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Subject: Public Radio FAQ
Supersedes: <radio/[e-mail]>
Date: 27 Dec 1996 12:18:08 GMT
Summary: Information about public radio stations and programs
X-Last-Updated: 1996/12/06

Version: $Header: public.radio,v 1.36 1996/12/06 20:57:58 rsk Exp $

Originally written by Rich Kulawiec, [e-mail];
Copyright Rich Kulawiec 1994, 1995, 1996.

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What's this about?

In the US, most radio stations are commercial: they are owned
by companies who are trying to make a profit from their operation.
The way that they generate income for themselves is to sell airtime
for commercials.  But there's another group of radio stations,
"public radio", which are not funded in this manner.  They are
almost always commercial-free, and get their money from (1) listeners,
who "subscribe" to the station (2) grants from various foundations,
and (3) other fundraisers, such as concerts.  There are even
radio networks (NPR, APR, etc.) which produce programming
shared by many of these stations in the same way that commercial
networks such as ABC or CBS produce programming for their stations.
Public radio (and public television) are often the only independent
sources of news information in many communities.

(The paragraph above was written in response to a query from
Roswitha Hahn-Drodofsky, who asked just what this "public radio"
thing is all about.  In my American-centrism, it had escaped me
that this article might confuse people elsewhere in the world.
Hopefully the short exposition above will clear it up a bit. ---Rsk )

Another view on what this is about:

I recently received a fascinating note from Michael Carraher,
providing another answer to the same question.  I've been
reading his note, re-reading mine, and then trying to figure
out a way to integrate the two into a coherent presentation
that's as accurate as I can make it.  Well, I haven't figure
that out -- but I do think he made some extremely insightful
observations, and I think that until I get a chance to meld
his work with mine, the best thing I can do is reprint it here
just as he sent it to me.  I hope that those of you who are
reading this will find the juxtaposition of his opinion with
mine to be useful, and that it will help you reach an understanding
of your own.

----------begin note from Michael
.
The distinction between commercial and noncommercial stations --
according to the FCC -- is commercials.  Most, but not all, commercial
stations are owned by corporations but some are community-based, or mom
and pop, or owned by nonprofit organizations (churches, colleges,
etc.).  Not all radio stations make a profit.  I am a bit uncomfortable
with your statement which implies the profit motive underlies commercial
broadcasting.  That may be true much of the time but I assert we don't
know the motives of the people who run commercial stations (or
noncommercial stations for that matter).

Sources of funding for public radio stations include:  Corporate
underwriting (currently the largest source for NPR/PRI stations),
Foundation grants, CPB/government funds, listener contributions and
other fund raisers.  It should be noted that "other fund-raisers"
includes businesses run by various public radio organizations on a for
profit basis (e.g., NPR sells satellite time to commercial broadcasters,
PRI runs a mail order catalog business, WHYY operates a TV production
facility).  The line between corporate underwriting and advertising is a
fine one.  The distinction appears to be that a corporate underwriting
announcement cannot make product comparisons nor ask people to buy.
Many corporate underwriting announcements do extoll a product's
virtues.  Public radio "development" people do solicit corporate
underwriters, much as commercial broadcast "sales people" solicit
advertisers -- and they often cite audience research data to justify the
"use" of public radio as a promotional tool to underwriters.  And,
sometimes, public radio operations do show a surplus.  Surplus money is
invested, paid to staff/managers as bonuses, ploughed back into the
operation (anything except paid to stockholders as dividends).

The only "independent" source of news in many communities?  You need to
define terms here.  Independent of what/whom?  If you are suggesting
corporate ownership means a lack of independence -- or quality -- in
news presentation, I believe there are numerous examples to the
contrary.  There are also examples of public radio stations giving into
to government and political pressures.  Maybe by independent you mean
"locally-owned."  That term would be more accurate, but locally owned
does not necessarily mean better.  You are in Philadelphia.  KYW is
commercial, owned by a corporation and not locally owned.  Their news
presentation is different from WHYY, but I would not say it is in anyway
inferior nor compromised in its integrity.

Also your definition of public radio would include many religious
broadcasters (from whom contributions are their main -- sometimes only
-- source of income).  You might want to rework your definition to
distinguish NPR/PRI/Pacifica type public radio from -- what to call it?
-- "parochial radio."

BTW:  I've never been that thrilled with the name "public radio."  All
radio is public.  "Public" is better than "educational" (the name used
prior to the Carnegie Commission report in 1967).  It's almost 30 years
now, maybe these stations no longer need a generic name to distinguish
themselves from other broadcasters.

----------end note from Michael

Disclaimer: I don't work for NPR, or any public radio station at the
moment; I once worked for WCBU (Peoria) and am currently a member
of WHYY and WXPN (Philadelphia).  But I'm certainly an unabashed
supporter of public radio.

Questions answered (or at least asked!) within:

Q. What are the major NPR-carried shows and their contact info?
Q. What are the NPR affiliates around the country?
Q. How do you obtain a station list or programming schedule from NPR?
Q. What's the difference between National Public Radio, American Public Radio,
   Public Radio International, Pacifica Radio, and all that?
Q. How do I get my hands on general NPR info?
Q. How can I find out about books and albums mentioned on the air?
Q. How can I get my paws on some of the music I've heard on the air?
Q. Are there are books and articles about, or by NPR or NPR people?
Q. How about recordings made be NPR people?  (i.e. non-broadcast material)
Q. What's the relationship of NPR to PBS?
Q. How did NPR originally come about?
Q. Can I get NPR programming outside the US?
Q. I've heard listener commentary on ATC/ME; how do I send mine in?
Q. I like public radio so much I want to work for them; now what?
Q. Where else can I look for radio info?
Q. How is public radio funded?
Q. Is anybody saving all this?
Q. Are there any other resources out there?
Q. Hey -- what about Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish recipe?

Several people have commented that this list is NPR-centric; that's
not intentional.  If you have information to share, NPR-related or
not, please send it along, and I'll try to incorporate it.

If you find errors, omissions, or whatnot, please drop me a line; and
remember that this is still mostly a draft document, with lots of work
to be done on it before it's truly useful.

Q. What are the major public radio shows and their contact info?

I've alphabetized the list of shows below, which should make it a
bit easier to deal with.  A general note: all NPR programs have
pages which can be found at http://www.npr.org; there's an NPR FAQ
there as well.

Afropop Worldwide:

.A mixture of African, pop, jazz, and rock musics.

.Email: [e-mail]

All Things Considered

.Daily news magazine with basic national and international
.news, longer in-depth pieces, commentary, and whimsy.

.Producer: NPR News
.Hosts: Robert Siegel, Linda Wertheimer, Noah Adams
.Email: [e-mail]

American Forum:

.Email: [e-mail]

.American Forum
.School of Communication
.The American University
.Washington, DC   20016

Artscape:

BBC World Service:

.UK, European, US and world news from the BBC's perspective.

.Email: [e-mail]

Bluestage:

.Live blues performances ranging from traditional to contemporary.

Bodytalk:

.Weekly call-in show with health/medical advice.

