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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Is Fiction Good For Us?Novels, movies, TV and games engage the human imagination with tragedy, comedy, sex, violence, twisted families, rapacious gangsters, mysteries and… -
Zero-Tolerance Suspended At Struggling High SchoolIn 1999, the Columbine massacre dramatically shifted how American schools approach student discipline. Zero-tolerance policies became the norm. Rates of… -
Mouse swagger???Produced by Jonathan LynchIf there are any certainties in marketing, it’s that men like beer and barbecued meat and women enjoy fruit-filled cups of… -
It's a bird, it's a plane...it's a drone?Produced by Jonathan LynchEver get the feeling that someone is watching you? Well, you may want to get used to it. While the US government has been… -
Instagram, De-Digitized.If you find a little bit of ironic poetry in the rise of the retro photo-app Instagram, bought by Facebook for one billion dollars, you have to appreciate… -
Throw The Book At ThemImagine the Olympics with no gold medal…the prom without a queen...Top Model without a Top Model. Much of the literary world is bereft after the Pulitzer… -
Breaking Down the BrainScientists at the University of Illinois report that they have mapped the physical architecture of the brain with accuracy never before achieved. Their… -
These streets aren't made for walkingOn the streets of most American neighborhoods, walking to a grocery store, park, or school is not an option. Kaid Benfield is Director of Sustainable… -
Remembering they were fathers firstWe talk with NHPR's Dan Gorenstein about a new summer camp program being launched for kids of state prison inmates.Dan's original story. -
Mother's Little HelperToday’s frantic, always 'on' lifestyle have you feeling anxious? Pop a pill! Prescriptions for benzodiazepines like Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin and Valium…
