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Morning
Edition http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/ One
of the two cornerstone programs on NPR, Morning Edition is a two-hour mix of
news, analysis, interviews, commentaries, arts, features and music.
It can be heard Monday through Friday, generally from 6
to 9 am.
Weekend Edition, also produced by NPR, can be heard on Saturday and
Sunday mornings.
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All
Things Considered (ATC)
NPR’s All Things Considered presents a blend of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and innovative features for two hours every afternoon, Mondays through Fridays. A sister program, Weekend ATC is broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays.
Talk
Fresh
Air
Fresh
Air, with Terry Gross, features in-depth interviews with prominent cultural and
entertainment figures, as well as distinguished experts on current affairs and
news. Fresh Air is produced by
WHYY in Philadelphia,
The
Connection
The
Connection, produced by WBUR in Boston,
MA, is a
two-hour program tackling a vast range of topics; from politics to literature,
religion to science, and music to medicine.
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Satellite
Sisters http://www.wnyc.org/satellitesisters/ The
five Dolan sisters created Satellite Sisters as a means of using radio, books
and the web to explore the power of family and friends in our lives and to
discuss the range of topics on which friends seek each other's opinions.
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Humor
Car
Talk
A
weekly one hour show featuring the Magliozzi brothers, owners of the Sunshine
Garage in Cambridge,
Wait,
Wait, Don’t Tell Me
http://www.npr.org/programs/waitwait/index.html
NPR's
weekly hour-long quiz program test participants’ knowledge against some of the
best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's
real news and what's made up. Wait,
Wait is produced by NPR and WBEZ in Chicago,
IL.
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Combining
a quiz show format with guests, audience participation and live jazz, this
program reminds one of the old Groucho Marx show.
Hosted by Michael Feldman. Whad’ya Know is produced by Wisconsin Public
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Rewind
Rewind
twists the news each week with sketches, interviews, poetry and dialogue between
host Bill Radke and a panel of nationally renowned guests.
Rewind, produced by KUOW in Seattle,
WA, includes
a segment titled “Ask the Librarian” featuring Mary Dempsey, head of the
Chicago Public Libraries.
Music
Morning
Becomes Eclectic (MBE)
http://www.kcrw.org/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?tmplt_type=program&show_code=mb
Morning
Becomes Eclectic, a three hour show, delivers music of innovation, creativity
and diversity by combining progressive pop. World beat, jazz, African, reggae,
classical and new music. MBE is
produced by KCRW in Santa Monica,
CA.
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Other T Each
week This American Life chooses a theme and invites different writers and
performers to contribute items on the theme. The mission of This American Life,
produced by WBEZ in Chicago,
IL, is to
document everyday life in this country.
Prairie
Home Companion Host
Garrison Keillor presents a weekly two hour radio show with folksy musical
guests, Scandinavian Lutheran humor and commercials for imaginary products. A
Prairie Home Companion is produced by Prairie Home Productions, presented by
Minnesota Public Radio and distributed nationwide by Public Radio International.
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Created for INLS 111: Information Resources and Services
School of Information and Library Science [SILS]
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by Jean Ferguson
E-mail fergusje@email.unc.edu with any questions or comments
Page created: November 23, 2002 / Last updated: December 10, 2002
