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Innovation Hub: The Beatles

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On February 9, 1964, The Beatles took America by storm, making their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. Fifty years later, we examine why the group was so innovative. Beyond reshaping music, they changed business, art, Hollywood, fashion, and culture.

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Join us Sunday, February 9 at 7 p.m. as Public Radio Presents Innovation Hub: The Beatles. Host Kara Miller will speak with internationally renowned Beatles expert Mark Lewisohn, about why The Beatles were consistently innovative and refused to conform. We'll hear from Vivek Tiwary, who has written about the unusual and amazingly successful marketing of The Beatles. We’ll also hear the voices of ordinary Americans who remember how The Beatles changed their lives, both personally and professionally.

Innovation Hub is a production of WGBH in Boston. Click here for more information about the program. 

Jason has served as WRVO's news director in some capacity since August 2017. As news director, Jason produces hourly newscasts, and helps direct local news coverage and special programming. Before that, Jason hosted Morning Edition on WRVO from 2009-2019. Jason came to WRVO in January of 2008 as a producer/reporter. Before that, he spent two years as an anchor/reporter at WSYR Radio in Syracuse.