Ben Adair Named Managing Editor of Weekend America

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Ben Adair Named Managing Editor of Weekend America

(St. Paul, Minn.) January 9, 2007—American Public Media^™ today announced that radio producer and writer Ben Adair has been named the new managing editor of Weekend America,^® public radio's two-hour weekly program designed to provide new perspective on the week's events. Adair assumed his position with Weekend America in Los Angeles on January 8 and is responsible for developing the program's content.

"I can't imagine anybody better than Ben for the job," said Weekend America Executive Producer Peter Clowney. "He's got talent, drive and an inspiring devotion to storytelling."

Adair launched his career in public radio with The Savvy Traveler, where he moved from assistant producer to reporter, editor, and finally senior producer. Adair later moved to 89.3 KPCC-FM in Southern California where he created and hosted Pacific Drift, an award-winning public radio program covering arts, culture and life in Southern California.

Adair is the winner of several Los Angeles Press Club Awards and has won a Radio-Television News Directors Association Edward R. Murrow Award for feature reporting.

"Weekend America is a show particularly well positioned to foster the type of connection and community that we all dream is possible through public radio," said Adair. "Peter Clowney's creative leadership, backed by the impressive journalistic resources of American Public Media, gives us an incredible opportunity to reach millions with stories that open hearts, change minds and turn up the volume on the continuing conversation that is America."

About Weekend America
Making its debut in October 2004 with generous support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Weekend America features segments on news and newsmakers, issues of the week, the diversity of American culture and the arts. The program incorporates the best of public radio from content partner stations, independent and national producers and is designed to fit listenersíweekend schedules with a more intimate, engaging and conversational style.

Weekend America is today heard on 135 public radio stations across the county, including in 22 of the top 50 markets, and has built its audience to already reach 615,000 listeners each week.

Weekend America is on the Web at www.weekendamerica.org.

American RadioWorks Exposes Nationís Capital as "Imperial Washington"

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American RadioWorks Exposes Nationís Capital as "Imperial Washington"

Documentary Reveals an Insular World of Privilege that Isolates Lawmakers from the People They Serve

(St. Paul, Minn.) January 4, 2007—American RadioWorks,^® the award-winning documentary unit of American Public Media,™ today announced its current broadcast, "Imperial Washington."

The 110th Congress takes power this month, and in many ways, it will be a very different Congress than the one that preceded it. After years in the wilderness, Democrats will hold the balance of power in the House and the Senate. Yet no matter the party, when the new members of Congress reach Washington, the red carpet rolls out.

"Imperial Washington" from American RadioWorks looks at how power and money combine to make Washington an Imperial City, where the corridors of power are dominated by insiders intimate with palace rules. The documentary explores the last great frontier of congressional perks: travel that's funded by special interests. Listeners also get a first-hand account of what happens when a Washington rookie takes on veteran lobbyists.

TUNE IN: "Imperial Washington" will air on public radio stations nationwide in January. Check local listings for broadcast date and time.

WEB SITE: "Imperial Washington" has a companion Web site, http://www.americanradioworks.org/features/congress/, which includes the documentary's audio and transcript; a sample list of Congressional perks, observations about the Washington lobbying scene, reflections from a Congressional Quarterly reporter on the increasing sophistication of lobbying in the information age, and other links and resources.

American RadioWorks
Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, American RadioWorks is public radio's largest documentary production unit. It creates documentaries, series projects, and investigative reports for the public radio system and the Internet. American RadioWorks has staff journalists in Washington, D.C., Duluth, Minn., Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The American RadioWorks team features some of the most accomplished names in public radio journalism, including executive editor/correspondent Stephen Smith, economics correspondent Chris Farrell and host Ray Suarez.

Major funding for American RadioWorks is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

American Public Media Announces Thanksgiving Specials

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American Public Media Announces Thanksgiving Specials

(St. Paul, Minn.) November 14, 2006-American Public Media,^™ the nation's second largest producer and distributor of public radio programs, today announced its lineup of this year's Thanksgiving holiday specials. Check local public radio listings for broadcast dates and times.

Program Summaries:

The Splendid Table's Turkey Confidential 2006—Two hours of Thanksgiving morning triage for cooks across the nation. Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of American Public Media's The Splendid Table, will be taking calls in a live, two-hour broadcast when you need it most, on the biggest cooking day of the year. Phone lines will be open nationwide from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST and the program will be simulcast live on the Web at www.splendidtable.org.

We Gather Together with Garrison Keillor—Garrison Keillor weaves together familiar melodies and his own observations into this charming and unique celebration of Thanksgiving. Garrison Keillor is joined by Prudence Johnson, Rich Dworsky, the VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers, Charles Kemper and Philip Brunelle in musical renditions of traditional hymns and humorous adaptations of songs for the season. Garrison Keillor guides us through the hour with his renowned story telling ability and reminds us of the treasures of Thanksgiving with his remarkable perceptions of American life.

Giving Thanks 2006 with John Birge—As Thanksgiving brings family together to share common blessings and a bountiful meal, host John Birge brings classical music and stories together in a thoughtful, contemporary reflection on the meaning of the holiday. John Birge's special guests this year include best-selling author and humorist Anne Lamott and Pulitzer Prize winning poet and environmentalist Gary Snyder.

Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Newhouse Named Host and Senior Producer of SymphonyCast

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Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Newhouse Named Host and Senior Producer of SymphonyCast

Newhouse to host SymphonyCast when American Public Media Assumes Production in January

(St. Paul, Minn.) November 13, 2006—American Public Media,^™ the nation's second largest producer and distributor of public radio programs, is pleased to announce today that Brian Newhouse, Minnesota Public Radio's awarding-winning host and senior producer of Minnesota Orchestra, will serve as host and senior producer of SymphonyCast when American Public Media assumes production and distribution of the program from NPR in January.

SymphonyCast is a two-hour weekly radio program featuring a full-length concert by a national or international symphony orchestra. Concerts are drawn from Europe's leading ensembles, along with U.S. orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra. SymphonyCast is currently heard on more than 90 public radio stations across the country each week."We did not have to look far to find the perfect host of SymphonyCast," said Sarah Lutman, senior vice president of content, Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media. "Brian Newhouse is an award-winning classical music host, producer and performer. Over the years, his wonderful presentation of classical music has resonated with listeners in Minnesota and around the world. We are thrilled Brian is bringing his creative presence to SymphonyCast."

"I've been touched and moved so often by the power of this music, and it's a joy to share that experience with as many listeners as possible," said Newhouse. "I'm especially looking forward to expanding the work we've done with Minnesota Orchestra, including strong station carriage and program director enthusiasm, with the other great orchestras of the U.S. and Europe."

