Emily Botein

F. Scott Fitzgerald's tale of old money, new money, drinking, and adultery - a thin little book that critics panned - is still the best novel about the American Dream and its discontents.

Matthew Power first met poet Allen Ginsberg at his cousin's Bar Mitzvah, when he was a 15-year-old aspiring writer.

A decade ago, WNYC's news team spent days, months, and then years reporting on the World Trade Center attacks and their aftermath.

This hour: karaoke as marital therapy, a man tries to cure his stutter, the weird world of Tupperware parties, and more.

This hour: journeys to the far north, the moon, and other places near and far.

This hour: foxes, rabbits, snakes, whales, birds, lambs, and dogs.

This hour: the Rockettes, the opera, congress, and other spectacles.

This hour: tongue twisters, brain teasers, cheaters, and one of the worst high school football teams of all time.

Imagine three producers from two continents working on one radio piece.

You've pitched your story; you've collected tape; you've gone through your edits; you're ready to track.

Now a bonafide Third Coast tradition... this session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: pitching a story.

Now a bonafide Third Coast tradition... this session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: pitching a story.

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.

This year we honored the best audio work in the following categories: Best Documentary (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention), Directors Choice, Best New Artist, Radio Impact and Audio Luminary.

October 5-7, Orrington Hotel and Campus of Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

October 28-30, Chicago

October 20 - 22, Chicago

2004 Third Coast Conference