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Paul Robeson: America's Sung Hero
From: Mark Lavonier
Caption: Paul Robeson
An exploration through the life and times of singer, activist, athlete and entertainer Paul Robeson.

Bought by WRVO Public Media and WRPI


  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: 29:23
  • Purchases: 2
Golden Days and Friendly Faces
From: WMUK
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Portrait of the musical life of Lake Michigan's Beaver Island

Bought by WFIU, KXOT Public Radio, and KSJD


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 3
Hoagy!
From: WFIU
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One-hour special exploring the life and music of legendary songwriter Hoagy Carmichael

Bought by KMUW and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 2
From Moonshine to Armadillos: The Birth of the Austin Music Scene
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
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Rare archival recordings of Janis Joplin and Willie Nelson highlight this documentary.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 14, 2007
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 1
Rock-and-roll benefit concerts: Music to UNICEF's ears
From: UNICEF
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This Story is free! With the Concert for Bangladesh George Harrison and Ravi Shankar started the tradition of the super-concert for a humanitarian ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1
World Tour Radio presents Music of Morocco
From: Andrew Reissiger
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Moroccan Amazigh Music, Arabic/Indigenous politics of North Africa

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston and KTNA


  • Added: Nov 14, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Louis Armstrong's New Orleans, with Wynton Marsalis
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
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"a rich tapestry of music, interviews and sound" - Phil Corriveau, Wisconsin Public Radio

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KAZU Seaside, Calif., KSUT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2006
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 67
RN Documentary: Zeeland '53
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus: Living With Water
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Recreation of the disastrous 1953 flood in the southern Dutch province of Zeeland during which more than 1800 lives were lost.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and WRPI


  • Added: Sep 22, 2005
  • Length: 29:14
  • Purchases: 2
Skywalkers of Akwesane
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place: Third Season
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How the dangerous skill of high steel became a rite of passage for a Mohawk tribe.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WFHB, KMXT, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 24, 2005
  • Length: 29:20
  • Purchases: 26
The Creative Remix
From: Benjamen Walker
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a lawyer free exploration of the remix in music, art and literature.

Bought by KVNF, WCFM, KUOW, WBEZ, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2004
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
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For Women's History Month: this award-winning documentary chronicles her life and times.

Bought by WJCT, WKMS, WABE, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KCUR and more


  • Added: Nov 26, 2003
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 24