Newhouse has used his creative experience as a professional musician and writer in public radio for 20 years. He is currently host, writer and producer of the national broadcasts of Minnesota Orchestra, a series of 26 two-hour music programs featuring one of America's top orchestras in concert. Previously, Newhouse was a writer for several well-known public radio series, including The Writer's Almanac and the globally broadcast European Journal, a daily half-hour news magazine for Deutsche Welle Radio, where he covered topics from the Balkan War to European summer music festivals.

Newhouse's memoir, A Crossing, was published in 1998 by Simon & Schuster. He won a Peabody Award, broadcasting's equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize, in 2000 for writing the seven-part music documentary, The Mississippi: River of Song. Newhouse was also presented with the 2002 Golden Reel Award by the National Federation of Community Broadcasters for his work with the Minnesota Orchestra.

Newhouse holds degrees in voice and English literature, has been a soloist with the Dale Warland Singers and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and an Artist-in-Residence at the Oregon Bach Festival.

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About American Public Media's Classical Music ServiceAmerican Public Media, located in St. Paul, Minn., sets the standard for connecting listeners to the best classical music programming. Through partnerships with orchestras, vocal ensembles and others, American Public Media's classical music service delivers performances from around the world to its listeners. In September, American Public Media announced that it is assuming production and distribution of Performance Today and SymphonyCast from NPR, beginning in early 2007. Broadcast production of both programs is moving from NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., to American Public Media's in St. Paul. The addition of Performance Today and SymphonyCast gives American Public Media the largest broadcast audience reach of any classical music radio producer in the United States.

American Public Media's national classical music programs also include conversation and performance in Saint Paul Sunday^®; Pipedreams^®, the only nationally distributed radio program that explores the full range of the pipe organ's art and potential; and Composers Datebook^®, a daily two-minute program designed to inform, engage, and entertain listeners with timely information about composers of the past and present. Saint Paul Sunday is currently celebrating 25 years on the air. Pipedreams will mark its 25th anniversary in 2007.

American Public Media also produces and distributes national broadcast performances of the Minnesota Orchestra and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as well as specials such as BBC Proms, World Choral Spectacular and Music@Menlo. In partnership with Public Radio International, American Public Media produces the nation's most listened-to 24/7 stream of live-hosted classical radio, Classical 24. Classical 24 is heard by nearly 2 million listeners each week on hundreds of public radio stations. American Public Media also owns and operates The Current,^™ an alternative music radio station based at Minnesota Public Radio.

Veteran NPR Classical Music Host and Commentator Fred Child Joins American Public Media

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Veteran NPR Classical Music Host and Commentator Fred Child Joins American Public Media

Child to continue as host of Performance Today when American Public Media Assumes Production in January

(St. Paul, Minn.) November 9, 2006—American Public Media^™, American Public Media's^™ the nation's second largest producer and distributor of public radio programs, is pleased to announce today that Fred Child, the highly-acclaimed host of NPR's Performance Today, will remain as host when American Public Media assumes production and distribution of the program from NPR in January.

Performance Today, a unique celebration of today's art of classical music, is America's most listened-to classical music program, reaching more than one million listeners on 230 public radio stations across the country each week. The two-hour weekday program features classical music in concert from studios, festivals and concert halls across the nation and around the world, as well as classical music news, interviews and features. On any given day, listeners to Performance Today may hear from performances in the great concert halls of New York, Prague, London, Berlin and Paris.

"American Public Media's mission is to share the finest classical music offerings from around the around with audiences on the radio and on-line," said Sarah Lutman, senior vice president of Content and Media, American Public Media. "We look forward to Performance Today extending and enriching our classical music programming. We are absolutely delighted Fred Child is staying with the program. His experience with leading artists and ensembles around the world, and lively on-air presence have informed and inspired millions of classical music listeners everywhere."

"This is a perfect partnership—the most ambitious daily classical music show teaming up with American Public Media," said Child. "No other media company in the country has comparable experience, expertise and creativity in broadcasting classical music. The team of producers, hosts and audio engineers at American Public Media is unmatched in their dedication to music. I'm proud and honored to be joining the team."

Child is also the commentator and announcer for Live from Lincoln Center, the only live performing arts series on television. He also hosted NPR's "Creators @ Carnegie," a program of wide-ranging performers in concert at Carnegie Hall. Child's 9/11 cultural reporting was part of coverage that earned NPR a 2001 George Foster Peabody Award. His 2002 reading of the audio book "Getting to Know William Shakespeare" won an Audie Award from the Audio Publishers Association.

Before his work with NPR, Child was music director and director of cultural programming at WNYC in New York, host of a live daily performance and interview program on WNYC, and for ten years, a host at Oregon Public Broadcasting.

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About American Public Media's Classical Music Service
American Public Media, located in St. Paul, Minn., sets the standard for connecting listeners to the best classical music programming. Through partnerships with orchestras, vocal ensembles and others, American Public Media's classical music service delivers performances from around the world to its listeners. In September, American Public Media announced that it is assuming production and distribution of Performance Today and SymphonyCast from NPR, beginning in early 2007. Broadcast production of both programs is moving from NPR headquarters in Washington, DC to American Public Media's in St. Paul. The addition of Performance Today and SymphonyCast gives American Public Media the largest broadcast audience reach of any classical music radio producer in the United States.

American Public Media's national classical music programs also include conversation and performance in Saint Paul Sunday^®; Pipedreams^®, the only nationally distributed radio program that explores the full range of the pipe organ's art and potential; and Composers Datebook^®, a daily two-minute program designed to inform, engage, and entertain listeners with timely information about composers of the past and present. Saint Paul Sunday is currently celebrating 25 years on the air. Pipedreams will mark its 25th anniversary in 2007.

American Public Media also produces and distributes national broadcast performances of the Minnesota Orchestra and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as well as specials such as BBC Proms, World Choral Spectacular and Music@Menlo. In partnership with Public Radio International, American Public Media produces the nation's most listened-to 24/7 stream of live-hosted classical radio, Classical 24. Classical 24 is heard by nearly 2 million listeners each week on hundreds of public radio stations. American Public Media also owns and operates The Current^™, an alternative music radio station based at Minnesota Public Radio.

Veteran NPR Classical Music Host and Commentator Fred Child Joins American Public Media

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Veteran NPR Classical Music Host and Commentator Fred Child Joins American Public Media

Child to continue as host of Performance Today when American Public Media Assumes Production in January

(St. Paul, Minn.) November 8, 2006—American Public Media,^™ the nation's second largest producer and distributor of public radio programs, is pleased to announce today that Fred Child, the highly-acclaimed host of NPR's Performance Today, will remain as host when American Public Media assumes production and distribution of the program from NPR in January.

