Her music was rooted in the verities of honky tonk country and the Appalachian songs she had grown up singing." Lynn built her stardom not only on her music but also on her image as a symbol of rural pride and determination. In her New York Times obituary, Bill Friskics-Warren wrote, quote, "Ms. Lynn became the first woman to be named entertainer of the year by the Country Music Association in 1972, and in 1988, she was inducted into the Country Hall of Fame. She made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry in 1960. Lynn was famous for her singing, her songwriting and her life story, told in the 1980 film "Coal Miner's Daughter." The film was adapted from Lynn's memoir, which described how she grew up in poverty in eastern Kentucky, became a wife at age 15 and, after having four children, started writing songs and performing. Loretta Lynn, one of America's most beloved and influential country music stars, died yesterday at her home in Tennessee. Gross was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY.This is FRESH AIR. Her alma mater awarded her an honorary degree in 2007 and a 1993 Distinguished Alumni Award. in Communications from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She received a bachelor's degree in English and an M. Murrow Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, for advancing the "growth, quality and positive image of radio." She has received honorary degrees from Princeton University, Haverford College and Drexel University. In 1994, Fresh Air received a Peabody Award, which cited Gross for her "probing questions and unusual insights." In 1999, America Women in Radio and Television gave Gross a Gracie Award in the category of National Network Radio Personality.
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Her appearances include a spot as co-anchor of the PBS show, The Great Comet Crash, produced by WHYY-TV, a short series of interviews for WGBH-TV/Boston, and an appearance as guest-host for CBS Nightwatch. In addition to her work on Fresh Air, Gross has served as guest host for the weekday and weekend editions of NPR's All Things Considered. Gross's book All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists was published by Hyperion in 2004. Compilation CDs of Fresh Air are available in the NPR Shop. Since 1987, a daily, one-hour national edition of Fresh Airhas been produced by WHYY-FM it now airs on more than 450 stations. In 1985, WHYY-FM launched a weekly half-hour edition of Fresh Air with Terry Gross, which was distributed nationally by NPR. Two years later, she joined the staff of WHYY-FM in Philadelphia as producer and host of Fresh Air, then a local, daily interview and music program. There she hosted and produced several arts, women's and public affairs programs, including This Is Radio, a live, three-hour magazine program that aired daily. Gross began her radio career in 1973 at public radio station WBFO in Buffalo, New York. "What puts someone on guard isn't necessarily the fear of being 'found out.' It sometimes is just the fear of being misunderstood." But the line can shift, depending on who is asking the questions," observes Gross. "Anyone who agrees to be interviewed must decide where to draw the line between what is public and what is private. What often puts those guests at ease is Gross' understanding of their work. Gross isn't afraid to ask tough questions, but she sets an atmosphere in which her guests volunteer the answers rather than surrender them. "A remarkable blend of empathy and warmth, genuine curiosity and sharp intelligence," says The San Francisco Chronicle. Fresh Air's interviews, though, are in a category by themselves, distinguished by host and executive producer Terry Gross' unique approach. Combine an intelligent interviewer with a roster of guests that, according to the Chicago Tribune, would be prized by any talk-show host, and you're bound to get an interesting conversation.
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