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Doug Henderson Jr.

From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces

Jocko Henderson was one of the most imitated Black personality disc jockeys of all time. He's known as the godfather of rap, the “Ace from Outer Sp...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUCB, WFHB, WDSE, PRX Remix and more

Added: Jan 07, 2014
Length: 03:21
Purchases: 7

Joe McEwen

From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces

Record label executive Joe McEwen was one of the many white kids listening to Black radio in Philadelphia in the 50s and 60s. Here, McEwen talks ab...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, and KUOW

Added: Jan 07, 2014
Length: 04:27
Purchases: 3

Dyana Williams

From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces

Dyana Williams started her broadcasting career in 1973 as one of the few African-American women on the air. Her radio handle? Ebony Moonbeams. Sinc...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, WABE, and KUOW

Added: Jan 07, 2014
Length: 04:55
Purchases: 4

Sam Reed

From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces

In the late 50s and 60s, jazz musician Sam Reed was the house leader at the historic Uptown Theater in North Philadelphia. The Uptown was the Phill...

Bought by KTEP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, WDSE, and KUOW

Added: Jan 07, 2014
Length: 03:26
Purchases: 5

Karen Warrington

From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces

Karen Warrington, director of communication for Congressman Robert Brady, has been an independent voice for Black political and social empowerment ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, KUOW, and PRX Remix

Added: Jan 07, 2014
Length: 06:41
Purchases: 4

Harvey Holiday

From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces

Harvey Holiday was one of the few white disc jockeys who made it big on Black radio in Philadelphia in the 70s. His highly-rated Sunday night “Holi...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, and KUOW

Added: Jan 07, 2014
Length: 05:13
Purchases: 3

Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio (Two Hour Special)

From: Mighty Writers
Series: Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio

Caption: Legendary Philadelphia disc jockey Georgie Woods, Credit: Temple Urban Archives

Starting in the 1950s, Black radio stations around the country became the pulse of African-American communities, and served as their megaphone duri...

Bought by WHYY, WHCP-LP Cambridge, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WOMR, Radio Catskill and more

Added: Jan 07, 2014
Length: 01:58:00
Purchases: 46

Gender Gifted

From: Kathy Tu

Vernon Porter loves people--talking to them, helping them, singing to them. As his radio personality, the fabulous Lady Di, he's able to broadcast ...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Nov 27, 2013
Length: 04:51
Purchases: 1

WHERE WERE WE IN '63 ?

From: Hank Rosenfeld
Series: Folk Journalism

Interviews with New Yorkers remembering where they were on November 22nd, 1963

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Nov 12, 2013
Length: 03:44
Purchases: 2

Parts of Speech

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Doug Harlow isn't afraid to use his voice. He works as reporter in Maine and churns out seven, sometimes eight, articles a week. Doug is a born com...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Troy Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix

Added: Oct 28, 2013
Length: 07:28
Purchases: 4

Halloween :The North Side Witch Hunt

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: PM was one of the North Side witches., Credit: Catherine McGuigan

Witch-hunts are curious phenomena, and thoroughly reactionary in nature. They generally begin with an inexplicable event of one kind or other—cows ...

Added: Aug 30, 2013
Length: 26:55

Ham Radio Is Proud To Be Amateur

From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY

Ham radio hobbyists have been DIY since day one. They build their own equipment and create their own communities.

Bought by KWMR, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Aug 29, 2013
Length: 06:03
Purchases: 3

Captain Kangaroo's Box of Sound

From: Brett Barry

Caption: Photo of Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo) reading as Hugh Brannum (Mr. Green Jeans) comes with a surprise cake to announce the fifth anniversary of the television program Captain Kangaroo., Credit: CBS Television

A box of sound effects from the Captain Kangaroo show opens the door to a bygone era of live television production. Interviews with key players on ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Aug 16, 2013
Length: 09:50
Purchases: 1

Producer Profile: Wil Meya

From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile

Multimedia Intern Bekka Schlichting speaks with Wil Meya Director of The Language Conservancy about the upcoming documentary Rising Voices

Added: Jul 16, 2013
Length: 15:59

Factsheet Five

From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY

A look at that DIY mainstay, known as the zine, through the lens of a long-running publication called Factsheet Five.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Jul 02, 2013
Length: 07:18
Purchases: 1

Diary of A Bad Year: A War Correspondent's Dilemma

From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: The Transom Radio Specials

Caption: Kelly McEvers, Credit: Glen Carey

NPR's Kelly McEvers' unprecedented and intimate portrait of the sacrifices reporters and their families make to tell untold stories -- and the some...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Prairie Public, KSUT, RadioFreePalmer, WYSO and more

Added: Jun 18, 2013
Length: 58:19
Purchases: 81

Lil' Poopy

From: Schuyler Swenson

In Brockton Massachusetts, a ten-year-old rap star's career has got people talking. His story raises questions about parenting, race, and how a kid...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: May 31, 2013
Length: 08:22
Purchases: 1

100%

From: Zach Hirsch

Two survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing confront their psychological bruises.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix, and HowSound

Added: May 27, 2013
Length: 09:12
Purchases: 3

25: The Packard Campus

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds

Learn about lost films, the National Jukebox, IRENE, how big a petabyte is, and much more on a tour of the Library of Congress Packard Campus featu...

Added: May 23, 2013
Length: 28:10

Producer Profile: Torsten Kjellstrand and Jamie Francis

From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile

Vision Maker Media Assistant Director George Lee speaks with filmmakers Torsten Kjellstrand and Jamie Francis.

Added: May 20, 2013
Length: 12:04

Producer Profile: Julianna Brannum

From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile

Interactive Media Specialist Eric Martin speaks with Comanche filmmaker Julianna Brannum about her new biopic about LaDonna Harris.

Added: May 16, 2013
Length: 09:29

#11: Head to an Anti-Police Brutality March with renegade journalist Tim Pool

From: WFMU
Series: Radio Free Culture

Using live-steaming technology, Tim Pool involves his viewers in his reporting process live from the sites of protests around the world, and uses a...

Bought by KPIP-LP