Performance Today, a unique celebration of today's art of classical music, is America's most listened-to classical music program, reaching more than one million listeners on 230 public radio stations across the country each week. The two-hour weekday program features classical music in concert from studios, festivals and concert halls across the nation and around the world, as well as classical music news, interviews and features. On any given day, listeners to Performance Today may hear from performances in the great concert halls of New York, Prague, London, Berlin and Paris.

"American Public Media's mission is to share the finest classical music offerings from around the around with audiences on the radio and online," said Sarah Lutman, senior vice president of Content and Media, American Public Media. "We look forward to Performance Today extending and enriching our classical music programming. We are absolutely delighted Fred Child is staying with the program. His experience with leading artists and ensembles around the world, and lively on-air presence have informed and inspired millions of classical music listeners everywhere."

"This is a perfect partnershipñthe most ambitious daily classical music show teaming up with American Public Media," said Child. "No other media company in the country has comparable experience, expertise and creativity in broadcasting classical music. The team of producers, hosts and audio engineers at American Public Media is unmatched in their dedication to music. Iím proud and honored to be joining the team."

Child is also the commentator and announcer for Live from Lincoln Center, the only live performing arts series on television. He also hosted NPR's "Creators @ Carnegie," a program of wide-ranging performers in concert at Carnegie Hall.Child's 9/11 cultural reporting was part of coverage that earned NPR a 2001 George Foster Peabody Award. His 2002 reading of the audio book "Getting to Know William Shakespeare" won an Audie Award from the Audio Publishers Association.

Before his work with NPR, Child was music director and director of cultural programming at WNYC in New York, host of a live daily performance and interview program on WNYC, and for ten years, a host at Oregon Public Broadcasting.

PHOTO OF FRED CHILD AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

About American Public Media's Classical Service
American Public Media, located in St. Paul, Minn., sets the standard for connecting listeners to the best classical music programming. Through partnerships with orchestras, vocal ensembles and others, American Public Media's classical music service delivers performances from around the world to its listeners. In September, American Public Media announced that it is assuming production and distribution of Performance Today and SymphonyCast from NPR, beginning in early 2007. Broadcast production of both programs is moving from NPR headquarters in Washington, DC to American Public Media's in St. Paul. The addition of Performance Today and SymphonyCast gives American Public Media the largest broadcast audience reach of any classical music radio producer in the United States.

American Public Media's national classical music programs also include conversation and performance in Saint Paul Sunday;^® Pipedreams,^® the only nationally distributed radio program that explores the full range of the pipe organ's art and potential; and Composers Datebook,^® a daily two-minute program designed to inform, engage, and entertain listeners with timely information about composers of the past and present. Saint Paul Sunday is currently celebrating 25 years on the air. Pipedreams will mark its 25th anniversary in 2007.

American Public Media also produces and distributes national broadcast performances of the Minnesota Orchestra and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as well as specials such as BBC Proms, World Choral Spectacular and Music@Menlo. In partnership with Public Radio International, American Public Media produces the nation's most listened-to 24/7 stream of live-hosted classical radio, Classical 24. Classical 24 is heard by nearly 2 million listeners each week on hundreds of public radio stations. American Public Media also owns and operates The Current,^™ an alternative music radio station based at Minnesota Public Radio.

American Public Media's American RadioWorks Uncovers the Impact of Global Warming Right Now

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American Public Media's American RadioWorks Uncovers the Impact of Global Warming Right Now

Early Signs: Reports from a Warming Planet Broadcasts in November

(St. Paul, Minn.) November 7, 2006—American RadioWorks,^® the award-winning documentary unit of American Public Media,^™ today announced its current broadcast, "Early Signs: Reports from a Warming Planet."

The early signs of climate change are showing up across vastly differing landscapes: from melting outposts near the Arctic Circle to disappearing glaciers high in the Andes; from the rising water in the deltas of Bangladesh to the "sinking" atolls of the Pacific.

"Early Signs: Reports from a Warming Planet" takes listeners to parts of the planet where global warming is already making changes to life and landscape. The reports demonstrate how climate change is no longer restricted to scientific modeling about the future—it's happening now.

TUNE IN: "Early Signs: Reports from a Warming Planet" will air on public radio stations nationwide in November.

WEB SITE: The transcript and audio of the documentary, along with photos and links are available at:http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/earlysigns/

American RadioWorks
Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, American RadioWorks is public radio's largest documentary production unit. It creates documentaries, series projects, and investigative reports for the public radio system and the Internet. American RadioWorks has staff journalists in Washington, DC, Duluth, MN, San Francisco, CA, and Durham, NC. The American RadioWorks team features some of the most accomplished names in public radio journalism, including executive editor/correspondent Stephen Smith, economics correspondent Chris Farrell and host Ray Suarez.

Major funding for American RadioWorks is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Global Warming: An Economic Boon? American Public Media's Marketplace Visits People and Places Seeking to Profit from Arctic's Thaw

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Global Warming: An Economic Boon? American Public Media's Marketplace Visits People and Places Seeking to Profit from Arctic's Thaw

"Frozen Assets" Series Part of Marketplace's Global Sustainability Coverage

(St. Paul, Minn.) October 19, 2006—Marketplace^®, American Public Media's^™ award-winning daily business and economics news program, today announced "Frozen Assets," a new weeklong series of reports about the unexpected impact of global warming to be broadcast on Marketplace Morning Report^® and Marketplace during the week of October 23.

Scientists say the consequences of global warming are the most apparent in the Arctic. In fact, satellite images show that between 2004 and 2005, the ice covering the Arctic has shrunk 14 percent - an area roughly the size of Texas.

However, while environmentalists warn that global warming means higher sea levels and species extinction, politicians and businesspeople are working to reap the economic benefits of the Arctic thaw. For example, once frozen sea lanes are now open longer, fish stocks are on the move and the ocean floor is being probed and tested for oil and minerals.

Over the past summer, Marketplace reporters Sam Eaton and Stephen Beard traveled to Norway, Canada and the northern most point in Alaska to produce Frozen Assets. Eaton and Beard visited individuals and communities seeking to turn global warming into economic opportunities and met the winners and losers in this modern day land and sea grab. They also explored the many challenges global warming brings to the Arctic region.

Frozen Assets Highlights: Countries scramble to stake claims on oil and minerals believed to be beneath the Arctic Ocean; a port on the western shore of Hudson Bay in northern Canada ready to cash in on melting waterways opening up for ships; a look at whether the U.S. will lose out for failing to sign the UN Law of the Sea Convention; the conflict within native communities that see the economic potential of oil rigs on the horizon but worry about losing their traditional way of life; how a thawing permafrost is playing havoc with Alaska's infrastructure; Norway's push north for oil; Alaska's fishing industry likely to be the first major economic casualty of global warming; and Marketplace toasts Greenland and its new-founded Arctic brew that is drawing raving reviews.

