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Bob Marley - Marley
From: Joyride Media
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The official radio companion to the MARLEY documentary film in theatres and homes on April 20, 2012.

Bought by WMMT, KSRQ, and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Wynton Marsalis - Swinging into the 21st
From: Joyride Media
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Wynton Marsalis looks back on music from throughout his career, from the straight jazz to his more classical compositions.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN, WAMC, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WUIS, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Hidden History of a One Room School
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Harrington School, Credit: PGraitcer
When the tiny African American community on Georgia's St Simon's Island set out to save its one-room schoolhouse, it didn't realize that the buildi...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Oct 09, 2011
  • Length: 05:14
  • Purchases: 1
Music Behind A Locked Door
From: Todd Cross
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Hillbrook Juvenile Detention Center in Syracuse, New York works with troubled youth - yet it isn't a "lock em up, throw away the key" kind of place...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Jul 21, 2011
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 1
G Wani
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Geoffrey is a guy with his feet in a couple places. He attends school full time, works two jobs, takes care of six siblings and a daughter, and ha...

Bought by WMPG and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 2
Detroit: Fighting like Children...over Children
From: Learning Matters
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Among Detroit’s many problems: a public school system so deep in debt that last year, the state took it over. Michigan’s governor hired Robert Bob...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 08:18
Finding a Voice in New Orleans
From: Learning Matters
Series: Paul Vallas in New Orleans
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Deputy Superintendent Michael Haggen discusses how new programs are helping students in New Orleans' alternative schools develop a voice.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:06
Race and the Space Race
From: Richard Paul and Soundprint
Series: Out Of this World
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The unlikely story of Civil Rights and the Space Program.

Bought by KHNS, KUNM, WKMS, WESM 91.3 FM, WXXI and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 59:18
  • Purchases: 37
Love is the Message: The Story of Philadelphia International Records
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour radio special looks back on Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's influence on the music and culture of Philadelphia

Bought by KGLT, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WNCU, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRNC-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
The Soul of Chaka Khan
From: Joyride Media
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This new hour of music and conversation will feature Chaka Khan's career as one of R&B's leading female vocalists, and her influence on contemporar...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WMNF, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WHRV, WPVM-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2007
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
What Role Should Charter Schools Play in Education Reform?
From: David Weinberg
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This is an in depth look at one of the many charter schools opening this fall in New Orleans

  • Added: Sep 04, 2007
  • Length: 12:59
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: FAMILY AFFAIR
From: Joyride Media
Series: The Milestone Series
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One-hour music intensive radio documentary about Sly & the Family Stone, their music, their turbulent history, and the indelible marks they left be...

Bought by KUT, KFOK-LP, KHEN-LP, KWMR-FM, WRIR and more


  • Added: May 15, 2007
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 34
Young & Exonerated
From: National Black Programming Consortium
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Shareef Cousin was wrongly convicted and sent to death row for over a decade.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KTNA


  • Added: Mar 16, 2007
  • Length: 07:57
  • Purchases: 2
Making History in Massachusetts: Governor Deval Patrick, From the South Side to the State House
From: 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station
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A profile of Governor Deval Patrick, his history making election and his place in the new politics of race nationally.

Bought by KFAI, WCPN, KUT-HD, WFIU, WNPR and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Nebraska's first Heisman Trophy winner honors another pioneer black Nebraska athlete.
From: Deborah Van Fleet
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Johnny, "The Jet" Rodgers, Heisman '72, honors another pioneer Nebraska athlete, Marion Hudson, and talks about the importance of black communities...

Bought by WTIP and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 2
Buddy Guy: Can't Quit the Blues
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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Brand new one-hour music intensive radio special features legendary bluesman Buddy Guy in his own words and music.

Bought by Prairie Public, Radio New Zealand, KVMR, WCAI / WNAN, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 26
Fats Waller: If You Gotta Ask
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour music intensive documentary about Fats Waller, one of America's great composers and performers of the 20th century.

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUW, KOSU, Red River Radio Network, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2006
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 26
Taxi Line
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Somali taxi drivers in Portland Maine sit with their frustrations, hopes, and memories.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: May 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 1
Darondo
From: Chris Roose
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A long-lost Bay Area soul singer, newly found.

Bought by KFAI and WMPG


  • Added: Mar 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 2
From Sideman to Stevie Ray
From: KUT
Series: The Godfather
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Part one of a two-part special on W.C. Clark, the Godfather of Austin Blues and Soul

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Sep 02, 2005
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 1
A Place of His Own
From: KUT
Series: The Godfather
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Part 2 of a two-part special on W.C. Clark, the Godfather of Austin Blues and Soul.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2005
  • Length: 06:23
Herbie Hancock: Imagine the Possibilities
From: Tres Hombres Productions
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This one-hour music intensive radio special salutes legendary keyboardist Herbie Hancock.

Bought by KGLT and Lower Cape Communications


  • Added: Aug 11, 2005
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 2
Civil War Widows
From: Radio Diaries
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Alberta Martin and Daisy Anderson are the last living Civil War Widows.

Bought by Vocalo.org, WNPR, The Story, KRCB-FM, Remix Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2003
  • Length: 12:59
  • Purchases: 13