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March 9, 2010
PRX is SO GROOVY, Man!
Hi friend of PRX,
If the Duderino ever produced radio, we bet he would be a PRX Zeitfunk winner. And one of the best things about Zeitfunk is that you don’t have to work for 30 years to win one, like the elusive Oscar. Just ask all the talented folks who won a Zeitfunk this year: some veteran producers will get a statue but a LOT of new folks will get one, too.
Go forth in 2010 and produce great radio! Yes, you can win.
Women Pilots of World War II Awarded Congressional Gold Medal tomorrow
The WASPs: Women Pilots of WWII Radio Diaries | 00:21:43
In the early 1940s, the US Army faced a dilemma. Thousands of new airplanes were coming off assembly lines and needed to be delivered to military bases nationwide, yet most of America’s pilots were overseas fighting the war. To solve the problem, the government launched an experimental program to train women pilots. They were known as the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs).
Tomorrow during a ceremony on Capitol Hill, the WASPs will be given the Congressional Gold Medal.
America Listening Walt Whitman pieces for Poetry Month
Whitman at War VFH Radio | 00:28:56
On a trip to see his brother, Walt Whitman was so struck by the violence of the Civil War that he stayed to help wounded soldiers. He hoped his poetry could heal the war-torn nation in a similar way.
Walt Whitman: Song of Myself WNYC | 00:58:58
Hosted by Carl Hancock Rux, the program peels back Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” and we discover that this groundbreaking work was the product of a man so far ahead of his time that we are just now able to fully appreciate his work.
Voice of the Troubles: Stories from the Irish Conflict Charles Lane | 00:59:00
For Americans watching current events in Iraq, the stories of the Irish Troubles can be eerily similar. Enter the lives of those who lived in Ireland during the ’70s and ’80s, who feared waking up each morning to find bodies on their doorsteps and bombs under their kitchen windows.
Frank McCourt on The Song Is You The Song is You with Bonnie Grice | 00:59:00
Author of the best-selling memoir “Angela’s Ashes,” Frank McCourt traces his life musically from the Rocky Road to Dublin, featuring the Chieftains, the Rolling Stones and Frank Sinatra.
Get ready for National Fundraising Week
This Wed. March 10 at 3 p.m. EST: Fundraising Soundbank Curator Jody Evans will hold a webinar on how to access PRX’s library of free ready-to-air and sample fundraising spots. To participate, send an email to genevieve [at] prx [dot] org.
PRX and the Economy Collaboration
EconomyBeat – The best blogs, images and video on the recession.
EconomyStory – Public media is on top of the meltdown.
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PRX is SO GROOVY, Man!
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