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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The festival returns to Playhouse Square March 27-April 13. -
Since last fall, the renowned pianist's foundation has worked with three Cleveland Metropolitan School District buildings. -
The per-pack tax jumped from 30 cents to 70 cents, effective Feb. 1, after voters approved an increase last November. -
Two national tours will launch from Cleveland this season for "The Notebook" and "Hell's Kitchen." The second-largest theater district in the country will also present "The Outsiders," 2024 Tony winner for Best Musical, which has Northeast Ohio roots. -
The funds go toward the theater's $12 million capital campaign to renovate its campus in Gordon Square. -
The piece, valued at about $20 million, was seized in 2023 as part of an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. -
Eight of the 14 acts under consideration are making their first appearance on the ballot, despite being eligible for decades. -
Dom Frusteri crafts birdhouses which resemble old music clubs like Peabody's and the Winchester. -
The Ohio Creativity Trail is the second in a series of six that will take drivers through the story of how the Buckeye State influenced the country and the world ahead of the semiquincentennial in 2026. -
The funds will support a directing fellowship and refurbishing the theater's Gordon Square campus.
