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RBG

Courtesy of CNN Films.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks to her granddaughter Clara Spera in RBG, directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen.

We’re talking RBG, aka Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen. Their new documentary opens Friday in Salt Lake City theaters.

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Friday, we’re talking Notorious RBG, aka Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgRBGis also the name of a new documentary opening in Salt Lake City. Filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen join Doug to explain how Ginsburg has become a cultural icon and how over the course of her career she used the law to give equal rights to women. The film is also a deeply personal look at Ginsburg’s drive and passions. [Rebroadcast]

  • RBG opens Friday at Broadway Centre Cinemas in downtown Salt Lake City. It runs through May 24. You can find showtimes and buy tickets at saltlakefilmsociety.org. It's also playing at Century 16 on 3300 South and State Street.
  • RBG premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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