.Producer: Eriz Nuzum, [e-mail]
.Web: http://wosuwww.wosu.ohio-state.edu/bodytalk.html

Bridges:

Car Talk:

.Auto advice with an attitude..

.Hosts: Click and Clack (aka Tom & Ray Magliozzi)
.Producer: Dewey, Cheetham and Howe, and WBUR
.Phone: (800) 332-WBUR
.Web: http://www.cartalk.com/

The Derek McGinty Show

.An early afternoon call-in interview show on WAMU.  As of July 1996,
.its second hour went national, following on the heels of Diane Rehm.
.The first hour is still heard only in Washington, and tends to
.focus more on local issues.

.Email: [e-mail]

The Diane Rehm Show:

.For many years, a local morning call-in interview show on WAMU.
.It recently began syndication, and is now heard on affiliates
.in Arkansas, Texas, Oregon, Baltimore, and a few other places.

.Email: [e-mail]

Do You Remember These?:

.Old-Time Radio program featuring some of the best comedy,
.drama, and variety shows of the 30's-50's.  Great stuff.
.Not sure about distribution.

.Producer: Frank Thomas, WCBU

Earth & Sky:
.Presents natural science in a way which is fun, interesting and
.easy-to-understand.  Broadcast each day on over 640 radio
.stations in the USA and Canada and around the world on various
.international radio networks; most stations at public radio.
.Listeners can visit Earth & Sky on the World Wide Web to
.listen to today's show, ask Earth & Sky a question, or research past
.programs.  Many of the scripts have hypertext links to background
.information, additional references, listener comments, and classroom
.discussion questions.

.Assoc. Producer: Chris Luther, Byrd & Block Communications, Austin, TX
.Email: [e-mail]
.Web: http://www.earthsky.com
.FTP: ftp://earthsky.com
.Mailing list server: [e-mail]
..(Send it a "help" request to find out how to use it.)

Echoes:

.Email: [e-mail]

E-Town:

.recorded live in Boulder, Colorado

.PO Box 954
.Boulder,CO 80306
.303-443-8696
.fax: [phone]


Flashpoints:

.Distributed throughout a number of cities through the
.Pacifica Network. The host is Dennis Bernstein; it's a
.political commentary show with a left-wing viewpoint
.and it emphasizes world news and how the U.S. government
.responds to world events.

Fresh Air

.FA is a one-on-one interview program; guests come
.from all walks of life, including politics, the arts,
.education, and medicine.

.Host: Terry Gross
.Email: [e-mail]
.Producer: WHYY, Philadelphia
.Web: http://libertynet.org/~freshair/fa.html

.Cassettes are now available for FRESH AIR (most of the programs
.from July 1993 on). The cost is $9.95 plus shipping and handling.
.Listeners can call 1-800-934-6000 to request tapes of Fresh Air.

Hearts of Space:

.HoS features electronic and atmospheric music.

.Email: [e-mail]

.Hearts of Space
.P.O. Box 31321
.San Francisco, CA 94131

.Playlist is a one-way mailing list, primarily for distribution
.of the weekly playlists from the nationally syndicated radio
.program, Music from the Hearts of Space.  The list will occasionally
.carry announcements about new releases on Hearts of Space Records,
.updated lists of the stations that carry the program, touring
.schedules of HOS artists, and other information of interest to
.HOS listeners.

.Hearts of Space playlists will continue to be posted in the
.USENET newsgroup, rec.music.newage.  Playlists and other HOS
.resources are being made available at hos.com, through gopher
.and the World-Wide Web.

.For current information about accessing these and other HOS
.resources send a message to [e-mail]

.subscribe to playlist, simply send the command

.subscribe

.in the body of an e-mail message to [e-mail]

.List Owner:  Eric S. Theise <[e-mail]>
                          <[e-mail]>

Horizons:

.Producer: NPR

Jazz From the Four Queens:

Joe Frank - In the Dark:

.Producer: KCRW-FM, Santa Monica

.The KCRW Joe Frank Page "Somewhere Out There" is at:

.Web: http://www.kcrw.org/c/jfrank/01.html

.You can also find the Joe Frank FAQ in your favorite
.archives of Usenet's news.answers newsgroup (like where
.you found the FAQ you're reading right now); I'd suggest
.this one:

.Web: http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/text/faq/usenet-faqs/html/radio/drama/joe-frank/faq.html
.
.But you can probably find quite a few by feeding "Joe Frank"
.to any web search engine.

Le Show:

.LS is a tongue-in-cheek variety show which showcases
.Harry Shearer's (Saturday Night Live, Spinal Tap) brand of humor.

.Host: Harry Shearer

Living on Earth

.LoE focus on environmental issues.

.Email: [e-mail]
.Producer: (at WBUR, Boston)

Marketplace (PRI)

.Marketplace is a daily review of the business world,
.and includes interesting commentary.

.Email: [e-mail]
.Web: http://www.usc.edu/marketplace

Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz:

.Web: http://www.scetv.org/scetv/pjazmenu.html

Monitor Radio:

.Similar to ME/ATC, but from another viewpoint.

.Email: [e-mail]
.Producer: Christian Science Monitor (distributed by PRI)
.Web: http://town.hall.org/radio/Monitor/index.html

Mountain Stage:

.Folk, Old-Time, Country and related music, live; surprisingly
.wide range of performers.  They've also issued a series of CD's
.containing some of the best performances; they are:

.Best of Mountain Stage Volume 1: Blue Plate BPM-001CD
..(Dr. John, Richard Thompson, Buckwheat Zydeco, others.)
.Best of Mountain Stage Volume 2: Blue Plate BPM-002CD
..(John Prine, REM, Robyn Hitchcock, Delbert McClinton, others.)
.Best of Mountain Stage Volume 3: Blue Plate BPM-003CD
..(Timbuk 3, Bruce Cockburn, Warren Zevon, others.)
.Best of Mountain Stage Volume 4: Blue Plate BPM-004CD
..(Duke Robillard, The Bobs, Pops Staples, Marcia Ball, others.)
.Best of Mountain Stage Volume 5: Blue Plate BPM-005CD
..(Los Lobos, subdudes, Steve Forbert, Indigo Girls, others.)
.Best of Mountain Stage Volume 6: Blue Plate BPM-006CD
..(Nanci Griffith, Iris Dement, Bruce Hornsby, others.)

.IMHO, this is an exceptionally well-chosen and well-produced series.

.Blue Plate is reachable at 33 Music Square West, #102A,
.Nashville, TN 37203 or [phone].

.Producer: West Virginia Public Radio
.Email: [e-mail] (is forwarded to Don Wafer,
..stage manager for the show).

Morning Edition:

.Daily news magazine with basic news plus commentaries.

.Producer: NPR News
.Host: Bob Edwards
.Email: [e-mail]
.Listener comments: [phone]

My Word:

.BBC-produced word game program.

My Music:

.Similar to My Word, a quiz program about (what else) music.

National Press Club:

NPR Playhouse:

.Radio plays in the dramatic tradition of old time radio,
.but with modern works and production techniques.  Close your
.eyes and imagine a time when radio ruled the airwaves.

