On The Record with Lloyd Dean, CEO of Catholic Healthcare West

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Lloyd H. Dean

Dean, 58, talks about the potential for health care reform in light of the presidential elections and the current economic crisis.

He also discusses restrictions associated with Catholic health care and other issues affecting the health industry and not-for-profit health systems.

Dean has been CEO of the 41-hospital network since 2000. He is the first African American and non-Catholic chairman of the Catholic Health Association of the United States. Raised a Baptist, Dean was one of nine children and didn't see a doctor until high school.

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Actor Rob Brown on playing football star Ernie Davis in "The Express''

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Darrin Dewitt Henson, left, Dennis Quaid and Rob Brown in "The Express.''

Actor Rob Brown talks about how he prepared for the role of Syracuse University football star Ernie Davis in the upcoming movie "The Express.''

The movie about Davis, the first African American player to win the Heisman Trophy, opens Oct. 10.

Davis led Syracuse to a national championship in 1959 and was a number one pick in the NFL draft, but tragically died before he could play for the Cleveland Browns.

In this interview with Chronicle arts and entertainment editor Leba Hertz, Brown talks Davis' impact on sports, about his own collegiate career and his favorite NFL teams (one is in the Bay Area).

For more on Heisman and non-Heisman winners, football stars in Hollywood and notable college football movies, please see the Oct. 5 edition of the Datebook section of The Chronicle, starting on Page 24. Or click HERE

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Daily Show's Larry Wilmore on the "greenest, blackest'' Democratic convention

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"Daily Show" correspondents Aasif Mandvi, Wyatt Cenac, Larry Wilmore and Jason Jones record a promotional spot in Denver.

Larry Wilmore, known as "the senior black correspondent'' for Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show'' goes Under The Bus with Joe Garofoli at the Democratic National Convention.

Wilmore, the the Emmy Award-winning creator of "The Bernie Mack Show,'' brings his politically humorous take on what Barack Obama's run for president brings to America.

He also calls the convention in Denver both "the greenest and the blackest'' ever and offers advice for Hillary Clinton. And he explains how Obama brings a "comfort level of blackness'' to white America, somewhere on the "Jefferson scale'' between Thomas and George.

Looking ahead, Wilmore comments on how the Republicans are trying to make their convention next week more "brother friendly.''

For more from Joe Garofoli as he blogs about both the Democratic and Republican national conventions, go to SFGate.com/blogs/politics.

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An interview with actress-singer Diahann Carroll

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Diahann Carroll says she still loves to wear this designer jacket.

Actress-singer Diahann Carroll talks about career, including how she became the first African American woman with the lead role in the 1968 NBC-TV sitcom "Julia.''

The Bronx native also describes what she and actress Joan Collins really did during their famous cat fight scenes in the popular 1980s prime-time soap "Dynasty.''

And Carroll, who is performing this week at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko San Francisco, touches on her longtime friendship with Frank Sinatra, her movie roles in "Claudine'' and "Eve's Bayou.''

Also, she talks about her upcoming book, "The Legs Are The Last To Go,'' and her battle with breast cancer.

The Chronicle's Shelah Moody reports.

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Jazz legend, TV pioneer Nancy Wilson

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In this podcast, jazz, cabaret and pop legend Nancy Wilson talks about an illustrious career that has garnered her three Grammys, an Emmy and a place as a television pioneer. But she says her career has never been about just gaining fame and fortune.

In an interview with The Chronicle's Shelah Moody and Benny Evangelista, Wilson says all she ever wanted to do was sing. That's how she became one of the first African American women to have her own TV show in the early 1950s when she was just 15.

She also discusses the background behind her signature tune, "Guess Who I Saw Today,'' and her work as an honorary spokesperson for the National Minority AIDS Council.

This is part of a series of podcasts by Shelah Moody on the Divas of Jazz, Pop and Soul.

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Last week's interview with Obama

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Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., makes a point to Editor Phil (left) and Editorial Page Editor John Diaz.

In case you missed The Chronicle's editorial board meeting with Sen. Barack Obama last week, here is the entire interview:

You can also listen to excerpts from the interview:

In this clip, Obama responds to a question about former President Clinton's reaction to a ruling that upheld Nevada caucus locations on the Las Vegas strip.

In this clip, Obama responds to a question about how to keep Iraq from imploding:

In this clip, Obama responds to a question about his ability to make tough decisions:

And here is the full video of the interview:

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An interview with Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson

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Jennifer Hudson

Last year, singer Jennifer Hudson made history by becoming the third African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of singer Effie White in the movie version of "Dreamgirls."

Along with winning a Golden Globe Award, Hudson also broke barriers by becoming one of the few African American women to ever appear on the cover of Vogue magazine.

In this podcast with The Chronicle's Shelah Moody, Hudson talks about what she did the night she won the Oscar. The singer, who first rose to prominence on the hit TV show "American Idol,'' also says she hopes to win a Grammy and talks about her upcoming CD.

Hudson, who performed in San Francisco last week at the Help Raise Healthy Children benefit at the Herbst Theater, also chats about a modeling career and about her upcoming movies, "Sex and the City: The Movie'' and "The Secret Life of Bees.''

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Fox News legal expert Greta Van Susteren on media fascination with "OJ 3"'

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With O.J. Simpson back in court and back in the headlines, Fox News Channel legal expert Greta Van Susteren chats with Chronicle media writer Joe Garofoli about the media's continuing fascination with the former football star.

The host of Fox's "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren'' comments on how coverage of Simpson's latest troubles compares with his previous murder and civil trials. They also talk about why O.J. gets more attention than other legal issues such as the case of the "Jena 6'' in Louisiana.

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Memories of slain journalist Chauncey Bailey

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Chauncey Bailey

Fellow journalists remembered slain Oakland Post Editor Chauncey Bailey Wednesday as a man who practiced his profession with tireless passion and bulldog determination, especially in covering the African American community.

Bailey, 57, was ambushed and killed last week on a downtown Oakland street as he walked to work. Police say he was killed because he was investigating a story his assailant didn't want told.

In this podcast, veteran journalists Harry Harris, Martin G. Reynolds and Emil Guillermo talk about Bailey's legacy and remember some favorite memories both inside and outside of the newsroom. And Oakland Post Publisher Paul Cobb eulogizes Bailey.

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Loida Nicolas Lewis on Hillary Clinton, Harry Potter and battling the INS

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Loida Nicolas Lewis

This week on Pinoy Pod, Part 2 of our two-part interview with Filipino American business executive Loida Nicolas Lewis, chairwoman and chief executive officer of TLC Beatrice LLC and TLC Beatrice China and Philippines. A native of Sorsogon, Philippines, Lewis recently became the first Filipino and the first woman to be inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame in Seattle.

Lewis took over TLC Beatrice in 1994. That was a year after the untimely death of her husband, Reginald F. Lewis, who had built the company into the largest African American-owned corporation in America.

In this podcast with The Chronicle's Michelle Louie, Lewis talks about women in politics, particularly how she has joined Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign effort.

Also, she speaks about her love for Reginald Lewis, the fate of "Harry Potter" and how she successfully sued the Immigration and Naturalization Service for discrimination.

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