David C. Barnett
Senior Reporter/ProducerDavid C. Barnett was a senior arts & culture reporter for Ideastream Public Media.
He is a Chicago native who moved to the Cleveland area at the age of 11. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in communication from Cleveland State University and dual master's degrees in education and telecommunication from Kent State University.
After joining Ideastream Public Media in 1995, he won dozens of local and national awards and produced many features for NPR and PBS NewsHour, plus several nationally syndicated radio and television documentaries.
David retired in October 2022.
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A group of visual and performing artists strive to promote equity and establish new collaborations. -
The pandemic continues to exact its toll on the performing arts. -
Cincinnati and Toledo offer models for Northeast Ohio and other parts of the state. -
Giancarlo Calicchia says he intends to buy the restaurant that closed early in the pandemic, but his plans for the property have not yet been finalized. -
Giancarlo Calicchia anticipates closing a deal within two months for the property. -
As revenues from the Cuyahoga County cigarette tax for the arts continue to decline, local advocates are looking to expand the tax to include all tobacco products. An attempt to build that idea into the state budget failed this past summer, but a new effort is in the works for 2022. -
Revenue from the use of cigars, pipes and vape pens would help shore-up support for the arts. -
A bronze sculpture of Jesus depicted as a homeless man on a park bench outside a suburban Cleveland church sparked national headlines last year. This week, additional statues inspired by biblical passages are being installed across the city’s West Side. -
Before dying in Iraq her husband left a journal for their newborn son -
Sculptor reveals the meaning behind his provocative art depicting Jesus in need
