Virginia Prescott
Host, Word of MouthVirginia Prescott is the Gracie Award-winning host of Word of Mouth, Civics 101, The 10-Minute Writers Workshop podcasts, and the Writers on A New England Stage series on New Hampshire Public Radio. Prior to joining NHPR, she was editor, producer, and director for NPR programs On Point and Here & Now, and directed interactive media for New York Public Radio.
Throughout her radio career, Virginia has worked to build sustainable independent radio in the developing world and has trained journalists in post-conflict zones from Sierra Leone to the Balkans. She has been honored for her contributions with a Gracie award for her work on Word of Mouth, a Loeb Fellowship at Harvard University, and was a member of the Peabody Award-winning production team for Jazz from Lincoln Center with Ed Bradley. Virginia loves working in public radio, but regrets that so many good outfits go unnoticed.
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Granito: How to Nail a DictatorPamela Yates was a young, idealistic filmmaker when she went to Guatemala in 1982 to make a documentary about a hidden war. 200,000 people were murdered… -
Fabulous Photos? There's an App for that.Fabulous photos?… There’s an app for that. In fact there are lots and lots and it seems like everybody’s got ‘em. Adam Bronkhorst has some tips to… -
Take A Picture of Your Birth...It Will Last LongerDigital cameras are everywhere…documenting everything from mundane meals to cute things kids do. There are still a few high-stakes events that warrant the… -
The Spanking HypocrisyProduced with Emma Ruddock“To spank or not to spank” is hardly a new debate, and one that’s received no shortage of coverage across parenting literature…… -
Pre-Camp PreeningProduced with Emma RuddockIt’s that time of year when young people are getting ready for summer camp, which used to mean labeling socks, writing wish… -
Are Op-Ed Pages Sexist?With some notable exceptions of course, when you’re the local newspapers op-ed page, you’re liable to see a deliberate balance of material from both sides… -
Weapons of Mass MiscalculationProduced with Emma RuddockThe worst line of defense… in times of war, military strategists will toy with any hair-brained scheme that could help win the… -
Maintaining the Modern MonarchyAs though extra vacation time isn’t a good enough excuse for a modern monarchy, scholars this week will gather to contemplate how the English Crown has… -
Inside Halden PrisonRecent dispatches from the trial of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik have stirred politicians and online groups to urge Norway’s justice system to… -
Frozen GrandbabiesWe begin with a new strategy for wanna-be grandparents. There’s a growing trend among women in their thirties and forties to freeze their eggs in many…