.Producer: Various (BBC, Globe Radio, etc.)

Only A Game:

.Host: Bill Littlefield
.Producer: WBUR, Boston
.Executive Producer: David Greene
.e-mail: [e-mail]
.Phone: [phone] x121

.Sports, public radio style.

."Baseball, basketball, football, more,
.sack, shuffleboard, and lore
.of games I can't remember, or fit into rhyme."

...--Bill Littlefield

People's Pharmacy:

.Producer: WUNC, Chapel Hill, NC
.Hosts: Joe and Terry Graedon

Performance Today:

.Host: Martin Goldsmith
.Email: [e-mail]

A Prairie Home Companion:

.APHC is a midwestern-flavored throwback which is not unlike
.the variety shows of 40's radio.  Distributed through PRI.

.Host: Garrison Keillor
.Producer: Minnesota Public Radio, [e-mail]
.Newsgroups: rec.arts.wobegon
.Web: http://www.mnonline.org/wobegon/

Quirks & Quarks:

.I don't know what this is, but it's rumored to be produced
.in Canada and distributed by PRI.

Rabbit Ears Radio:

.Half-hour long adaptations of folk tales and classic
.children's stories, narrated by famous actors and accompanied
.by famous musicians.

.Hosts: Mel Gibson and Meg Ryan
.Web: http://www.pri.org/webfiles/Programs/ComVar2.html#rabbit ears

.(Yes, I believe there really is a space in that URL.)

.Early in 1996, Rabbit Ears Productions was acquired by
.Millennium Media Group of Philadelphia.  According to an article
.found by searching AltaVista, they have a web site at
.http://www.ourwebsite.com.

.(Note: I've been unable to connect to either of these sites.
.Has anyone else had better luck?
..---Rsk 11/25/96)

Radio Times:

.Discussion of social, political and aesthetic issues with
.one or more guests, occasional call-in segments.

.Host: Marty Moss-Coane
.Producer: WHYY, Philadelphia

Remember This One?:

Rider's Radio Theater:

.Produced by WXVU, Xavier University, Cincinnati.


Riverwalk, Live From The Landing

.Classic and vintage jazz weekly hourly series on Public Radio
.International.  Now in its eighth year, the series is hosted by
.David Holt and features the Jim Cullum Jazz Band of San Antonio, TX.
.Guests and David Holt focus on topics and personalities in the world
.of pre-WWII small-band jazz artists and groups such as Louis Armstrong,
.WC handy, King Oliver, Bessie Smith, Bix Beiderbecke, Joe Venuti
.and many others.  Songwriter focus: Gershwin, Porter, Berlin,
.Mercer, and others.

.Web: http://www.riverwalk.org

Science Friday:

.SF is the Friday segment of ToTN; features science guests
.in call-in format.

.Host: Ira Flatow
.Email: [e-mail]

Schickele Mix:

  .Music program featuring Peter Schickele (originator of PDQ Bach);
.syndicated by PRI.  Musical analysis and exploration, sometimes
.features surprising juxtapositions of diverse musics.

Selected Shorts:

.Short stories (and excerpts from longer works) read aloud.

.Producer: Symphony Space/WNYC-FM

Software Hardtalk:

.News and views about the computer industry.  Unfortunately hosted
.by John Dvorak, who is so out of it that he still thinks VMS is
.a pretty neat idea, can't spell "UNIX", and who was last heard
.confusing listeners about the difference between uuencoding
.and the JPEG standard.  Fortunately, most of the guests are
.considerably more clueful.

Sound Money:

.Investment, tax, and real estate advice. Distributed by PRI.

Soundprint:

.Focuses on the work of independent radio producers.  Topics
.are usually social, historical, scientific, or ecological
.in nature.

.Producer: Soundprint
.Email: [e-mail]
.Internet mailing list: send mail to
[e-mail] with

..subscribe SNDPRNT

..in the body of the message.

St. Paul Sunday Morning:

Sunday Rounds:

.Host: John Stupak
.Producer: Michelle Stupak/Consultation Radio Network
.Internet: coming soon!
.Produced at: WJHU, Baltimore

Talk of the Nation:

.Call-in show with multiple guests, frequently political.

.Host: Ray Suarez
.Email: [e-mail]

Tech Nation:

.Discusses issues of technology and society.

.Host: Dr. Moira Gunn (spelling?)

To the Best of Our Knowledge:

.One-on-one interview/discussion show, often compared to
."Fresh Air". Guests are less likely to be well known, and
.are chosen for their unusual viewpoints, rather than because
.they represent a particular "side" of an issue (many are authors).
.Interviewers often include their own comments, so it's more
.like a conversation than an interview.

.Three one-hour shows are produced each week, and local stations may
.air them together or separately. Usually one hour deals with
.politics and social trends, one with science and technology,
.and one with arts and culture.  Each show consists of several
.one-one-one interviews by different interviewers, loosely
.based around a common topic.

.Distributed by PRI, also heard on Armed Forces Radio

.Producer: Wisconsin Public Radio
.Host: Jim Fleming
.Interviewers: Jim Fleming, Steve Paulson,
..Judith Strasser, Anne Strainchamps
.Web: http://www.vilas.uwex.edu/knowledge/book.htm
..(home page, author lists)
.Mailing List: [e-mail]
..(including advance program notes)

.SnailMail:
.Wisconsin Public Radio
.821 University Ave
.Madison  WI  53706

.Tapes are available, the phone number is announced at the end of
.the show. (Probably the same as Whad'ya Know).

Voices in the Family:

.Examines psychological and emotional issues.  Call-in segments.

.Host: Dan Gottlieb
.Email: [e-mail]
.Producer: WHYY, Philadelphia

Weekend All Things Considered

.The weekend version of ATC.

.Producer: NPR News
.Host: Daniel Zwerdling (and Jackie Lyden on occasion)
.Email: [e-mail]
.Web: http://www.npr.org/programs/watc

Weekend Edition/Saturday:

.Saturday version of ME.

.Producer: NPR News
.Host: Scott Simon
.Email: [e-mail]

Weekend Edition/Sunday:

.Sunday version of ME.

.Producer: NPR News
.Host: Liane Hansen
.Email: [e-mail]
.Listener comments: [phone], or [e-mail].
.Puzzle entries: [e-mail]  (DO NOT send them to
.the "listener comments" address - they'll just be deleted).

Weekly Edition:

.Compilation of pieces that ran on Morning Edition during
.the previous week.  Broadcast on the weekend, and not to
.be confused with Weekend Edition/Saturday or /Sunday.

West Coast Live:

.Variety show with California flavor.

.Host: Sedge Thomson
.Email: [e-mail] or [e-mail]
.Web: http://www.wclorg/wcl/

.Subscription Information:    [e-mail]
.Reservations to Live Shows:  [e-mail]
.Audience Adventures:         [e-mail]
.(These last three may no longer be current.)