Frozen Assets was partly funded by Marketplace's Sustainability Desk that focuses on covering sustainability and the economy, including environmental, economic, technological, cultural and other factors influencing the future of humanity. Marketplace's Sustainability Desk is made possible by generous grant from the Tides Foundation.

Tune In: Frozen Assets reports will begin broadcasting nationwide on Monday, October 23 during Marketplace Morning Report and Marketplace. Check local radio listings for times and public radio stations or go to www.marketplace.org.

Online Features: Beginning October 23, visit www.marketplace.org for a schedule of Frozen Assets reports, sound clips, images, maps of Marketplace reporters' travels and other resources and links.

Marketplace, produced and distributed by American Public Media, is a portfolio of business programs that also includes Marketplace Morning Report and Marketplace Money. Marketplace programs cover the topics of money and business, people, local economies and the world with signature sound and wit. The only national business news programs to originate from the West Coast, the Marketplace portfolio is heard by more than eight million listeners each week, more than any other business program on radio or TV. Across the country, the Marketplace programs are heard on more than 470 public radio stations. Marketplace maintains bureaus throughout the United States and the world. The program has won numerous awards, including an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia award and a George Foster Peabody award.

American Public Media Responds to Audience Needs by Offering More National Programs as Podcasts

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American Public Media Responds to Audience Needs by Offering More National Programs as Podcasts

Podcasting Brings American Public Media Programs to Where Audiences Are

(St. Paul, Minn.) October 18, 2006—American Public Media,™ the nation's second largest producer and distributor of public radio programs, announced today it is offering more of its programs as podcasts effective October 17. American Public Media's latest investment in podcasting is part of an ongoing commitment to answer audience calls for on-demand access to its programming.

Currently, American Public Media makes the following full programs available as podcasts: The Writer's Almanac,® Speaking of Faith,® Marketplace Morning Report,® Weekend America,® Future Tense,® The Story (co-produced with North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC) and Sound Opinions SM (co-produced with Chicago Public Radio®). Other podcasts that excerpt from or highlight certain features of American Public Media programs include: Marketplace Robert Reich Commentaries, Marketplace Takeout, and Weekend America Music Picks.

Beginning October 17, American Public Media made the following full programs available as podcasts: Marketplace,® Marketplace Money,® Word for Word® and American RadioWorks® documentaries. The Splendid Table® will be offered as a podcast in November. Listeners can subscribe to American Public Media podcasts at http://www.americanpublicmedia.org/podcasts/ or visit the American Public Media page in iTunes.

"We know that podcasting is a popular way audiences are extending their listening experience," said Sarah Lutman, American Public Media's senior vice president of content and media. "American Public Media is pleased to offer these additional podcasts as a public service. Podcasting allows listeners to enjoy our programs when and where they choose. They no longer need to plan their listening around a broadcast schedule or sit at a computer with an Internet connection."

American Public Media's Weekend America Celebrates Second Anniversary

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American Public Media's Weekend America Celebrates Second Anniversary

Weekend America Continues to Grow as Audiences Expect Program to be Part of their Weekend

(St. Paul, Minn.) October 9, 2006—American Public Media's^™ Weekend America,^® the two-hour weekly public radio program designed to provide new perspective on the week's events, is today celebrating its second anniversary of broadcasting.

Making its debut on October 9, 2004, Weekend America is today heard on 135 public radio stations across the county, including in 22 of the top 50 markets, and has built its audience to already reach 615,000 listeners each week.

Weekend America, produced and distributed by American Public Media, features segments on news and newsmakers, issues of the week, the diversity of American culture and the arts. Weekend America incorporates the best of public radio from content partner stations, independent and national producers and is designed to fit listeners' weekend schedules with a more intimate, engaging and conversational style.

Weekend America is hosted in Los Angeles by public radio veterans Barbara Bogaev and Bill Radke. The Weekend America team also includes executive producer Peter Clowney and senior producer Kathryn Scott. Funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Minnesota Public Radio.

"I'm thrilled to take Weekend America into the next phase of its growth, reaching across the country every weekend to the most fascinating people and live events we can find," said Clowney.

Weekend America is on the Web at www.weekendamerica.org.

American Public Media's American RadioWorks Explores Japan's Pop Power

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American Public Media's American RadioWorks Explores Japan's Pop Power

Documentary is Entertaining Journey from Tokyo to Middle America

(St. Paul, Minn.) October 5, 2006—American RadioWorks,^® the award-winning documentary unit of American Public Media,^™ today announced its current broadcast, "Japan's Pop Power."

For decades, the United States has been the dominant exporter of pop culture. In the 21st century, it has a powerful new competitor—Japan. Young people across the globe watch anime, read manga comic books from right to left, listen to J-pop, and play with Japanese toys and video games.

"Japanís Pop Power" explores what's so cool about Japan and asks whether this ancient nation rise will again, this time as the world's leading exporter of fantasy.

TUNE IN: "Japan's Pop Power" will air on public radio stations nationwide in October.

WEB SITE: The transcript and audio of the documentary, along with photos and links and resources, are available at:http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/japan/index.html.

"Japan's Pop Power" was supported by the U.S. Japan Foundation and the Ford Foundation.

American RadioWorks
Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, American RadioWorks is public radio's largest documentary production unit. It creates documentaries, series projects, and investigative reports for the public radio system and the Internet. American RadioWorks has staff journalists in Washington, DC, Duluth, MN, San Francisco, CA, and Durham, NC. The American RadioWorks team features some of the most accomplished names in public radio journalism, including executive producer Bill Buzenberg, executive editor/correspondent Stephen Smith, economics correspondent Chris Farrell and host Ray Suarez.

Major funding for American RadioWorks is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

>American Public Media to Distribute Nationwide The Story with Dick Gordon

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American Public Media to Distribute Nationwide The Story with Dick Gordon

Public Radio Program Features Storytelling to Bring the News Home

(St. Paul, Minn.) September 15, 2006—American Public Media^™ today announced plans to co-produce and distribute nationwide the new daily public radio talk show, The Story with Dick Gordon. The Story is produced by North Carolina Public RadioñWUNC and is hosted by respected journalist Dick Gordon.

The Story is a daily one-hour interview program that brings together ordinary and extraordinary people to share their personal stories and experiences that provide a deeper perspective on the news. The program is designed to deliver great stories to public radio in a way that will help listeners grasp what is happening in the world and why it matters to them. Veteran public radio journalist Dick Gordon interviews people who are in the news or whose real-life experiences help listeners understand the news of the day or ongoing issues of importance.

