Making Waves: The Impact of Radio
By Bernice Johnson Reagon & Scott Simon
In times of crisis the impact of radio coverage on peoples’ lives is easy to assess. But day in and day out, how does radio touch the communities or subjects it portrays, and the audience it reaches? (more)
Keyboard Audio
By Jay Allison & Elizabeth Meister
This panel, moderated by Melissa Giraud, brings together two producers (Jay Allison and Elizabeth Meister) who were among the first in public radio and audio production to bring their innovation to the Internet, for a conversation about translating radio stories onto the Web and creating new art forms altogether. (more)
New Voices in Radio
By Ellin O'Leary
Who’s talking to the next generation of public radio listeners? This session, moderated by Ellin O'Leary, turns the mic over to some of the young producers who are busy expanding the audio documentary form by bringing energy and fresh ideas to the world of radio. (more)
D.I.Y. Radio
By Joe Richman
Do it yourself! This session is geared toward non-professionals and young people who want to learn more about telling stories for radio. (more)
Taking Risks in Radio
By Scott Carrier & Priya Ramu
Producing “outside the box” is a challenge to the formulaic landscape of public radio, whether you’re producing a sound art parody or poetic essay or a show bent on surprising its listeners. (more)
Ear to Ear
By Dan Collison & David Isay
David Isay and Dan Collison play excerpts of their radio documentary work and discuss specific challenges, triumphs, and surprises encountered while producing various stories. (more)
Points on a Curve: Radio in Its Own Time and Place
By Alan Hall
Alan Hall focuses on radio’s capacity to evoke a sense of place that exists uniquely in a non-visual, linear dimension. (more)
Digging In: Investigative Documentary Radio
By Stephen Smith & Michael Montgomery
Radio is an excellent medium for investigative reporting, so why do we hear so little of it on the air? (more)
Talking Story
By Paul Auster, Robert Krulwich & Jacki Lyden
The Kitchen Sisters skillfully lead this panel about creative and unusual approaches and techniques for producing compelling radio stories, including what can be learned from other media, like television and film. (more)