Daniel P. Tucker

Associate Producer, WNYC News

Daniel P. Tucker appears in the following:

Art of Gandhara: Buddhist Art from Pakistan at the Asia Society

Friday, July 29, 2011

In this week's Arts File, Lance Luckey speaks with Melissa Chiu, museum director at the Asia Society, about "The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan: Art of Gandhara."

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Debt Limit Debate: Democrats and Republicans Push Competing 'Emergency' Plans

Monday, July 25, 2011

David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, joins Liz White to discuss U.S. lawmakers' continuing efforts to reach an agreement on t...

Mayor Booker Urged by Council to Revise Rejected Budget Proposal

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Newark Municipal council members are calling on Mayor Cory Booker to revise his rejected $772 million budget proposal.

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Debate Over the National Debt Limit: Two Weeks Left

Monday, July 18, 2011

NYT's David Sanger weighs in on the scenarios that could play out under various plans to raise the federal debt ceiling.

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Film Forum Celebrates Uncensored 1930s Films in "Essential Pre-Code"

Friday, July 15, 2011

In this week's Arts File, Kerry Nolan speaks with film historian and critic Jaime Christley about racy, uncensored 1930s films being celebrated in a Film Forum series called "Essential Pre-Code."

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President Obama Negotiates Debt Ceiling and Federal Budget

Monday, July 11, 2011

NYT's chief Washington correspondent David Sanger weighs in on negotiations on the budget and the debt limit and on the downward spiral in America's relations with Pakistan.

Details About City Opera's 2011-2012 Season Emerge

Friday, July 08, 2011

In this week's Arts File, Kerry Nolan speaks with New York Times reporter Daniel Wakin about details he uncovered about City Opera's 2011-2012 season in advance of next week's formal announcement.

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Romance Writers Conference Comes to New York City

Friday, July 01, 2011

In this week's Arts File, Liz White speaks with WNYC Arts Critic Carolina Miranda about a romance writers conference in town this week.

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A Closer Look at President Obama's Drawdown in Afghanistan

Monday, June 27, 2011

NYT's David Sanger weighs in on President Obama's plans in Afghanistan and on Congressional lawmakers' decision to condemn the administration's role in the conflict in Libya.

Epitaphs Come to Life in Green-Wood Cemetery Play

Friday, June 24, 2011

In the center of Brooklyn's vast Green-Wood Cemetery, actors are bringing characters to life in the moonlight, only to have them die among the gravestones.

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Artist Ai Weiwei Released by Chinese Authorities

Friday, June 24, 2011

In this week's Arts File, Kerry Nolan speaks with documentary filmmaker Alison Klayman about the release of Chinese artist and activist Ai Wei Wei.

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Fighting Crime with Astronomy at Inwood Hill Park

Thursday, June 23, 2011

On Friday night, a new tool will be used to fight crime in Inwood Hill Park: a $12,000 telescope. Following a string of sexual assaults in the area, the urban astronomer Jason Kendall...

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President Obama Weighs Options for Afghan Pullout

Monday, June 20, 2011

NYT's David Sanger weighs President Obama's gameplan in Afghanistan and a former ambassador's decision to enter the race for the White House.

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29th Annual Mermaid Parade Comes to Coney Island

Friday, June 17, 2011

In this week's Arts File, Kerry Nolan speaks with Brooklyn borough historian Ron Schweiger about the past and present of the parade.

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Five GOP Senators Who Could Decide Same-Sex Marriage Vote

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

As momentum builds for a vote on gay marriage in the final week of the legislative session, five GOP state Senators are considering a yes vote.  Four formerly undecided senators — th...

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U.S. Said to Have Stopped North Korean Missile Shipment to Myanmar

Monday, June 13, 2011

NYT's David Sanger weighs in on arms shipments from North Korea to Myanmar, the Chinese and American economies, and President Obama on the campaign trail.

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City Council Seeks to Further Regulate Pedicab Industry

Monday, June 13, 2011

Pedicab drivers could soon be required to display a bill of rights for passengers in their cabs and provide detailed receipts even before a trip begins.

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Stagehands' Union Plans to Picket the Tony Awards

Friday, June 10, 2011

In this week's Arts File, Jeff Spurgeon speaks with New York Times theater reporter Patrick Healy about a spat between the stagehands' union and the producers of the Tony Awards. 

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Obama Administration Considers Faster Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Monday, June 06, 2011

NYT's David Sanger weighs in on a potential troop reduction in Afghanistan, American interests in Yemen, and the latest unemployment figures.

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Summer Music Festivals Come To New York City and Upstate

Friday, June 03, 2011

In this week's Arts File, Kerry Nolan speaks with WQX-Aria blogger and Q2 host Olivia Giovetti about local summer music festivals. 

 

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