The Story offers new ways—Web site and comment/story line—to engage listeners. Each program will encourage listeners to share their stories on the topics to be featured later in the week. A pre-produced "Listening Post" segment will call out to people at crossroads and cafes across the country, offering a snapshot of the ongoing American stories. The Story is not a call-in program, but will select from the best listeners' stories to amplify listeners' understanding of significant events.

The Story has been in development at North Carolina Public RadioñWUNC since October 2005, and the pilots have been broadcast on North Carolina Public RadioñWUNC's local public radio network. The Story is intended for midday broadcast and will be tested and refined during pre-launch broadcasts on KNOW 91.1 FM in St. Paul, Minn. The full national launch of The Story is planned for early 2007.

Dick Gordon is an experienced and seasoned journalist with an extensive background in both international and domestic reporting. He was a war correspondent and back-up host for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's This Morning, the national current affairs radio program. An award-winning journalist, Gordon has also served as a Parliamentary reporter, Moscow correspondent and South Asia correspondent for both radio and television.

"Dick Gordon is an exceptional talent," said Joan Rose, general manager of North Carolina Public RadioñWUNC. "He brings intelligence, inquisitiveness, and a background as an international correspondent to his interviews. This gives him a depth of experience and an ability to connect with people from all walks of life as he engages them in conversation."

"North Carolina Public RadioñWUNC is excited to produce this program," added Rose. "Our region's tradition of storytelling helps inform our approach to a new and compelling form of narrative journalism that we are pleased to share with public radio listeners across the country."

Jim Russell, American Public Media's senior creative advisor, has been a collaborator in the development of the program with North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC's creative staff.

"The Story brings a fresh approach to radio with its dual emphasis on storytelling and on relevance and timeliness," said Sarah Lutman, American Public Media's senior vice president of content and media. "These are not just great stories; they're stories that need to be heardñtoday. You'll hear from remarkable people in engaging conversation with Dick Gordon. We're proud to have this innovative new program in our national programming portfolio and look forward to working with our colleagues at North Carolina Public RadioñWUNC to develop the show and build its audience."

About North Carolina Public RadioñWUNC
WUNC is the National Public Radio affiliate licensed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It operates a five-station radio network serving more than 280,000 listeners each week in communities from Greensboro to the Outer Banks. WUNC has the largest public radio news staff in North Carolina and produces programs including The State of Things and The Peopleís Pharmacy. WUNCís news and information format can be heard at 91.5 FM in the Triangle and Triad, at 90.9 FM in the Rocky Mount/Wilson/Greenville area, and at 88.9 FM along the Outer Banks. The station is online at www.wunc.org.

American Public Media's Marketplace Kicks-Off 2006 Election Coverage with "The Real Agenda"

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American Public Media's Marketplace Kicks-Off 2006 Election Coverage with "The Real Agenda"

Marketplace Invites Listeners to Help Cover Issues of Concern

(St. Paul, Minn.) September 13, 2006—Marketplace,^® American Public Media's^™ award-winning daily business and economics news program, today announced its 2006 midterm election coverage "The Real Agenda." The Real Agenda will cover issues the public should be hearing about, but which few candidates are discussing.

Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal launches ìThe Real Agendaî with a lively debate between two Marketplace commentators, liberal Robert Reich and conservative David Frum, on September 15, 2006, at the Public Radio Program Directors annual conference in Philadelphia. Reich is a prolific author who was Secretary of Labor under President Clinton and is a professor at the University of California at Berkeley. Frum is a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush and a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

"With the midterm campaign season heating up around the country, we're hearing plenty from candidates campaigning for Congress or their state legislature, especially in close races," said Ryssdal. "However, often what candidates want to talk about is not necessarily what they should talk about. 'The Real Agenda' gives Marketplace the opportunity to explore the most important issues facing the country in 2006."

Marketplace producers have shaped the programsí ìReal Agendaî coverage from a variety of sources, including public opinion polls, general research, on-air call-outs to listeners, and its Public Insight Network.^® Marketplace and other American Public Media^™ shows practice Public Insight Journalism, a model created by American Public Media, which maintains relationships with more than 20,000 "public sources" who share their expertise and experience to help American Public Media programs shape their coverage.

Those interested in participating can go to http://marketplace.publicradio.org/realagendasurvey/.

In its 18th year, Los Angeles-based Marketplace is produced and distributed by American Public Media.

Marketplace is a portfolio of business programs that also include Marketplace Morning Report and Marketplace Money that cover money and business, people, local economies and the world with signature sound and wit. The only national business news programs that originate from the West Coast, the trio of programs is heard by more than eight million listeners each week, more than any other business program on radio or TV. Marketplace maintains bureaus throughout the United States and the world. The program has won numerous awards, including an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia award and a George Foster Peabody award.

The Marketplace team includes host Kai Ryssdal, executive producer J.J. Yore, and senior producer Celeste Wesson. Additional information can be found at www.marketplace.org.

American Public Media to Assume Production and Distribution of Performance Today and Symphonycast

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American Public Media to Assume Production and Distribution of Performance Today and Symphonycast

American Public Media to Contribute Wide Range of Music Content to New NPR Digital Music Service, Tentatively Launching in First Half of 2007

September 6, 2006; Washington, D.C. and St. Paul, MN — American Public Media^™ will assume production and distribution of Performance Today and SymphonyCast from NPR, it was announced today by both companies. Additionally, there is an agreement in principle for American Public Media to actively participate in the recently-announced NPR digital music service, tentatively set to launch in the first half of 2007 and designed as an online destination for music programming in all genres produced by public radio. The wide range of content will include Performance Today and SymphonyCast.

"American Public Media couldn't be more pleased to begin producing the renowned Performance Today and SymphonyCast," said Sarah Lutman, Senior Vice President of Content and Media, American Public Media. "Classical music is one of our strengths and producing and distributing these two programs further reflects our deep commitment to expanding the nationís classical music audience. We look forward to building on the past success of Performance Today and SymphonyCast and to bringing fresh, new energy to these programs that will help them reach listeners around the United States and around the world."

"This partnership ensures the continued broadcast presence of two important, respected programs devoted to classical music by American Public Media while NPR focuses its efforts on establishing a significant presence for classical music, and all music genres, in the digital media environment," said Ken Stern, Executive Vice President, NPR. "There is a remarkable shift underway in how the public is finding and using music through online and on-demand resources, and NPR is committed to building on our longstanding role as distributor, partner, curator, aggregator and convener of public radio music assets in those vital new platforms."

This new alliance addresses the public radio system's longstanding interest in having producers, distributors and stations work collectively and collaboratively to expand opportunities for audiences with all genres of music, reduce duplication of service and create stronger programming.

