Diane Mack
Producer & Host"This is NPR's Morning Edition, at 89.9 WWNO. Good Morning, I'm Diane Mack."
Many of you awake to that greeting each morning as Diane brings you the day's news as WWNO's host for NPR's Morning Edition. Diane is a native New Orleanian with a background in television broadcast journalism. She is a graduate of Loyola University of New Orleans, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications.
Diane has worked in various markets around the state. She started at KATC-TV in Lafayette as reporter and morning news anchor. Diane moved back home to New Orleans in 1982 where she joined the news staff of WDSU-TV as a general assignment reporter. In 1993, Diane joined WWNO's staff, hosting news programs, a classical music show, and the "Friends of Music" concert series. She is also an award-winning producer for the station's cultural arts radio feature Inside the Arts.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an upcoming service that combines New Orleans jazz with spirituals and hymns. We also get a sneak peek of a musical tribute to Tina Turner, and take a look inside one of Mississippi’s pregnancy resource centers.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, the star of “The Color Purple,” at Le Petit Theatre tells us about the timelessness of the musical story. Plus, we hear what’s on deck at the Musaica Chamber Ensemble and explore Mardi Gras morning with the Northside Skull and Bones Gang.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, New Orleans bounce artist Big Freedia tells us about her new TV series coming this summer. Plus we hear about a new collection of music catered for those in need of healing. And we learn how healthcare staffing shortages are changing emergency care and ambulatory services.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, The New Orleans Opera follows the dream of a jazz icon with its debut of Charlie Parker’s Yardbird. And Italian Mezzo-Soprano Mattea Musso returns to the Marigny Opera House for a concert performance of the Salve Regina.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about two exhibitions by and about Latin American artists. Plus, we hear stories about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from those who met him.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear why an immersive, historical play is extending its New Orleans run for a second time. Plus, we learn about taking care of pets over the holidays and dive deeper into the story of Cameroonian asylum seekers in Louisiana.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the return of New Orleans’ treasured light show, LUNA Fête. Plus we hear how the Historic New Orleans Collection is celebrating the holidays and we learn about the return of ancestral remains to tribal nations in Alabama.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, New Orleans reporter Carly Berlin breaks down the newly-approved city budget for 2023. We also get a sneak peak of the NOMA’s latest photography exhibit and talk to LSU musicians about their recent Grammy nomination.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about Garden District homes getting a holiday makeover! We also learn about an upcoming performance at the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra and hear why Louisiana recently received an F rating in maternal health care.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, in celebration of Thanksgiving we hear an encore of one of our favorite food-focused conversations. Plus, we hear more about Louisiana’s underground railroad history and get a sneak peek of an upcoming show from The NOLA Project.