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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Remembering Harry Belafonte, who long refused to work in mainstream Hollywood

    Musician and activist Harry Belafonte, 96, died today from congestive heart failure at his New York home. KCRW’s Elvis Mitchell gives a remembrance.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 25, 2023 • 1 min read

    Musician and activist Harry Belafonte, 96, died today from congestive heart failure at his New York home. KCRW’s Elvis Mitchell gives a remembrance.

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    Faraway restaurants with Kristen Kish, tribute to Harry Belafonte
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Producer, Press Play

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      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Elvis Mitchell

      host of KCRW’s The Treatment

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Faraway restaurants with Kristen Kish, tribute to Harry Belafonte
    1. 0:00Biden declares 2024 bid. Is the US a gerontocracy?
    2. 13:25CA lawmakers are balking at banning guns on Hollywood sets
    3. 22:25Travel with Kristen Kish to ‘Restaurants at the End of the World’
    4. 39:52Remembering Harry Belafonte, who long refused to work in mainstream HollywoodYou’re reading this
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