Gene Marrano
Basketball fans and many others are still reeling from the death of NBA icon Kobe Bryant, who died along with his daughter and 7 other people in a helicopter crash on Sunday. In 2016 veteran NBA writer and Salem resident Roland Lazenby released “Showboat- the Life of Kobe Bryant.” He sat down with WFIR’s Gene Marrano then to talk about Bryant; here is a “Longer Listen” from that session:
The Docs for Morgan basketball game that pits Virginia-Tech School of Medicine students against Carilion Clinic doctors and residents has raised more than $400,000 since 2012 for student scholarships. Its back at Patrick Henry High School tomorrow night, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports:
author Gary Keel
A long time retired federal employee who has written an historical-political thriller – one that relates to current “hot button” issues – will talk about his book and what freedom really means at several events this week. The story from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
A campaign that began almost a year ago to raise $180,000 for replacement all of the seating at the Grandin Theatre is now complete. Each of those new seats cost the Grandin around 360 dollars to purchase and install. The campaign also raised enough money for acoustic wall panels in the main theater, which will be closed for a week during the upgrade. Seats in the three smaller screening rooms have already been upgraded; now comes the main theater space, which will happen at the end of February says Grandin Theatre Foundation executive director Ian Fortier:
Roland Braelith and family
There are three seats up for grabs in May’s Salem City Council election. Tomorrow one candidate – Roland Braelith – makes his formal announcement about running. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
Hear an extended conversation with Roland Braelith about his run for Salem City Council below: