10 What are the major public radio shows and their contact info? W
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This article is from the Public Radio FAQ, by Rich Kulawiec rsk@gsp.org with numerous contributions by others.
10 What are the major public radio shows and their contact info? W
Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me:
A quiz show based on the week's news.
Host: Dan Coffey
Weekend All Things Considered
The weekend version of ATC.
Producer: NPR News
Host: Daniel Zwerdling (and Jackie Lyden on occasion)
Email: watc@npr.org
Web: http://www.npr.org/programs/watc
Weekend Edition/Saturday:
Saturday version of ME.
Producer: NPR News
Host: Scott Simon
Email: wesat@npr.org
Weekend Edition/Sunday:
Sunday version of ME.
Producer: NPR News
Host: Liane Hansen
Email: wesun@npr.org
Listener comments: (202) 371-1775, or wesun@npr.org.
Puzzle entries: puzzle@npr.org (DO NOT send them to
the "listener comments" address - they'll just be deleted).
Weekly Edition:
Compilation of pieces that ran on All Things Considered and
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 Thompson
Email: info@wcl.org or sedge_thomson@wcl.org
Web: http://www.wclorg/wcl/
Subscription Information: West_Coast_Live-Request@netcom.com
Reservations to Live Shows: West_Coast_Live-Approval@netcom.com
Audience Adventures: West_Coast_Live@netcom.com
(These last three may no longer be current.)
Snail-mail address:
West Coast Live
915 Cole Street, Suite 124
San Francisco, California 94117
Phone: (415) 664-9500
Fax: (415) 664-9596
Additional information is available by sending a mail
message to listserv@netcom.com; put the following (only!)
in the body of the message:
INFO West_Coast_Live
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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: wyk-request@wpr.uwsuper.edu
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 (608) 263-3970, 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.
The World:
World news for American listeners.
World Update:
News from around the world including interviews and features.
Producer: BBC World Service
World Cafe:
WXPN's flagship program, featuring a wide variety of
pop/rock/blues/folk. Distributed by PRI.
Email: worldcafe@pobox.upenn.edu
Producer: David Dye
Web: http://www.xpn.org
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 :-)
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