.Snail-mail address:
..West Coast Live
..915 Cole Street, Suite 124
..San Francisco, California 94117
.Phone:.[phone]
.Fax:.[phone]

.Additional information is available by sending a mail
.message to [e-mail]; put the following (only!)
.in the body of the message:

.INFO West_Coast_Live
.END

Whad'ya Know?:

.WYK is a humorous, offbeat variety show featuring Michael
.Feldman's midwestern sense of humor as well as a great jazz duo.

.Host: Michael Feldman
.Producer: Wisconsin Public Radio
.Mailing list: [e-mail]

.Newsgroup: alt.radio.whadya-know
    .Web: http://www.pri.org/webfiles/Programs/ComVar2.html#whadyaknow

.(Following the URL above will get you a carriage list.)

.Features announcer Jim Packard and musicians John Thulin and
.Jeff Eckels, and occasionally Clyde Stubblefield on the drums.

.Cassette recordings of WYK? broadcasts are $15 each, and can be
.ordered through The Radio Store.  To order by phone, call
.1-800-747-7444.  Mail orders may be sent to:

.The Radio Store
.P.O. Box 5006
.Madison, WI 53705

.Shipping and handling charges will be added to your order.  Be sure
.to specify the program you want by its original air date.

.Tickets for Madison broadcasts of WYK? are available free of charge.
.Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, along with a note
.explaining when you're planning to be in Madison to:

.Whad'Ya Know? Studio Audience
.821 University Ave.
.Madison, WI 53706

.Most ticket requests are fulfilled within a week after we receive your
.letter.  It's a good idea to ask for tickets at least six weeks in
.advance.

.If you're planning to visit Madison, but don't have tickets ahead of
.time, you can always get in line on Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m.
.At 9:30 a.m., after all ticket holders have been seated, any remaining
.seats are turned over to those waiting in line.  Most of those waiting
.in line get eventually get in.

.WYK? is broadcast from the Parliamentary Room on the 4th Fl.
.(Terrace Level) of 821 University Ave., at the corner of University
.and Park.

.Wisconsin Public Radio is reachable at [phone], and is on
.the web at http://www.vilas.uwex.edu.

.Ron Bean tells me that Michael Feldman had a couple of earlier
.shows that were not nationally distributed, while he was still
.driving a cab in Madison.

World Cafe:

.WXPN's flagship program, featuring a wide variety of
.pop/rock/blues/folk.  Distributed by PRI.

.Email: [e-mail]
.Producer: David Dye

Need the following for each show:

.E-mail addresses
.Producer
.Internet mailing lists/newsgroups
.Phone/snail-mail address
.Staff for each show
.Commentators who frequently appear
.Anything else relevant :-)


Q. What are the NPR/PRI/public radio stations around the country?

There are lists of stations on NPR's home page at

.http://www.npr.org/members/

and on PRI's home page at

.http://www.PRI.org

There's a map called "WMPR" ("Where's My Public Radio?" that lists all
NPR/APR affiliates on a map; availability info here as soon as I get it.

Here's a state-by-state breakdown with locations, frequencies and URL's
where I have them.

Alaska
.Anchorage
..KSKA-FM, 91.1  (They also have repeaters throughout the
.state, in Eagle River, Palmer, Talkeetna, Barrow and Dutch Harbor.)
.Fairbanks
..KUAC-FM, 104.7
.Ketchikan
..KRBD-FM, 105.9
.Valdez
..KCHU-AM, 770

Alabama
.Huntsville
..WLRH-FM, 89.3
.Muscle Shoals
..WQPR-FM, 88.7
.Tuscaloosa
..WUAL-FM, 91.5

Arkansas
.Fayetteville
..KUAF-FM, 91.3
.Little Rock
..KUAR-FM, 89.1

Arizona
.Phoenix
..KJZZ-FM, 91.5
.Safford
..KUAZ-FM, 89.1
.Tucson
..KUAT-AM, 1550


California
.Berkeley
..KPFA-FM 94.1, Pacifica affiliate
.Fresno
..KFCF-FM, Pacifica affiliate
.Groveland
..KXSR-FM, 91.7
.Los Angeles
..KCRW-FM 89.9 (home of it's the Le Show! and others)
...1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
..KPFK-FM, Pacifica affiliate
.Pasadena
..KPCC-FM 89.3
.Sacramento
..KXJZ-FM, 88.9
.San Diego
..KPBS-FM, 89.5
.San Francisco
..KALW-FM 91.7
..KQED-FM 88.5

Colorado
.Colorado Springs
..KRCC-FM, 91.5
.Cortez
..KSJD-FM, 91.5

Connecticut
.Bridgeport/Fairfield
..WSHU-FM, 91.1
.New Haven
..WPKN (independent)

Florida
.Orlando
..WMFE-FM, 90.7

Georgia
.Carrollton
..WWGC-FM, 90.7

Iowa
.Ames
..WOI-AM, 640
.Cedar Falls
..KUNI-FM, 90.9
..KHKE-FM, 89.5
.Cedar Rapids
..KCCK-FM, 88.3
.Iowa City
..WSUI-AM, 910
.Mason City
..KRNI-AM, 1010
..KUNY-FM, 91.5

Idaho
.Boise
..KBSU-FM, 90.3
.McCall/Twin Falls
..KBSM-FM, 91.7

Illinois
.Bloomington
..WGLT-FM, 89.1
.Carbondale
..WSIU-FM, 91.9
.Chicago
..WBEZ-FM, 91.5
..W???-FM, 89.9? (College of DuPage)
.Edwardsville
..WSIE-FM, 88.7 (Has a directional antenna aiming away from
...Missouri side of STL metro)
.Olney
..WUSI-FM, 90.3
.Peoria
..WCBU-FM, 89.9 (NPR)
..gopher://bradley.bradley.edu/11/Media%20Services/WCBU-FM
.Quincy
..WQUB-FM, 90.3
.Pittsfield
..WIPA-FM, 89.3
.Rockford/DeKalb
..WNIJ-FM, 90.5
.Springfield
..WSSU-FM, 91.9 (Sangamon State U.)
.Urbana-Champaign
..WILL-AM 580 (mostly talk)
..WILL-FM 90.9 (mostly music)

Indiana
.Bloomington
..WFIU-FM, 103.7
.Elkhart
..WVPE-FM, 88.1
.Indianapolis
..WFYI-FM, 90.1
.Lafayette/West Lafayete
..WBAA-AM, 920  (Purdue)
.Richmond
..WVXR-FM, 89.3
.Vincennes
..WVUB-FM, 91.1


Kansas
.Garden City
..KANZ-FM, 91.1
.Hill City/Hays
..KZNA-FM, 90.5
.Lawrence
..KANU-FM, 91.5 (also heard in Topeka and Kansas City)
.Manhattan
..KKSU-AM, 580 (12:30 pm - 5:30 pm weekdays)
.Pittsburg
..KRPS-FM, 89.9
.Wichita
..KMUW-FM, 89.1

Kentucky
.Bowling Green
..WKYU-FM, 88.9

.Elizabethtown
..WKUE-FM, 90.9 (repeater for WKYU-FM)
.Hazard
..WEKH-FM, 90.9
.Henderson-Owensboro
..WKPB-FM, 89.5 (repeater for WKYU-FM)
.Louisville
..WFPL-FM, 89.3
.Morehead
..WMKY-FM, 90.3
.Richmond/Lexington
..WEKU-FM, 88.9
.Somerset
..WDCL-FM, 89.7 (repeater for WKYU-FM)
.Lexington
..WUKY-FM, 91.3

Louisiana
.Monroe
..KEDM-FM, 90.3
.New Orleans
..WWOZ (independent)

Maine
.(All stations carry same programming, i.e. Maine Public Broadcasting
.Network/NPR.)

