Larry Massett is a senior (i.e. ancient, hideously experienced) independent radio producer. His documentaries on a wide range of topics - the oil industry in Louisiana, deforestation in Nepal, elephant trainers in Arkansas -  have appeared on All Things Considered and other programs. His 13-part CPB/Annenberg series on the modernization of China and Japan won an Armstrong Award. He produced several Dupont Award-winning DNA Files programs. Massett's work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Ford Foundation among others. He was, with Jay Allison and Bill Siemering, one of the founders, and for many years the host, of the award-winning documentary series Soundprint.