hit. Today , September 9, Redding would have been 67, and at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon, Georgia, there’s a special exhibit that celebrates his life. Philip Graitcer was there. Aired on Tapestry, WBHM, Birmingham, September 11, 2008

At one Stone Mountain, Georgia, elementary school, a typical day is more than just math, reading or language arts; many of the students are refugees from more than 40 countries, and the school’s trying to build an international community. Philip Graitcer has this story. Aired WABE, Atlanta, August 19, 2008

In Atlanta on Independence Day, a new monument, the Millennium Gate, will open to the public. It cost 18 million dollars to build and is the brain child of a wealthy Atlantan, Rodney Mims Cook. He says it’s his gift to the city. Philip Graitcer has the story. Originally aired on NPR, Morning Edition, July 4, 2008

For most sons, dads are their personal heroes. But when Morton Broffman died in 1992, one of his sons wanted others to know how important his father was. Philip Graitcer has this story. Aired on WABE, Atlanta, June 15, 2008

To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of - “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” – major league baseball teams are auditioning their fans to find the most talented performers of that iconic song. The national winner will sing at July’s All-Star Game. At Turner Field in Atlanta, home of the Braves, the search has taken on the proportions of an American Idol contest. Philip Graitcer has this story. originally aired on Weekend Edition, Saturday, May 17, 2008

During the 1940s and 50s, field recordings made by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress introduced Americans to traditional music and led to the folk revival. Coffee houses, hootenannies, and groups like The Weavers and the Smothers Brothers took the country by storm. By the mid-1960s, rock and roll and the British invasion had captured America’s listening tastes. Folk music disappeared, and some thought it was dead. But a recent release of field recordings of folk music shows that traditional music is still alive, and one Athens, Georgia man has made it his life’s work to find and record it.originally aired on Studio360, May 2, 2008listen to other shows on studio360.org

Forty years ago today, April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis. As with the death of John F. Kennedy, many people remember where they were and exactly what they were doing when they first heard the news. Reporter Philip Graitcer spoke with seniors at the Helene S. Mills Center in Atlanta’s Fourth Ward. Aired WABE, April 4, 2008

Inspired first by Alex Haley’s autobiography Roots and now, by websites, DNA testing, and the PBS show African American Lives, more African Americans are researching their own family’s heritage. But as Philip Graitcer recently learned, unlocking those family secrets is not an easy task. Aired WABE, February 26, 2008

Computer technology has streamlined banking. Most of the time, that’s to our benefit - we can pay our bills online and get cash from an ATM. But there is a dark side, too – computers make it easier to commit bank fraud. Philip Graitcer takes a look at how one businessman became a victim. Aired WABE, January 21, 2008