.Bangor
..WMEH-FM, 90.9
.Calais
..WMED-FM, 89.7
.Ft. Kent
..WMEF-FM, 106.5
.Portland
..WMEA-FM, 90.1
.Presque Isle
..WMEM-FM, 106.1
.Waterville
..WMEW-FM, 91.5

Maryland
.Baltimore
..WJHU-FM, 88.1 (Baltimore Public Radio, NPR/PRI)
..WEAA-FM, 88.9
.Salisbury
..WSCL-FM, 89.5
.Hagerstown
..WETH-FM, (don't know frequency; repeater station
....of WETA, Washington, DC)

Massachusetts
.Boston
..WBUR-FM, 90.9 [phone]
...(Boston University Radio, has three repeaters on
...Cape Cod; they're high-school stations that
...carry WBUR most of the day.)
..WGBH-FM, 89.7 [phone]
...("Great Blue Hill", has a repeater in Cambridge
...at 96.3 FM)
..WMBR-FM, 88.1 (college station), [e-mail];
...also has gopher/www server
..WUMB-FM, 91.9 (college station)
..WERS (Emerson College's station; may be independent)
.Amherst
..WFCR (Five College Radio) in an NPR/PRI affiliate.
.Great Barrington
..WAMQ-FM, 105.1 (repeater of WAMC in Albany, NY)

Michigan
.(Some of this needs to be reformatted, but I wanted to get it
.out ASAP even though it's a bit raw. ---Rsk )
.Ann Arbor
..WUOM-FM, 91.7 Affliated with the University of Michigan.
..Recently left a largely classical format and switched to
..mostly-talk format with heavy NPR programming.
..http://www.umich.edu/~wuom/
.Central Michigan University Public Radio Network
..WCMU-89.5 FM Mt. Pleasant
..WCML-91.7 FM Alpena
..WCMW-103.9 FM Harbor Springs
..WCMZ-98.3 FM Sault Ste. Marie
..WUCX-90.1 FM Bay City
..A wide variety of programming including ATC, Morning Edition,
..Car Talk, Afropop Worldwide, Echoes and locally produced
..jazz, folk, classical and blues shows.
..http://www.cmich.edu/PUBCAST.HTML
.Detroit
..WDET-FM, 101.9 Affliated with Wayne State University.
..Great Lakes Consortium. Morning Edition, Car talk,
..ATC, Fresh Air.
.East Lansing
..WKAR-FM, 90.5
..WKAR-AM, 870 Affliated with Michigan State University.
..Talk of the Nation.
.Flint
..WFUM-FM, 91.1, affiliated with WUOM in Ann Arbor.
.Grand Rapids
..WGVU-AM, 1480
..WVGR-FM 104.1, affiliated with WUOM in Ann Arbor.
.Interlochen
..Interlochen Arts Academy broadcasts from Interlochen,
..near Traverse City, from the following transmitters:

...WIAA-Interlochen 88.7 FM
...Traverse City 100.7 FM
...East Jordan 100.9 FM.

..The format is mostly classical along with ATC and
..Morning Edition. They also carry Car Talk.
..http://www.traverse.com/ipr/home.html
.Marquette
..????-FM, 90.1
..Carries NPR news but not sure what else.
.Ypsilanti
..WEMU-FM, 89.1 Affliated with Eastern Michigan University.
..Format is largely blues and jazz with ATC and Morning Edition.
..http://www.emich.edu/public/wemu/index.html


Minnesota
.Austin
..KMSK-FM, 91.3
.Duluth
..KUMD-FM, 103.3
.Grand Rapids
..KAXE-FM, 91.7
.Mankato
..KMSU-FM, 89.7
.Northfield/Twin Cities
..WCAL-FM, 89.3
.Minneapolis/St. Paul
..KNOW-FM 91.1

Missouri
.Chillicothe
..KRNW-FM, 88.9
.Columbia
..KBIA-FM, 91.3 (has repeater in Kirksville)
..KOPN-FM, 89.5 (alternative programming from KBIA)
.Kansas City
..KCUR-FM, 89.3.
.Maryville
..KXCV-FM, 90.5 (has repeated in Chillicothe)
.Point Lookout
..KCOZ-FM, 90.5
.Rolla
..KUMR-FM, 88.5
.Springfield
..KSMU-FM, 91.1
.St. Louis
..KWMU-FM, 90.7
..(see also Edwardsville, IL)
.Warrensburg
..KCMW-FM, 90.9

Mississippi
.Biloxi
..WMAH-FM, 90.3
.Boonville
..WMAE-FM, 89.5
.Bude
..WMAU-FM, 88.9
.Greenwood
..WMAO-FM, 90.9
.Jackson
..WMPN-FM, 91.3
.Meridian
..WMAW-FM, 88.1
.Mississippi State
..WMAB-FM, 89.9
.Oxford
..WMAV-FM, 90.3
.Senatobia
..WKNA-FM, 88.9

Montana
.Billings
..KEMC-FM, 91.7
.Bozeman
..KBMC-FM, 102.1
.Havre
..KNMC-FM, 90.1
.Miles City
..KECC-FM, 90.7

Nebraska
.Omaha
..KIOS-FM, 91.5

Nevada
.Las Vegas
..KNPR

New Hampshire
.Concord
..WEVO-FM, 89.1 (repeaters in Nashua and Dover)
.Hanover
..WEVH-FM, 91.3 (covers the Upper Valley of the
..Connecticut River) and repeats WEVO 100%.
.Keene
..WEVN-FM, 90.7 (covers southwestern New Hampshire)

New Jersey
.Newark
..WBGO-FM, 88.3 (NPR, jazz)
.East Orange
..WFMU-FM, 91.1 (independent, free-form radio)

