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Radio Was There: D-Day
From: WRVO Public Media
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The sounds of American radio from D-Day on June 6, 1944.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: May 30, 2024
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Radio Retrospective: Radio at War
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Frank Sinatra being interview during World War II, Credit: Wikipedia
Radio reached its height of popularity during World War II. But the war also ushered in its greatest competitor - television.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMMT, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
Radio Retrospective: The First Woman of Sound Effects
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Ora Nichols (left) and the CBS Sound Effects Team, Credit: Wikipedia
Ora Nichols lead the sound effects team that brought "War of the Worlds" to life on the radio. That doesn't mean she got along with Orson Wells. Me...

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 3
Finding Their Way
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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This week, we’re talking to people trying to find their place. Whether it be an independent artist in saturated music industry, a person struggling...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 08, 2014
  • Length: 28:05
  • Purchases: 1
John Mauceri 11-46
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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We'll talk with one of the country's leading authorities on film music, and listen to some of his favorite scores.

Bought by KPVL, WCPN, WEKU, KPVL, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 15, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
Without Comment: The First 100 Days-Week Six"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Series: "Without Comment:The First 100 Days"
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Without Comment is a 13 week series looking at the first 100 days of the Barack presidency.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 09:45
"The Making of the War of the Worlds Broadcast"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
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Interviews with John Houseman and Howard Koch highlight this 1988 documentary, reissued for the 70th anniversary of the infamous Orson Welles radio...

Bought by KHNS, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVSC, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KPIK-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2008
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 14
Ken McCoy Entertainment Report
From: Ken McCoy
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Entertainment Report for 8 21 08 to 08 29 08

  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 03:44
La Colifata Buenos Aires
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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A visit to La Colifata radio in Buenos Aires

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jun 06, 2008
  • Length: 11:43
  • Purchases: 1
Girls Rock! A review of Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyers New CD, Schematics
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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A review of Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyers new CD, Schematics

  • Added: May 14, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
Athabascan Videoconferencing
From: Ben Markus
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Revitaliazing a Native Alaskan Language with Technology

  • Added: Nov 21, 2007
  • Length: 03:08
Buzz, Bands and the Biz: Why SXSW Matters
From: KUT
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How a Regional Music Conference Became a International Phenomenon

Bought by WMNF, KTNA, WXPN, NPR Illinois, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 5
Interview with Dave Sinko, Nashville audio engineer
From: Candace Corrigan
Series: The Nashville Nobody Knows
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Interview with Dave Sinko, Nashville audio engineer, featuring some great music he worked on.

  • Added: May 04, 2005
  • Length: 29:27
Mira Nair in Uganda
From: WFUV
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A report on Mira Nair's efforts to develop independent film in East Africa.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, KUCB, WGVU, WAER Syracuse, NY, WCOM and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2005
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 7