5 Favorite Things

We've asked all the WNYC personalities to look back on the year and tell us their 5 favorite things about 2003. From street names to horseraces, the pickings are neither slim nor expected. Enjoy!

Radio Lab Jad Abumrad Fads: Patt Benatar haircuts Movie: "Lost in Translation" CD: "Casino Vs. Japan" Whole Numbers     Play The Basics" Book: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Day of the week: Tuesday

TheFishko Files Sara Fishko Book: Leslie Epstein's San Remo Drive Movie: "Capturing the Friedmans" Venue: LA's Walt Disney Concert Hall TV Movie: "Angels in America" New Arts Magazine: Esopus

On The Media Bob Garfield Movie: "Lost in Translation" Book: Jonathan Safran Foer's Everything is     Illuminated TV Show: Da Ali G Show Child: Allison (enrolled in a state     university) Drink: Vodka Martini

Evening Music, Spinning On Air David Garland CD: "Everything Is Good Here/Please Come     Home" Angels of Light CD: Sport Murphy, "Uncle" Theater: "Caroline, or Change" Theater: "O, Say a Sunset" Book: Jonathan lethem's The Fortress of     Solitude

Evening Music Weekend Margaret Juntwait Movie: "Lost In Translation" Book: Johanna Fiedler's Molto Agitato Concert: Neil Shicoff "La Juive" at the Met CD: Kathleen Ferrier tribute CD on Decca Leisure: Thrift shopping

Cultural Reporter Judith Kampfner Theater: "Caroline or Change" Movie: "Master and Commander" Movie: "Lost in Translation" Book: Monica Ali's Brick Lane Live Event: "Coldplay Live 2003"

The Brian Lehrer Show Brian Lehrer Book: Fareed Zakaria's The Future of     Freedom Website: www.opendemocracy.net CD: "Satoh, Debussy, Messiaen, Takemitsu,     Ravel" Anne Akiko Meyers Street Name: Joey Ramone Place Near Miss: Cubs v. Red Sox World Series

The Leonard Lopate Show Leonard Lopate Movie: “The Hidden Fortress” 1958 Restaurant: Oriental Garden, 14 Elizabeth St. Book: Cervantes’ Don Quixote,     translated  by Edith Grossman Theater: “The Last Supper” Dance Company: Alvin Ailey

Weekend Edition Kerry Nolan TV Movie: "Angels in America" Book: Asne Seierstad's The Booksellor of     Kabul CD: Warren Zevon "The Wind" CD: Joss Stone "The Soul Sessions" CD: "Casa" Paula & Jaques Morlenbaum

Host, The Next Big Thing Dean Olsher Movie: "Spellbound" (the documentary) Invention: The iPod CD: Teodoro Anzellotti playing Janacek's     music on the accordion Performance: Johnny Cash "Hurt" New Law: The smoking ban

Soundcheck, Newsounds John Schaefer Book: Jonathan Lethem's Fortress of     Solitude Book: Neil Gordon's The Company You     Keep Book: Larry Kirwan's Liverpool Fantasy Broadcast: Funny Cide Wins the     Kentucky Derby CD: "When the Man Comes Around" Jonny Cash

The Saturday Show, The Sunday Show Jonathan Schwartz Book: Joan Didion's Political Fictions Book: Bernard Levy's Who Killed Daniel     Pearl Theater: "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" CD: "Like A River" by John Pizzarelli Movie: "Mystic River"