New York
.Albany
..WAMC-FM, 90.3
.Binghamton
..WSKG-FM, 89.3, with repeaters: WSQG at 90.9 in Ithaca;
..WSQC at 91.7 in Oneonta/Cooperstown, and WSQE at 91.1
..in Corning/Elmira.  Carries NPR news and programs, PRI
..programs, as well as local classical music programming
..Has sister station WSQX in Binghamtom that airs NPR
..news and jazz.  You can contact these nice folks
..by phone at [phone], or via email at wskg.pbs.org.
.Buffalo
..WBFO-FM, 88.7
                [phone]
                [e-mail]
.Canajoharie
..WCAN-FM, 93.3
.Geneva
..WEOS-FM, 89.7
.Jamestown
                WUBJ-FM, 88.1
                Repeater of WBFO-FM in Buffalo
.Kingston
..WAMK-FM, 90.9
.Middletown
..WOSR-FM, 91.7
.New York, NY
..WNYC-AM, 820 (almost all talk)
...Email: [e-mail]
..WNYC-FM, 93.9 (includes classical music)
..????, Pacifica affiliate
.Olean
                WOLN-FM, 91.3
                Repeater of WBFO-FM in Buffalo
.Oswego
..WRVO-FM
...Email: [e-mail]
.Rochester
..WXXI-AM 1370
.Syracuse
..WAER-FM, 88.3 (Syracuse U.)
..WCNY-FM, 91.3
..WRVO-FM, 90.3 (tranlator)
.Ticonderoga
..WANC-FM, 103.9
.Utica
..WRVN-FM, 91.9 (repeater for WRVO Syracuse)
..WUNY-FM, 89.5 (repeater for WCNY Syracuse)
.Watertown
..WRVJ-FM, 91.7 (repeater for WRVO Syracuse)
                WJNY-FM, 90.5 (repeater for WCNY Syracuse)
                XLLATOR, 88.5 (translator for WSLU)

North Carolina
.Asheville
..WCQS-FM, 88.1
.Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham
..WUNC-FM, 91.5
..Phone [phone]
..Internet: [e-mail]
.Franklin
..WFQS-FM, 91.3
.Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point
..WFDD-FM, 88.5

North Dakota
.Bismarck
..KCND-FM, 90.5
.Dickinson
..KDPR-FM, 89.9
.Grand Forks
..KFJM-AM, 1370
.Jamestown
..KPRJ-FM, 91.5
.Minot
..KMPR-FM, 88.9
.Williston
..KPPR-FM, 89.5

Ohio
.Chillicothe
..WVXC-FM, 89.3
.Cincinnati
..WVXU-FM, 91.7
.Cleveland
..WCPN-FM, 90.3
.Columbus
..WCBE-FM, 90.5
..WOSU-AM  820
.Dover
..WKRJ-FM, 91.5
.Kent
..WKSU-FM, 89.7
.Lima
..WGLE-FM, 90.7
.Mount Gilead
..WVXG-FM, 95.1
.Toledo
..WGTE-FM, 91.3
.West Union
..WVXM-FM, 89.5
.Wooster
..WKRW-FM, 89.3
.Youngstown
..WYSU-FM 88.5  (Youngstown State University, [e-mail])

Oklahoma
.Lawton
..KCCU-FM, 89.3
.Norman
..KGOU-FM, 106.3
.Stillwater
..KOSU-FM, 91.7
.Tulsa
..KWGS-FM, 89.5

Oregon
.Portland
..KOPB-FM 91.5 and 4 other stations (KOAC 550, Corvallis,
...KOAB Bend, etc) and 21 translators of
...Oregon Public Radio throughout Oregon.
..KBPS-AM 1450 and KBPS-FM 89.9

Pennsylvania
.Harrisburg
..WITF-FM, 89.5
.Philadelphia
..WHYY-FM, 90.9 (NPR)
...http://www.libertynet.org/community/whyy/
..WXPN-FM, 88.50 (independent)
.Pittsburgh
..WDUQ-FM, 90.5

South Carolina
.Aiken
..WLJK-FM, 89.1
.Beaufort
..WJWJ-FM, 89.9
.Charleston
..WSCI-FM, 89.3
.Columbia
..WLTR-FM, 91.3
.Conway
..WHMC-FM, 90.1
.Greenville
..WEPR-FM, 90.1
.Rock Hill
..WNSC-FM, 88.9
.Sumter
..WRJA-FM, 88.1

South Dakota
.Aberdeen
..KDSD-FM, 90.9
.Brookings
..KESD-FM, 88.3
.Faith
..KPSD-FM, 97.1
.Lowry
..KQSD-FM, 91.9
.Martin
..KZSD-FM, 102.5
.Pierre
..KTSD-FM, 91.1
.Rapid City
..KBHE-FM, 89.3
.Sioux Falls
..KCSD-FM, 90.9
.Vermillion
..KUSD-FM, 89.7
..KUSD-AM, 690

Tennessee
.Dyersburg
..WKNQ-FM, 90.7
.Jackson
..WKNP-FM, 89.7
.Johnson City
..WETS-FM, 89.5
.Memphis
..WKNO-FM, 91.1

Texas
.Austin
..KUT-FM, 90.5
.Dallas/Ft. Worth
..KERA-FM, 90.1
.Houston
..????, Pacifica affiliate
..KUHF-FM, 88.7 (University of Houston, about half NPR)
.San Antonio
..KSTX-FM, 89.1

Virginia
.Charlottesville
..WVTU-FM, 89.3
.Marion
..WVTR-FM, 91.9
.Norfolk
..WHRV-FM, 89.5
.Roanoke
..WVTF-FM, 89.1

Vermont
.Burlington
..WVPS-FM, 107.9
.Rutland
..WRVT-FM, 88.7
.Windsor
..WVPR-FM, 89.5

Washington
.Bellingham
..KZAZ-FM, 91.3
.Pullman
..KWSU-AM, 1250
.Seattle
..KUOW-FM, 94.9 (NPR + classical)
.Tacoma/Seattle
..KPLU-FM, 88.5 (NPR + jazz)

Washington, DC
.WAMU-FM, 88.5, affiliated with American University.
.WETA-FM, 90.9 (WETA is now located across the river in
..Arlington, VA.  They are planning to move their facilities
..to Washington, where I think they will rent space from
..George Washington University (but AFAIK will not be
..affiliated with GWU).)
.WDCU-FM, 90.1
..Affiliated with the University of the District of Columbia
..Doesn't broadcast much NPR or PRI material.  (No longer
..carries Weekend Edition/Sunday.)

West Virginia
.Beckley
..WVPB-FM, 91.7
.Buckhannon
..WVPW-FM, 88.9
.Charleston
..WVPN-FM, 88.5
.Huntington
..WVWV-FM, 89.9
.Martinsburg
..WVEP-FM, 88.9
.Morgantown
..WVPM-FM, 90.9
.Parkersburg
..WVPG-FM, 90.3
.Wheeling
..WVNP-FM, 89.9

Wisconsin
.Appleton
..WLFM-FM, 91.1
.Auburndale
..WLBL-AM, 930
.Delafield
..WHAD-FM, 90.7
.Green Bay
..WGBW-FM, 91.5
.Highland
..WHHI-FM, 91.3
.Kenosha
..WGTD-FM, 91.1
.LaCrosse
..WHLA-FM, 90.3
.Madison
..WHA-AM, 970
..WERN-FM 88.7 (same management as WHA-AM, mostly
...music + ATC, ME, WE)
.Milwaukee
..WUWM-FM, 89.9 (Run by UW-Milwaukee. NPR affiliate, but
...not directly onnected to other WPR stations. Listener
...area overlaps with WHAD)
.Menomonie
..WHWC-FM, 88.3
.Oshkosh
..WRST-FM
.Park Falls
..WHBM-FM, 90.3
.Superior
..KUWS-FM, 91.3

.(Interesting note on WPR stations from Ron Bean:

.The first station was WHA, which stood for "Wisconsin-- Heartland
.of America". Other stations were variations on this: WHAD (Delafield),
.WHHI (Highland), WHLA (LaCrosse) and WHRM (Rib Mountain). WLBL
.stood for "Land of Beautiful Lakes". Other stations had other
.origins and joined the network later. )

Wyoming
.Jackson
..KUWJ-FM, 90.3
.Laramie
..KUWR-FM, 91.9

Q. How do you obtain a station list or programming schedule from NPR?

As mentioned above, NPR does publish a station list.  Send SASE to
Listener Services, 635 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC  20001 or
become a member of your local station.

