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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Unlike bagpipes native to Scotland, the uilleann pipes are smaller and played while seated. -
More than a dozen performers, producers and music executives due to be honored in L.A. ceremony this November. -
Parton was one of 17 acts nominated for hall of fame honors in February, covering a wide variety of popular music styles, from hip-hop to new wave. -
MOCHA's one-year residency is part of a series of changes at moCa Cleveland. -
Data shows audiences only at 25% of pre-pandemic levels. -
Comedian-turned-historian Ritch Shydner says Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln were fans. -
Seventeen acts are up for consideration this year. -
Over the past year, Black artists in Summit County have come together to better promote their work and make arts connections. The resulting Akron Black Artist Guild now has about 100 members as well as support from the Knight Foundation and the advocacy organization ArtsNow. -
Reich’s appointment comes as the museum rebuilds its image following a 2020 controversy. -
Reich steps up to the executive post after serving in an interim capacity since June 2020.
