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Story Archives of 'Public Radio'Brooke Gladstone from On The MediaBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, December 11, 2007.The co-host of NPR’s On the Media joins us. Her program’s mission is to lift the veil on how news and other media are made, and offer frank and honest critiques. We’ll talk with Brooke about that – especially when it comes to presidential politics - and the ongoing clash among media and the candidates over “who shapes the message." Guest
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  Notes From The Field: Brooke GladstoneBy Jon Greenberg on Monday, December 10, 2007.NHPR's Jon Greenberg talks with Brooke Gladstone, cohost of NPR's On the Media, about the media's role in shaping the news, especially in terms of the presidential race. The event took place in front of a live audience at the New Hampshire Historical Society Library in Concord. listen:
Final CountdownBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, November 15, 2007.NASA’s Shuttle program is slated to shut down in 2010 with only a few more missions left. Today on The Exchange we get an insider's perspective on the past, present and future of the manned space program from someone who has covered the ups and downs of the shuttle program for more than twenty years. Guest
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Forty Years of Public BroadcastingBy Liz Bulkley on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.On November 7, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill that created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Its purpose was to give a voice to the voiceless and establish radio and television stations that would be free of corporate interests and partisan influence. Tonight on the Front Porch, we’ll look at the past forty years of public broadcasting and discuss whether the CPB has lived up to its lofty goals. Our guest is Jack W. Mitchell, author of Listener Supported: The Culture and History of Public Radio. Jack is professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was also the very first employee of National Public Radio, and the original producer of All Things Considered. listen:
Only a GameBy Laura Knoy on Wednesday, October 17, 2007.The sporting season is heating up as the Boston Red Sox face the Cleveland Indians in the playoffs, the New England Patriots win game after game, and the new-look Boston Celtics cruise through their preseason games. Bill Littlefield, host of NPR’s Only a Game, joins us to put it all into perspective. Littlefield has a new book out called “Only a Game”, a collection of essays and commentaries on the sports world, written in his entertaining and refreshing style. Guest
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A Conversation with Ira GlassBy Liz Bulkley on Friday, October 12, 2007.Tonight on the Front Porch, we're talking books, radio, and television with Ira Glass. Public Radio listeners know him as the host of This American Life. Even though he's one of the biggest advocates for radio you'll ever meet, he's recently branched out into the world of television. We'll talk with him about the transition from one medium to the other, and his new book -- a collection of non-fiction by some of his favorite writers. It's called The New Kings of Nonfiction. Ira Glass is giving a presentation at Plymouth State College's Silver Center for the Arts tomorrow (Saturday, 10/13) at 8 p.m. Click here for more details. listen:
"Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me" Host Peter SagalBy Laura Knoy on Wednesday, September 19, 2007.As host of NPR's comedy news quiz, Peter Sagal may be the only person in public radio who can ask Salman Rushdie about PEZ dispensers, or talk weightlifting with Madeline Albright. We'll talk with Peter Sagal about Wait Wait, including the show's upcoming visit to New Hampshire. Guest
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StoryCorps in New HampshireBy Liz Bulkley on Friday, August 3, 2007.Tonight on the Front Porch, we're listening to your stories. For the past month or so, the StoryCorps booth gave the citizens of New Hampshire a chance to interview each other about their lives, their loves, their struggles and their accomplishments. We'll listen back to some of our favorites with NHPR Production Manager Andrew Parrella. listen:
Writer Andrei CodrescuBy Liz Bulkley on Friday, April 13, 2007.Romanian writer Andrei Codrescu may be best known to public radio audiences for the commentaries he delivers with a gravelly voice and witty twist. He's a poet, novelist, essayist, and screenwriter. His newest work, New Orleans, Mon Amour, is an ode to the big easy, where Codrescu has spent the past two decades. We'll talk with him about his work and the poetry and jazz festival that's bringing him to New Hampshire this weekend. listen:
NPR's Liane HansenBy Liz Bulkley on Wednesday, February 7, 2007.For 16 years, Liane Hansen has been delivering the news of the world, stories about changing trends in our society, and in societies across the globe. As host of National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday, she's kept us up to date on the latest news, introduced us to a huge variety of up and coming musicians, and of course, each week she helps us try to out-do Puzzle Master Will Shortz. Liane's a career journalist who began at NPR as a production assistant for All Things Considered in 1979, and she's been at the network ever since. Tonight on the Front Porch, we'll talk with her about her career and the state of radio journalism today. Click here to see photos of Liane Hansen interviewed on the Front Porch. ***This interview originally aired on October 23, 2006*** listen:
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