Q. What's the difference between National Public Radio, American Public Radio,
   Public Radio International, Pacifica Radio, and all that?

.Steve's comments:

.I think APR became PRI because it was beginning to be
.distributed internationally. PRI is an alternate network to NPR
.that is carried by some NPR stations.  Marketplace, Garrison
.Keilor's show are PRI shows- not NPR.  I think APR was
.originally formed when Keilor couldn't get backing from NPR.
.PRI now produces a number of programs.

.Randall's comments:

.American Public Radio has changed it's name to Public Radio
.International.  This is a competitive organization to NPR.  In
.the past they only distributed programming to affiliates for
.re-broadcast; they recently announced that they will begin
.producing programs as well.  NPR has always produced and
.distributed programming.

.Rich Dean's comments:

.A separate division of NPR (actually a separate company) manages the
.public radio satellite system. NPR does not own the satellite and
.must rent time like everyone else...

.[which includes PRI.  In other words, NPR and PRI programming
.might wind up passing through the same transponders, but both
.of them have to rent the time.]

.Krishna's comments:

.During the late 70s and early 80s, Minnesota Public Radio wanted
.NPR to carry _A Prairie Home Companion_ nationally.  NPR was cool
.to the idea; and MPR and the public radio stations of 3 states
.adjoining Minnesota formed American Public Radio.

.The names NPR and APR were sufficiently alike that most people assume
.that the two were either the same, or they did not bother to
.distinguish between the abbreviations and the organizations
.behind them.

.During the summer of 1994, APR finally decided to adopt the name
.Public Radio International.  The "official" reason was that APR
.was starting to distribute BBC and CBC programs in the US, and
.was also distribution US programs to other countries, hence the
."American" in its name is not very appropriate.  Most people
.think that the "real" reason was to distance their name from NPR
.as much as possible.

.APR/PRI does not produce programs on its own; it distributes
.programs produced by other public radio stations and uses the NPR
.satellite network for its feed.  WYK is one such program---
.produced by Wisconsin Public Radio and distributed by PRI.

.Of course, everyone knows that on WYK PRI should be known as the
.International House of Radio (... whose employees are lucky to be
.working at all, let alone tying up the office phones trying to
.play the quiz ...).

.For the contemporary historians among us, the history of NPR is
.fairly well documented in many books and articles.  The evolution
.of APR/PRI is less well documented.

.In any case, interested readers should check out the CPB and NPR
.Web pages for more information:

        http://www.cpb.org/
        http://www.npr.org/

.Public Radio International has a web site at

.http://www.pri.org

.with program descriptions, carriage lists, a bit of history of
.the network, etc.

.As well as WPR's own web site:
i
.http://www.wpr.org

.The CPB comment line is 1-800-CPB-2190 (1-800-272-2190).

.Pacifica Radio is another independent network, not a part of NPR.
.There are different levels of affiliation with Pacifica; there
.seem to be about half a dozen or so fully-affiliated stations
.around the country.  You can  find Pacifica on the web
.at:

..http://www.pacifica.org

.And you can find all of the Pacifica stations at
.
..http://www.<call letters>.org

.where the <call letters>" are KPFA, KPFK, KPFT, WBAI, and WPFW.
.Some of those stations have their own web sites; for example,
.WBAI is found at: http://www.wbai.org, or at 99.5 FM if you
.happen to be in New York.  KPFT is at 90.1 FM is in Houston, Texas.


Q. How do I get my hands on general NPR info?

.To order transcripts online:  telnet pac.carl.org - select
.Information Databases, select Journal Graphics.  For more info,
.e-mail to [e-mail]. Include as much info as possible,
.including your credit card number and they'll e-mail you the
.transcript.  Don't feel safe throwing your credit card number
.thru unsecure (insecure?! :-)  ) e-mail, call 202-414-3232,
.which is NPR's Audience Services, or send $12.90 (plus
.2.50 shipping/handling) for cassettes of TALK programs (2 hours)
.to NPR Tapes, 635 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20001-3753
.-- please indicate the date of the broadcast. By the way,
.transcripts are $10.00 (plus $1.50 shipping/handling).

.In fact, anybody who wants to contact NPR should call Audience
.Services between 10 AM and 5 PM ET Monday through Friday.
.(Sorry, folks no 800 number.)

Q. How can I find out about books and albums mentioned on the air?

.The booklist and album list produced by Erika Grams at WUNC is
.posted weekly on alt.radio.networks.npr and other appropriate
.news groups. They list books and albums reviewed or discussed
.recently on the NPR news programs. The booklists 6/93-Present
.are available via gopher sunsite.unc.edu under the NEWS! option
.or via anaonymous ftp sunsite.unc.edu
.(/pub/academic/literature/book-reviews).

Q. How can I get my paws on some of the music I've heard on the air?

.PRMS 800 # to order music:

.You can order WBFO music (and the music of many public radio
.stations, and music mentioned in many NPR features) through the
.MAIL with PRMS (Public Radio Music Source).
.Order recordings (CDs & cassettes) heard on WBFO with the 800 #.

.Call   1-800-75-MUSIC
.That's 1-800-756-8742.
.Hours are 8am -- 1am.

.The # is toll free. CDs go for retail plus shipping/handling.
.Participating Public Radio stations, like WBFO, benefit from PRMS sales.
.PRMS tries to keep up-to-date with music heard on public radio as
.a service to public radio listeners.

Q. Are there are books and articles about, or by NPR or NPR people?

."NPR - A Cast of Characters"

.Thomas Looker, "The Sound and the Story" 1995
.Anecdotal look at NPR's news programming

.Linda Wertheimer's new book collecting text of stories,
.commentaries, etc. from ATC's first 25 years, entitled
."Listening to America".

.Numerous books by Garrison Keillor

."Car Talk" by Tom & Ray Magliozzi

.And really, really trivial:  Dan Zwerdling and his wife used to
.write neighborhood restaurant reviews for the Virginia Weekly .
.section of the Washington Post.

.Noah Adams' book

."Fridays With Red: A Radio Friendship" by Bob Edwards,
.about his relationship with Red Barber.  1993, Simon & Schuster,
.ISBN 0-671-87013-0.

.Dave Isay

.His book, "Holding On" (Norton, 1996) is based on a radio series
.he did for ATC.  There's also a companion CD on Shanachie.  If
.you can't find it, email him at [e-mail] or give him
.a call at his non-profit radio production office in NYC at
.[phone].  He has another book. "A Way Out of Nowhere"
.(Scribner) based on radio documentaries he did with two kids
.growing up on South Side of Chicago, coming out in June '97.

