John Biewen is the audio program director at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. He worked for Minnesota Public Radio for many years, covered the Rocky Mountain West for NPR News, then spent eight years as a correspondent with American RadioWorks, the documentary unit of American Public Media. Biewen’s work has won many honors, including two Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Awards, the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award, and the Third Coast Festival's Radio Impact Award.
Presenting the 2008 TCF ShortDocs: Radio Ephemera
By Julie Shapiro, John Biewen, Sarah Boothroyd, David P. Earle & Meghan Vigeant
For the 2008 TCF ShortDocs Challenge, the TCF joined forces with the Prelinger Library, a one-of-a-kind collection of books, periodicals, and more, running the gamut from the concrete and tangible to the abstract and etherized. (more)
Nuevo South
By John Biewen & Tennessee Watson
Siler City, North Carolina, used to be a typical small southern town: lots of families had roots going back a century or two and its citizens were proud of the town’s close-knit culture and neighborly feel. (more)
You Make My Heart Go
By John Biewen
A meandering train of thought arrives at a Dollar Storey connnection just in time. (more)
Trust Me, I'm an Editor
By John Biewen, Emily Botein, Deborah George, Gwen Macsai & Ben Shapiro
Producers come to editors with their tape, a vision, and a piece in various stages of completion. Editors bring their skills, a fresh set of ears, a fat red pen, and often the mandate of an established show format. (more)
Corrections, Inc.
By John Biewen
The corrections industry has become a $50-billion-a-year business and one of the strongest influences on criminal justice policy in America. (more)
