The Dallas Morning News Audio Reports

Sports is a unique industry that plays a different role in people’s lives. With that comes a unique responsibility, Cuban said. Hear more of Cuban's comments on corporate responsibility during his talk at the Dallas Regional Chamber's annual meeting in January. 

When asked about national political trends for the next year, Cuban said he hopes the largest trend is “sanity.”  Hear more of Cuban's comments on politics during his talk at the Dallas Regional Chamber's annual meeting in January. 

Newly released audio from the Wings Over Dallas air show gives insight into the moments before and after the collision that killed six airmen and destroyed two WWII-era aircraft in November. This excerpt is from the 36-minute air traffic control recording The Dallas Morning News obtained from the FAA that details conversations between multiple pilots and the show’s air boss, who is responsible for...

Editor's note: These 911 calls have been compiled into a single audio file and edited for clarity and brevity. Newly released 911 calls obtained by The Dallas Morning News reveal that the man police say broke into the Dallas Museum of Art and smashed objects including ancient pottery in June went completely undetected by security until he picked up a museum phone and called 911 on himself at the e...

The Dallas Morning News and KERA have launched a community-funded journalism initiative called Arts Access that expands local arts, music and culture coverage through the lens of access and equity. In this special report, KERA vice president of arts Anne Bothwell talks with The News ’ arts editor Christopher Wynn and Arts Access reporter Elizabeth Myong about the project and this week’s debut stor...

Arts reporter Michael Granberry talks with Jane Wolfe about her new book chronicling the improbable life and career of Burl Osborne, who played a pivotal role in the history of The Dallas Morning News . Find more of our special audio reports at dallasnews.com/listen . 

When Carte Blanche opened in June 2021, a key part of the Lower Greenville restaurant's appeal was the impressive résumé of chef Casey La Rue. He touted his work under some of the world’s most decorated chefs at Michelin-starred restaurants. But on Friday, The News published an exclusive report that reps from those restaurants say they have no record of La Rue ever working for them. In fact, the c...

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster and features writer Michael Granberry begin our audio tour of Dallas in front of the The News ' downtown headquarters at 1954 Commerce St. They provide context on Main Street Garden Park (00:45) across the street, discuss the newspaper building 's unique history as the Old Dallas Public Library space, describe the Statler Hotel (1:42) which was...

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster and features writer Michael Granberry discuss the history and importance of the Majestic Theatre. 

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster and features writer Michael Granberry discuss the history and importance of Thanks-Giving Square. The men point out that across the street on Pacific is the old post office and courthouse of Dallas (1:39) . The old courthouse, now residential, was the site where the recently overturned Roe v. Wade was first litigated (2:24-4:11) and Granberry of...

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster and features writer Michael Granberry discuss Klyde Warren Park. Lamster gives context on its design and layout and Granberry discusses the park's unusual backstory (1:35 - 3:38) and how it got its name. 

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster and features writer Michael Granberry discuss the Dallas Arts District.  The men offer an overview of the cluster of institutions here on Flora Street, anchored by the Dallas Museum of Art. Lamster describes how the arts district originally emerged in Fair Park, but race and money brought it farther north.  Granberry offers a backstory (3:10) on...

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster and features writer Michael Granberry discuss the history and importance of Dealey Plaza, the site of the JFK assassination. 

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster and features writer Michael Granberry discuss the block in front of the old Dallas Morning News headquarters, which includes Founders Square (with its lovely fountain), Union Station and, behind it, the iconic Reunion Tower. 

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster and features writer Michael Granberry discuss the history and importance of Dallas City Hall. 

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster and features writer Michael Granberry discuss the history and importance of the historic Pittman Hotel as the heart of what was once a thriving Black entertainment district that would become Deep Ellum. The distract has wrestled with issues of gentrification, identify and overdevelopment ever since. 

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster and features writer Michael Granberry discuss the history and importance of Fair Park. 

Don't call it a "mall." Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster and features writer Michael Granberry discuss the history and importance of NorthPark Center. 

On June 24, the U.S. Supreme court overruled Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 case that originated in Dallas county that legalized abortion. As the nation grapples with the high court’s decision and the debates that came with it, we wanted to better understand those who think there is still common ground. Dallas Morning News editorial fellow BeLynn Hollers moderates a conversation between two women on both...

Opal Lee spent decades quietly working for the poor and to preserve the history of Fort Worth’s Black community. At 86, she began working for a national recognition of Juneteenth, the historic day Black Texans in Galveston learned they were free from slavery. In 2021, we named Ms. Opal our Texan of the Year. In this episode of the ‘Deep Side’ podcast, she talks with host Rudy Bush, The News’ edito...

The competition to get homes in Dallas-Fort Worth is fierce, but not impossible. Dallas Morning News business editor Paul O’Donnell talks with residential real estate reporter Mitchell Parton about how two couples navigated the hot market. (Hint: One of them bought ‘the smelly house.’) The story is part of a new series called The Texas Squeeze that examines the high cost of high growth. Read Parto...

The granddaughter of sharecroppers, Eddie Bernice Johnson has been a fixture in Dallas politics for more than 50 years. For three decades she has represented southern Dallas in Congress. Her life story is ingrained in the story of the city. Here, in part one of a two-part ‘Deep Side,’ hosted by editorials editor Rudy Bush and the UNT System’s Paul Corliss, Johnson recalls her childhood in Waco, be...

Mayor Pro Tem Chad West has been on a journey to make Jefferson Boulevard calmer while keeping cars moving and residents happy. So far, so good, he says. But can the experiment change Dallas’ love of the 6-lane thoroughfare. Also, we talked affordable housing, gentrification and what North Oak Cliff might look like in the years to come. Find more ‘Dallas Morning News’ audio and a special membershi...

Sheila and Jody Grant have been on a nearly two-decade mission to construct, open, program and expand one of the most innovative parks in America. With park president Kit Sawers, they tell the history of making the dream reality and what is next. And they talk about what Dallas and cities around the country are doing to repeat Klyde Warren Park’s success. Find more ‘Dallas Morning News’ audio and...