."The Puzzlemasters Presents" (Times Books) is a collection
.of 200 of Will's best mind twisters heard on NPR's Weekend
.Edition Sunday.

.Robert Siegel's "The NPR Interviews 1994.

.Susan Stamberg's bibliography (fragmentary, could use
..help fleshing this out):

..All Things Considered--10th anniversary 1981
..American Women, A Political Portrait. 1982
..April continental magazine 1983
..The Battle of Midway 1982
..The Best of All Things Considered 1985
    ..Comedy journal 1982
   ..A Conversation with Poet Laureate Rita D 1993
..A Decade of change the world's women gat 1985
..Dying, death and bereavement 1993
..Eleanor Roosevelt remembered 1984
..Elevators 1978
..Every night at five : Susan Stamberg's 1982
..Family and intergenerational relationships 1993
..FDR rememberedd 1982
..February continental magazine 1983
..The future of aging 1993
..Goodbye Saigon, hello Ho Chi Minh City 1985
..How the body ages 1993
..Hungary's "market socialism" 1981
..Illness and disability 1993
..Intellect, personality and mental health 1993
..January continental magazine 1983

Q. How about recordings made by NPR people?  (i.e. non-broadcast material)

.Bailey White's "First Words -- Dead on the Road" is available
.on cassette, and maybe CD, read by the author. Many other NPR
.commentators' works are also available...including Andre
.Codrescu, Tom Bodett, and Lynda Barry. I think the label
.("Dove") is an offshoot of the "Windham Hill" label.

Q. What's the relationship of NPR to PBS?

.See above.

Q. How did NPR originally come about?

.National Public Radio was founded in the early 1970s, soon after
.the creation of the CPB.  NPR owns and operates many
.geosynchronous communication satellites that are used to transmit
.not just NPR-produced programs, but also programs produced by CPB
.affiliated organizations.

Q. Can I get NPR programming outside the US?

.NPR and PRI (Public Radio Int'l, formerly APR) can be heard overseas
.via satellite...to get the info you want, e-mail to:

[e-mail]

.Be sure and tell the folks there where you are writing from, they are
.trying to gauge what kind of listenership NPR (and PRI) have overseas,
.and what kind of interest there is in this service.

Q. Q. I've heard listener commentary on ATC/ME; how do I send mine in?

.All Things Considered Commentary Guidelines
.(courtesy of Ori Hoffer, transcript guru)

.The following are guidelines for submitting commentaries for
.possible broadcast.

.- Send a sample tape on cassette.

.- Include up to three commentaries on the tape.

.- Each commentary should be between 2 to 3 minutes in length--
.approximately 250 words.  Occasionally we accept pieces that
.are shorter or longer.

.- The tape does not have to be broadcast quality.  If we
.decide to use your commentary, we will arrange to have it
.professionally recorded.

.- If the subject matter of your commentary is timely, please
.indicate this on your package.

.- Scripts should be included.

.- Tapes and manuscripts will be returned if you send us a
.self-addressed, stamped padded envelope.  Manuscripts will be
.returned if you include a self-addressed stamped envelope.

.- Payment for commentaries that air is $150.00.

.- Send your tapes to:  Commentaries, All Things Considered,
.National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington,
.DC 20001

.- You will receive a response within approximately 6 weeks.

.Thanks for your interest in All Things Considered and please
.keep listening.

Q. I like public radio so much I want to work for them; now what?

.From Rich Dean of NPR:

.You can find the public radio Job Opportunities bulletin on NPR's
.gopher and Web sites.... its a long file (~130k), but pretty
.comprehensive and will save you $25/year in subscription costs if you
.don't work at a public radio station!

.gopher://gopher.npr.org
.http://www.npr.org/
.ftp://ftp.npr.org

Q. Where else can I look for radio info?

Besides the places already mentioned, try KZSU's (Stanford) web site
at http://kzsu.stanford.edu.  Also try Chuck Taggart's home page,
which lists non-commercial stations all over the country: it's
found at ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/eamon/home.html.

Q. How is public radio funded?

[ under construction ]

.-- listener contributions
.-- general-purpose grants
.-- directed grants
.-- state/federal funds

Q. Is anybody saving all this?

A. Yes.  Besides lots of radio show collectors who probably have switched
from reels of half-track tape to DAT :-), there is an official archive.
The National Public Broadcasting Archives are at the University
of Maryland, and are the official repository of NPR, PBS, CPB and some
other organizations.  You can find them on the web at:

http://www.itd.umd.edu/UMS/UMCP/NPBA/npba.html

Q. Are there any other resources out there?

A.  Yup.  Here's one that I think is quite interesting, even though
I've just started exploring it:

http://www.dorsai.org/~rkchin/radioguide/zradio3.html

.This site has program listings for radio stations in the New York
.City area, as well as links to other sites.  It's maintained
.by Rob Chin, [e-mail].

Q. Hey -- what about Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish recipe?

.Mama Stamberg's cranberry relish

.Ingredients:...2 .cups cooked cranberries
.....1 .small onion
.....1/2.cup sugar
.....3/4.cup sour cream
.....2.tablespoons horseradish

.Grind onion and cranberries together.
.Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
.Put into plastic container and freeze.
.Thaw in refrigerator a few hours before serving.

.Makes 1 1/2 pints.


Acknowledgements: Chris Bannon, Richard Dean, David Benders, Mark Eckenwiler,
Erika Grams, Michael Faklis, Amy Forsberg, Dave Cooper, Clay Zambo,
Peter Copeland, Richard Chonak, Steve Stroh, Randall S. Benn, Terry Coffey,
Joe Russo, Dan Schaffer, Susanne Havelson, Esther Vail, Clarence Taylor,
John C. Burant, Bert Holland, William Jenks, Ben Parker, Chriss Koch,
Gaylin Laughlin, David A. Kaye Gregory Byshenk, Mark Roberts, Chuck Taggart,
Harv, WYSU Radio, Don Wegeng, Robert Holt, Stephen Linam, Rachel Johnson,
Mark Wozniak, Richard Looney, Dave Kanzer, Steve Bacher, Mike Stallcup,
Eric S. Theise, Mark Clear, Mark Blass, Michael Black, Krishna Kunchithapadam,
John Munson, Lew Bernstein, John E. Krauss, Ted Young, Rob Landry,
Ori Hoffer, Curt Swinehart, Chuck Taggart, Gene Lewis, Rich Heli,
Rob Means, David Greene, Andrew Steinberg, Steve Deveau, Karen King,
[e-mail], Jeff Blair, Catherine Yronwode, Doran at RBJ,
Chris Luther, Greg Maxey, Peter Haeussler, Jim Gottlieb, Stephen Brandi,
Don Mopsick, Gary Koerzendorfer, Rob Chin, Dave Isay, Bill Grebner,
Ned Wharton, Naomi Lewin, Glen Hoag, Doran Barons, John Felton,
[e-mail], Eric Robert Jablow, Tim Horrigan, Frank Belvin, Ron Bean,
Michael Carraher.