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Hilary Swank

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank to mark the 30th anniversary of her big-screen debut on July 31, 1992. They spoke during the release of her 2018 Alzheimer’s film “What They Had.” Swank also reflected on her Oscar-winning performances in “Boys Don’t Cry” and “Million Dollar Baby.” (Theme…

Elrich v. Blair: Why the race for Montgomery Co executive is still so close

Election workers are accepting the last batch of mail-in ballots for a tight Democratic primary race for Montgomery County executive today. WTOP’s Kate Ryan tells us why this run-off between incumbent Marc Elrich and businessman David Blair – despite its length – is just part of a step-by-step ballot counting process. And while some ballots…

Morgan Neville

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley marks the 10th anniversary of author Gore Vidal’s death on July 31, 2012 by chatting with Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville and co-director Robert Gordon, who visited AFI Docs in 2015 to screen their documentary “Best of Enemies” about the 1968 political debates between the liberal Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley…

Elrich v. Blair: Why the race for Montgomery Co executive is still so close

Election workers are accepting the last batch of mail-in ballots for a tight Democratic primary race for Montgomery County executive today. WTOP’s Kate Ryan tells us why this run-off between incumbent Marc Elrich and businessman David Blair – despite its length – is just part of a step-by-step ballot counting process. And while some ballots…