The agreement begins in first quarter of 2007, with broadcast production of the programs moving from NPR headquarters in Washington to American Public Media's in St. Paul. The digital music service will be based at NPR. NPR and American Public Media will work together in a number of ways to increase the value of classical music; among those efforts, NPR will provide American Public Media with access to concerts, independent productions, Performance Today and SymphonyCast archives and contacts with arts organizations and festivals.

About Performance Today and SymphonyCast
Performance Today is America's most listened-to classical music program, reaching more than 1 million listeners on 230 public radio stations around the country each week. The two-hour weekday program features classical music in concert from studios, festivals and concert halls across the nation and around the world, as well as classical music news, interviews and features. SymphonyCast is a two-hour weekly radio program featuring a full-length concert by a major symphony orchestra. Concerts are drawn from Europe's leading ensembles, along with U.S. orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra.

About NPR Music
The centerpiece of NPR's upcoming digital music discovery project will be an online destination pooling the public radio system's collective resources and creating communities for fans and artists. It will encompass all music forms — including classical, jazz, folk, opera, AAA, electronica, world and alternative — reflecting the breadth of genres and tastes already offered to users of NPR and NPR.org, the 815 NPR Member stations around the country and their partner Web sites.

NPR's music activities span every genre and media platform. It offers more than 1000 hours of broadcast music programs annually including From The Top, World of Opera, World Café and Sacred Classics. It also provides more than 1400 hours of acquired performance audio segments for broadcast and online distribution; more than 600 music features on its news magazines, and regular live performances — from Bonnie Raitt to Josh Groban — on the daily Talk of the Nation. NPR produces more than 200 hours of music content for NPR.org, including live concerts and the hit program All Songs Considered, also one of the world's most-downloaded podcasts. NPR currently features 10 music-themed podcasts. In Fall 2005, NPR expanded its digital media activities and led the HD Radio content industry with the launch of five 24/7 music multicast channels, which are already airing on an experimental basis on stations across the country; their formats are classical (CPRN, Classical Public Radio Network), folk, jazz, electronica and AAA. More information is available at www.NPR.org

About American Public Media
Through partnerships with orchestras, vocal ensembles and others, American Public Media's classical music service delivers performances from around the world to its listeners. These new programs will join American Public Media's growing portfolio, giving it the largest broadcast audience reach of any classical music radio producer in the United States. American Public Media's national classical music programs include conversation and performance in Saint Paul Sunday;^® Pipedreams,^® the only nationally distributed radio program that explores the full range of the pipe organ's art and potential; and Composers Datebook,^® a daily two-minute program designed to inform, engage, and entertain listeners with timely information about composers of the past and present.

American Public Media, a leader in arts and cultural programming, also produces and distributes national broadcast performances of the Minnesota Orchestra and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as well as specials such as BBC Proms, World Choral Spectacular and Music@Menlo. In partnership with Public Radio International, American Public Media produces the nation's most listened-to 24/7 stream of live-hosted classical radio, Classical 24. Classical 24 is heard by nearly 2 million listeners each week on hundreds of public radio stations. American Public Media also owns and operates The Current,^™ an alternative music radio station based at Minnesota Public Radio and streaming online at www.thecurrent.org. More information is available at www.americanpublicmedia.org.

American Public Media's Speaking of Faith Presents "Hearing Muslim Voices Since 9/11"

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American Public Media's Speaking of Faith Presents "Hearing Muslim Voices Since 9/11"

Muslims Share Thoughts about their Faith and the Relationship between Islam and West since 9/11

(St. Paul, Minn.) September 6, 2006—As the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks nears, Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett,^® public radio's award-winning weekly conversation about religion, meaning, ethics and ideas, announces its next broadcast, "Hearing Muslim Voices Since 9/11."

On September 11, 2001, the religion of Islam burst into view for the first time for many people. What has U.S. culture learned about global Islam in the last five years, and what have we failed to hear and see?

Dramatic headlines convey a predominantly violent picture of global Islam. However, over the past five years, Muslim guests on Speaking of Faith have conveyed a thoughtful, diverse and compelling faith. During "Hearing Muslim Voices Since 9/11," listeners will hear these voices from the traditional and evolving center of Islam. Also, Speaking of Faith host Krista Tippett speaks with Seyyed Hossein Nasr, an esteemed Muslim scholar who brings a broad religious and historical perspective to difficult questions about Islam and the West that have lingered uncomfortably in American life since 9/11.

Check local listings for broadcast dates and times.

Heard on 165 stations across the country, Speaking of Faith explores the intersection of religion in public and private life from how we wage war, to how we raise our children; from how we approach marriage to how we view death and dying. Produced and distributed by American Public Media,^{™ Speaking of Faith is changing the way religious and non-religious people alike think and speak about religion and about the most important issues of our day.}

Additional information about Speaking of Faith can be found at www.speakingoffaith.org.

Krista Tippett, a journalist and former diplomat, is a graduate of Yale Divinity School and a former Fulbright scholar. She has reported and written for The New York Times, Newsweek, the BBC and other international news organizations, and served as special assistant to the U.S. ambassador to West Germany.

American RadioWorks and Marketplace Present "Rebuilding Biloxi: One Year After Katrina"

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American RadioWorks and Marketplace Present "Rebuilding Biloxi: One Year After Katrina"

Documentary Gives Listeners a Personal Look at Hurricane Katrina's Survivors

(St. Paul, Minn.) August 24, 2006—American RadioWorks,^® the award-winning documentary unit of American Public Media,^™ and Marketplace,^® American Public Media's award-winning daily business and economics news program, have produced a new radio and Internet documentary, "Rebuilding Biloxi: One Year After Katrina," that tells the stories of four families determined to rebuild their lives in Biloxi, Mississippi, after losing everything to Katrina. Over the past year, a series of installments from this project aired on Marketplace.

Hurricane Katrina devastated the lives of thousands of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents. While much of the national attention has focused on New Orleans, "Rebuilding Biloxi: One Year After Katrina" reveals a very different story—though equally dramatic, complicated and important—just 90 miles away. Set to broadcast on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the documentary provides a very personal look at crucial factors determining how—and whether—people are able to rebuild their lives on the Gulf Coast. These include: economic inequality, personal drive and resourcefulness and plain luck.

"Rebuilding Biloxi: One Year After Katrina" was written and produced by American RadioWorks' Stephen Smith and Kate Ellis.

"It has been extraordinary to see and hear how people responded to the devastation of the storm and its aftermath," said Smith. "We found that in many ways the storm was a social equalizer. Rich and poor alike suffered the near complete loss of their homes in hurricane Katrina, along with their jobs and businesses. This documentary will take listeners on the individual journeys of four separate families, and show why some people prevail over the catastrophe, and others just barely hang on."

