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Episode # 18 - Castaway: Randy Judkins
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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On August 6th our castaway was Randy Judkin who once ran in the Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race while juggling three balls the entire 6.2 miles. He f...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 01:20:33
Tony Bennett on Making Love to His Music and Why Stars Are Shy
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"Whenever they (fans) tell me they make love to my music, I tell them to do one for me." - Tony Bennett during a 1991 interview with Jeanne Wolf.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KJZZ, KCSM, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 4
Episode # 6 - Castaway: Rock Bergeron
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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Popular WMPG Radio morning DJ Rock Bergeron journeyed with us to the Island becoming our first live guest on "Desert Island Discs" on April 30th as...

  • Added: May 06, 2012
  • Length: 01:21:19
JazzStories: Barry Harris and Billy Higgins – The Majesty of Tap
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Barry Harris, Billy Higgins
In the 40s, jazzmen came of age on the stages of dance halls. Pianist Barry Harris and drummer Billy Higgins capture the view from those stages.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:44
  • Purchases: 6
Page Wilson: Into The Blue
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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Page Wilson was a singer and a song writer and host of the most popular music show in Richmond, Virginia. Called the Out of the Blue Radio Revue, i...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 55:45
NEA Jazz Master Orrin Keepnews
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Five Moments with producer and 2011 NEA Jazz Master Orrin Keepnews.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR, WART FM and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:29
  • Purchases: 10
Erroll Garner, January 2, 1977
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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His friends called him "Hoochie Coo," and he was one of the great jazz pianists ... composer of hundreds of songs, but best known for writing the t...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Eden Prairie Singer/Songwriter Deb Harley
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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Some artists "own" a style. They eat sleep and breath it. Their entire career is dedicated to it. That's cool and all, but it didn't work for Deb H...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2010
  • Length: 27:44
One Man Dancing Creates Cajun Zydeco Festivals
From: Rhonda J. Miller
Series: Folk River
Caption: Cajun Zydeco festival producer Franklin Zawacki dances with Delilah Lee Lewis. She is a member of the Cajun band The Creole Belles., Credit: Rhonda J. Miller
The footprints of Franklin Zawacki are on the ground at Cajun and Zydeco festivals he produced in California and New England for three decades. Zaw...

  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:18
The 3rd Annual SisterSong with Shannon Murray
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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Bemidji singer, songwriter and community organizer Shannon Murray on the 3rd Annual SisterSong: A Celebration of Women and Their Music, March 27th ...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 16:17
The List - A Preview of SXSW 2010
From: KUT
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Join some of public radio's sharpest music experts as they explore the 'must-see' artists coming to South-by-Southwest Music 2010!

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Mar 12, 2010
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 1
John McLaughlin
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: John McLaughlin
A profile of world famous jazz guitarist John McLaughlin about the impact of Spanish music on his career. Reported from Barcelona.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 2
The List: A Guide to SXSW Music 2009
From: KUT
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For one week each year, Austin, Texas becomes the center of the music universe. In this music-rich one-hour special, some of public radio's savvie...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, KLCC, WXPN, and KGLT


  • Added: Mar 13, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 4 - Black Composers of Classical Music
From: Robin Gehl
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A look at other Black composers and their music - Fourth of four programs for February 2009

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 3 - Paul Lawrence Dunbar's Poetry
From: Robin Gehl
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The poetry of Paul Lawrence Dunbar appears in Still's Afro-American Symphony - Third of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 2 - The Afro American Symphony
From: Robin Gehl
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A walk through The Afro American Symphony - Second of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids William Grant Still Program 1 - About Wiliam Grant Still
From: Robin Gehl
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The Life and Music of William Grant Still - First of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 5 - Marches Not Written for Bands and Parades
From: Robin Gehl
Caption: Classics for Kids Logo
Not all marches are written for parades - Fifth of five programs for January 2009

  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids Program 4 - Music for Piano Four Hands
From: Robin Gehl
Caption: Classics for Kids Logo
Music written for piano four hands - Fourth of five programs for January 2009

  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 3 - Schubert's Songs, or Take Me to Your Lieder
From: Robin Gehl
Caption: Classics for Kids Logo
A look at the lieder (or songs) written by Schubert - Third of five programs for January 2009.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Footlight Parade: 25th Anniversary Birthday Bash
From: Footlight Parade
Series: Footlight Parade: Sounds of the American Musical
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Footlight Parade: 25th Anniversary Birthday Bash

  • Added: Dec 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:54:00
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 2 - About Franz Schubert
From: Robin Gehl
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The life and music of Franz Schubert - Second of five programs for January 2009.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 1 - Firsts for the New Year
From: Robin Gehl
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Musical firsts for the first week of a new year - First of five programs for January 2009.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 06:29
Simon Jeffes and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Still endearing after 20 years, the quirky Penguin Cafe Orchestra's CDs are re-released to a new audience

Bought by WBHM


  • Added: Aug 18, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Women's Barbershop Quartet
From: Vicki Hayes
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A women's barbershop quartet sings and discusses what keeps them singing.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 05:18
  • Purchases: 1