2 below zero
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- http://2belowzero.org/
Independent producers of public media
Todd Melby and Diane Richard are independent radio producers and print journalists based in Minneapolis. They are also a couple, with kids/stepkids, a mortgage and a French bulldog named Louis to prove it.
In 2004, Todd and Diane's documentary for Chicago Public Radio's Speaking of Sex series won the Edward R. Murrow Award for best radio news documentary. The documentary is called "Spirit and Body Willing: Sex over Age 70."
In 2005, the pair produced "Consuming Desire," a documentary on compulsive shopping and obsessive collecting for Chicago Public Radio.
In 2006, Diane and Todd produced "Flatlined: How Illinois Shortchanges Rural Students," a documentary for Chicago Public Radio's "Valuing Education" series. That piece won an SPJ Sigma Delta Chi award for best radio documentary.
In 2008, the pair produced "Death's Footprint," a documentary for Chicago Public Radio. That documentary explored the environmental consequences of traditional funeral and death practices.
Their work has also aired on NPR's Day to Day, PRI's The World, Marketplace, The Savvy Traveler, Justice Talking and The Environment Report. Todd received his bachelor's degree from Hamline University, in St. Paul, and his master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Diane received her bachelor's degree from Smith College, in Northampton, Mass, and her master's in journalism from the University of Missouri, Columbia.
2 below zero is a registered 501(c)3 private, nonprofit organization.
Todd Melby and Diane Richard are independent radio producers and print journalists based in Minneapolis. They are also a couple, with kids/stepkids, a mortgage and a French bulldog named Louis to prove it.
In 2004, Todd and Diane's documentary for Chicago Public Radio's Speaking of Sex series won the Edward R. Murrow Award for best radio news documentary. The documentary is called "Spirit and Body Willing: Sex over Age 70."
In 2005, the pair produced "Consuming Desire," a documentary on compulsive shopping and obsessive collecting for Chicago Public Radio.
In 2006, Diane and Todd produced "Flatlined: How Illinois Shortchanges Rural Students," a documentary for Chicago Public Radio's "Valuing Education" series. That piece won an SPJ Sigma Delta Chi award for best radio documentary.
In 2008, the pair produced "Death's Footprint," a documentary for Chicago Public Radio. That documentary explored the environmental consequences of traditional funeral and death practices.
Their work has also aired on NPR's Day to Day, PRI's The World, Marketplace, The Savvy Traveler, Justice Talking and The Environment Report. Todd received his bachelor's degree from Hamline University, in St. Paul, and his master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Diane received her bachelor's degree from Smith College, in Northampton, Mass, and her master's in journalism from the University of Missouri, Columbia.
2 below zero is a registered 501(c)3 private, nonprofit organization.
People who work with 2 below zero
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Todd Melby (Admin) | Independent Producer | Minneapolis, MN |
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Diane Richard (Admin) | Independent Producer | Minneapolis, MN |
Pieces
A documentary exploring the environmental consequences of traditional funeral and burial practices.
- Added: Dec 28, 2008
- Length: 00:27:50
Students for a Free Tibet encourage drivers to "Honk for Tibet" from a Minneapolis bridge.
Bought by KFAI
- Added: Mar 21, 2008
- Length: 00:02:31
- Licenses: 1
- Added: Jan 31, 2008
- Length: 00:04:15
A crack addict finds Jesus, stays off drugs and rings bells for the Salvation Army. Oh, and he sings too.
- Added: Dec 07, 2007
- Length: 00:04:54
- Licenses: 2
- Added: Dec 05, 2007
- Length: 00:05:48
Feature on the Super Split Single, a 45-rpm record with a Minneapolis band on one side and a European or Russian band on the other side
- Added: Dec 05, 2007
- Length: 00:05:29
An exploration of how new immigrants struggle to balance religious beliefs in the workplace
- Added: May 24, 2007
- Length: 00:04:48
- Added: May 24, 2007
- Length: 00:04:42
This documentary shows how students in small town schools suffer because of the way Illinois funds its public schools.
- Added: May 23, 2006
- Length: 00:26:33
Americans are learning foreign languages, just not the right ones to win the war on terrorism.
Bought by WAMC
- Added: Oct 05, 2005
- Length: 00:03:08
- Licenses: 1
A reporter visits Northern Island and wonders about the implictions of using walls to combat terror.
- Added: Oct 05, 2005
- Length: 00:04:59
Enter the world of passionate collectors and compulsive shoppers to find out why people spent money on objects they don't need.
Bought by KFAI, WGBH Radio Boston, Marfa Public Radio, KVNF, and Public Interactive
- Added: May 25, 2005
- Length: 00:27:07
- Licenses: 5
- Added: Aug 16, 2004
- Length: 00:27:46
- Licenses: 2
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