TUNE IN: Hosted by Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal, "Rebuilding Biloxi: One Year after Katrina" will air on public radio stations nationwide in August.

WEB SITE: The transcript and audio of the documentary, along with photos and extended interviews with Biloxi residents, are available at:http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/biloxi/index.html.

Major funding for "Rebuilding Biloxi: One Year After Katrina" comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Open Society Institute and the Tides Foundation.

American RadioWorks
Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, American RadioWorks is public radio's largest documentary production unit. It creates documentaries, series projects, and investigative reports for the public radio system and the Internet. American RadioWorks has staff journalists in Washington, DC, Duluth, MN, San Francisco, CA, and Durham, NC. Major funding for American RadioWorks is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Marketplace
Marketplace is a portfolio of programs that includes the Marketplace weekday afternoon program, the weekday Marketplace Morning Report and Marketplace Money, an hour-long weekend program focusing on personal finance. In its 18th year, Los Angeles-based Marketplace has won numerous awards, including the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Silver Baton and a George Foster Peabody award. Marketplace segments revolve around money and business, people, local economies and the world with the signature Marketplace sound and wit.

Stephen Smith
Stephen Smith reports on wide range of international and domestic issues, including international human rights, science and health, race relations and American history. He is the winner of broadcast journalism's most prestigious honor, the 1999-2000 duPont-Columbia University Gold Baton, as well as many other national journalism awards.

Kate Ellis
Kate Ellis has co-produced several documentaries for American RadioWorks, including: Thurgood Marshall Before the Court — which won the 2005 Silver Gavel Award from the American Bar Association. Ellis co-edited the book/CD set, Say it Plain. She holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University.

American RadioWorks Examines Impact of Welfare Overhaul Ten Years Later

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American RadioWorks Examines Impact of Welfare Overhaul Ten Years Later

August 22 Marks Tenth Anniversary of Welfare Reform Legislation

(St. Paul, Minn.) August 22, 2006—Ten years ago today, President Clinton signed into law landmark welfare reform legislationóthe Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Intended to "end welfare as we know it," this law replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children enacted in 1935.

"After Welfare" from American RadioWorks,^® the award-winning documentary unit of American Public Media,^™ explores the impact of ten years of welfare reform on families Tennessee, New Jersey and Wyoming. "After Welfare" also visits Oklahoma to examine the nation's most ambitious effort to promote marriage as a solution to poverty.

"After Welfare" includes a companion Web site, www.americanradioworks.org/features/welfare, that features the program's audio and transcript; interviews with five current and former welfare recipients, including a discussion on how welfare reform has affected them; producer John Biewen's reflections on covering poverty issues for almost 20 years; images from American RadioWorks photographer Steve Schapiro; and an interactive state-by state breakdown of poverty statisticsówelfare and unemployment rates, caseloads and sanctions, food stamps and more.

"After Welfare" is a production of American RadioWorks and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Check local public radio listings for broadcast dates and times.

About American RadioWorks
American RadioWorks is based at American Public Media in St. Paul, MN, and has staff journalists in Washington, DC, Duluth, MN, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Durham, NC. The American RadioWorks team features some of the most accomplished names in public radio journalism, including executive producer Bill Buzenberg, executive editor/correspondent Stephen Smith, economics correspondent Chris Farrell and host Ray Suarez.

Major funding for American RadioWorks comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Sustainability coverage is supported in part by the Kendeda Sustainability Fund of the Tides Foundation, furthering values that contribute to a healthy planet.

American RadioWorks is on the Web at www.americanradioworks.org.

American RadioWorks Sets Schedule for Fall Documentaries

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American RadioWorks Sets Schedule for Fall Documentaries

Fall Lineup Includes "Sonic Memorial" and "Japan's Pop Culture"

(St. Paul, Minn.) August 10, 2006 — American RadioWorks,^® the award-winning documentary unit of American Public Media,^™ announces its fall lineup of radio documentaries. In September, American RadioWorks will observe the fifth anniversary of 9/11 with a rebroadcast of "Sonic Memorial," a documentary featuring stories and sounds of the World Trade Center, its neighborhood, and the 9/11 attacks. In October, American RadioWorks presents "Japan's Pop Power," a documentary that examines Japanís growing impact on American pop culture.

Program Summaries

August — "Rebuilding Biloxi: One Year After Katrina"
Hurricane Katrina devastated the lives of thousands of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents. Rebuilding Biloxi tells the stories of several families in the coastal community of Biloxi, Miss., and their struggle to survive and then recover from the storm. While much of the national attention has focused on New Orleans, this new American RadioWorks documentary reveals a very different story — though equally dramatic, complicated and important — just 90 miles away.

Set to broadcast on the one-year anniversary of the hurricane, "Rebuilding Biloxi" will give public radio listeners a deeply personal look at how racial and economic inequality surfaces in the daily struggle to rebuild after Katrina.

September — "Sonic Memorial"
For the fifth anniversary of 9/11, American RadioWorks offers a rebroadcast of the beautifully haunting documentary from the Sonic Memorial Project. In the weeks and months after 9/11, National Public Radio's "Lost and Found Sound" and the public broadcasting community collected audio traces of the World Trade Center, its neighborhood and the events of September 11, 2001. Listen to this surprisingly intimate portrait produced from voicemails, archival tape, on-site recordings, oral histories, remembrances and stories.

October — "Japan's Pop Power"
For decades, the United States has been the dominant exporter of pop culture. In the 21st century, it has a powerful new competitor: Japan. Young people across the globe watch anime, read manga comic books from right to left, listen to J-pop and play with Japanese toys and video games. What's so cool about Japan? Will the ancient nation rise again, this time as the world's leading exporter of fantasy? "Japan's Pop Power" is an entertaining journey from Tokyo to Middle America.

November — "Early Signs: Reports from a Warming Planet"
The early signs of climate change are showing up across vastly differing landscapesófrom melting outposts near the Arctic Circle; to disappearing glaciers high in the Andes; from the deepest lake in Africa, which keeps getting warmer; and to the deltas of Bangladesh and the atolls of the Pacific, where the water's edge creeps closer. The documentary project from American RadioWorks, independent producer Sandy Tolan and students from the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism demonstrates how climate change is no longer restricted to scientific modeling about the future. It's happening now.

Check local public radio listings for broadcast dates and times.

About American RadioWorksAmerican RadioWorks is based at American Public Media in St. Paul, MN, and has staff journalists in Washington, DC, Duluth, MN, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Durham, NC. The American RadioWorks team features some of the most accomplished names in public radio journalism, including executive producer Bill Buzenberg, executive editor/correspondent Stephen Smith, economics correspondent Chris Farrell and host Ray Suarez.

