The French Elvis is in L.A., sans amour des Americains
Hollyday
If Michael Jackson or Madonna were sick in a hospital in Paris, it’s safe to say that most of France would take notice; but when the “French Elvis” Johnny Hallyday comes to Los Angeles for a tricky operation at Cedars-Sinai, no local press seemed to notice. Meanwhile dozens of French and European news outlets haven taken up residence outside of Cedars awaiting word on Hallyday’s condition. Who is Johnny Hallyday and why hasn’t the French music superstar’s popularity crossed the Atlantic to American audiences?
Guests:
Annick Cojean, correspondent for Le Monde
Valerie Cantie, correspondent in Los Angeles for Radio France
- Patt Morrison for December 15, 2009
- Villaraigosa, live from Copenhagen Climate Summit
- The French Elvis is in L.A., sans amour des Americains
- The Bush Administration’s inbox mystery: 22 million missing emails
- Banking the Underbanked: FDIC tries to reach out
- The personal toll of unemployment
- Medicaid children and access to antipsychotic drugs
Also on this episode
Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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