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Arizona Spotlight: The Memphis Belle

A look at a piece of history from World War II. Friday at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m. on NPR 89.1.
by Mark McLemore

Coming up this week on ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore.

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  • The Memphis Belle, a piece of history from World War II - and the movies - will be flying above Tucson this weekend. Christopher Conover will take us on board for a visit.

  • Luis Carrion previews the upcoming Cine Mexico Film Festival, with a focus on the current wave of innovative films that are emerging from Mexico.

  • On Voices for the Cure, University of Arizona track & field star and Olympic silver medalist Brigetta (Bri-GEET-ah) Barrett shares the story of her mother's fight against breast cancer, and the lessons it taught them both about discovering the good in any bad situation.

  • Hear an Audio Postcard recorded court side at the Arizona Wildcats final home basketball game of the season, versus arch-rivals ASU.

ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT is heard every Friday at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm, and every Saturday at 5:00 pm, on NPR 89.1 FM / 1550 AM. Stories are also available online at AZPM.org.

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