American RadioWorks is on the Web at www.americanradioworks.org.

American Public Media™ and Chicago Public Radio® to Produce and Distribute "The World's Only Rock ëNí Roll Talk Show"

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American Public Media^™ and Chicago Public Radio^® to Produce and Distribute "The World's Only Rock ëNí Roll Talk Show"

(St. Paul, Minn.) June 26, 2006 — American Public Media^™ and Chicago Public RadioÆ today announced the production and planned September nationwide distribution of Sound Opinions(SM), a new program about contemporary music and its place in American culture. The program is produced in Chicago by Chicago Public Radio and co-produced and distributed by American Public Media. Sound Opinions airs now on Chicago Public Radio and on Minnesota Public Radio's The Current.

Billed as "the world's only rock 'n' roll talk show," Sound Opinions was created and is hosted by two of the nation's most influential music critics, Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times and Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune. Each week, DeRogatis and Kot debate the latest music, talk to artists, air live performances and deliver pop culture insights.

An earlier version of the program aired in Chicago for more than seven years at Infinity's adult rock station, commercial WXRT-FM.

"We're thrilled that a long-successful commercial radio show has made the big leap to public radio," said Torey Malatia, Chicago Public Radio's president and general manager. "Chicago is a creative capital known for its eclectic and innovative musicians and artists who work in a broad range of genres. Sound Opinions is steeped in this tradition and offers it all up in a sensibility that is unmistakably 'Chicago.' This is what makes the show so irresistible and so engaging for audiences."

"The program's audience is very broad and includes any and all who look to music as a major ingredient of our evolving culture," said Jim Russell, American Public Media's senior vice president and general manager of new program development.

"In a word, Sound Opinions rocks," said Sarah Lutman, American Public Media's senior vice president of content and media. "Chicago Public Radio launched a show with so much spunk and intelligence. We couldn't be happier for this opportunity to co-produce and distribute Sound Opinions."

For Chicago Public Radio, the managing producer of Sound Opinions is Todd Bachman, producer is Matt Spiegel and the executive producer is Torey Malatia. For American Public Media, the executive in charge is Jim Russell. Creative consultant is Steve Nelson, program director for The Current.

About the hosts

Jim DeRogatis has been the pop music critic at the Chicago Sun-Times since 1997. He has also worked as an editor at several music magazines, including Rolling Stone, and is the author of five books about rock 'n' roll, including Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America's Greatest Rock Critic and Staring at Sound: The True Story of Oklahoma's Fabulous Flaming Lips. People living in the Twin Cities will also remember DeRogatis as a former critic for the alternative weeklies Twin Cities Reader and City Pages.

Greg Kot is the pop music critic at the Chicago Tribune and the author of the acclaimed biography, Wilco: Learning How to Die. He has also contributed music criticism to numerous books and magazines, including the Encyclopedia Britannica, Rolling Stone and a dozen other national publications.

American Public Media^™ is the nation's second-biggest producer of public radio programs, reaching 14.2 million listeners nationwide each week. National programs include A Prairie Home Companion,^® Weekend America,^® Saint Paul Sunday,^® Marketplace,^® Marketplace Money,^® The Splendid Table,^® Being^® and special reports produced by its national documentary unit, American RadioWorks.^® American Public Media is the national production and distribution division of Minnesota Public Radio.^® Minnesota Public Radio, along with its sister company Southern California Public Radio, belongs to a larger family of companies within American Public Media Group, a national nonprofit organization whose purpose is to develop resources, services and systems to support public media for public service. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be obtained at www.americanpublicmedia.org.

Source: Data are copyright Arbitron, Inc. Arbitron data are estimates only.
Spring 2005/Fall 2005 average

Chicago Public Radio is a community-supported, non-commercial public service broadcasting institution, broadcasting throughout Chicago and surrounding regions at WBEZ 91.5 FM Chicago, WBEQ 90.7 FM Morris and WBEW 89.5 FM Chesterton, Indiana. Each week, more than 600,000 listeners tune in to the station for eclectic and innovative programming, including Chicago Public Radioís original productions like This American Life, the Third Coast International Audio Festival, Wait WaitÖ Donít Tell Me!,^® among others. From news and public affairs to music and arts, the station's distinctive selection of internationally, nationally and locally produced programs reflects the diversity of the community it serves. Chicago Public Radio is on the web at chicagopublicradio.org, streaming live webcasts and offering podcasts.

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American Public Media™ is pleased to again bring concerts from the BBC Proms to classical music listeners in September.

(St. Paul, Minn.) July 21, 2006—American Public Media^™ is pleased to again bring concerts from the BBC Proms to classical music listeners in September. The BBC Proms will broadcast the week of September 4-8 on public radio stations nationwide. "The Last Night of the Proms" will air live on Saturday, September 9.

The BBC Proms is the world's largest and best known classical music festival, drawing exceptional orchestras and soloists to London for performances in the grand and historic Royal Albert Hall. Each season, only one American orchestra is tapped to make the trip. However, this year four American orchestras have been invited. To recognize this, American Public Media's 2006 Proms series is proudly called "The American Proms."

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Monday, September 4: The Minnesota Orchestra and Music Director Osmo Vänskä (Musical America's Conductor of the Year, 2005) perform a gorgeous set of songs by Osvaldo Golijov, with soprano superstar Dawn Upshaw. Vänskä also conducts Mahler's jubilant Symphony No. 5.

Tuesday, September 5: From New York, the Orchestra of St. Luke's continues this year's 250th birthday bash for Mozart with his final glorious symphony, the "Jupiter."

Wednesday, September 6: Special Note! This concert celebrates the phenomenally successful 'almost-American' conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. As music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1992, the Finnish-born Salonen has found his musical home in the West, and his tenure is the second longest in the Philharmonic's history. He leads England's Philharmonia Orchestra in a sumptuous French and Russian program that also includes the 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning Second Concerto for Orchestra by Kansas native, Steven Stucky.

Thursday, September 7: Piano phenom Lang Lang performs Chopin's poetic Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.Friday, September 8: The Philadelphia Orchestra plays a pair of Fifths (Beethoven's and Tchaikovsky's) that begins in shadow and tragedy but ends in a blaze of triumph.

Saturday, September 9: "The Last Night of the Proms": The 2006 BBC Proms ends in this both serious and silly extravaganza that nearly every Briton stops and listens to or watches live on television.

"The Last Night of the Proms" will be broadcast live from Royal Albert Hall. American Public Media host Brian Newhouse will present the concert and provide context for the performances.