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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LIFTing Street KidsBefore moving to New Hampshire, Merhawi Wells-Bogue earned his living on the streets of the Ethiopian city of Mekelle. Years later, while studying… -
The Real Life Walter White?Breaking Bad follows a high school science teacher who cooks up meth with a former student, kicking off a fast slide into murder, extortion and unsavory… -
Greenwashing The New York City SkylineSome big players turned out for the Bank of America tower ribbon cutting ceremony in 2010. Al Gore was there. His investment management company is a… -
Burning Man Of The Ocean: Seasteading's Ephemerisle ExploredEvery year, a small fleet of house- boats, yachts, and make-shift floating homes anchor together off the California coast for the Ephemerisle… -
The Cheshire Murders: The Crime That Rocked A Small TownIn July of 2007, the sleepy suburban town of Cheshire, Connecticut woke up to a house set ablaze, three fatalities, one survivor, and two suspects caught… -
Looking For The Perfect Public Beach? Of Course There's An App For ThatNew Hampshire only has eighteen miles of coastline - but even in sunny coastal California, arguments over property rights have made finding that perfect… -
Online Poker's Big GambleMore than two years have passed since the Department of Justice seized and shut down three major American online-gambling websites, charged site… -
Traffic Jams On Mount EverestSixty years ago last week, since Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first confirmed climbers to summit Mount Everest,…
