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Remembering the attack on Pearl Harbor through the eyes of students
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One hundred years with Ishi, the "last wild Indian" of North America
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Piece Description
Historically speaking, religious leaders of all faiths have often worked for economic and social justice. The first abolitionists were Quakers. Methodists led the effort to end child labor in America. And a Baptist minister named Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed while supporting 1,300 striking garbage workers in Memphis, Tennessee. But in recent years, the polarization of party politics has forced a rift in what was once a union. Now, many religious leaders in California say enough is enough? and they?re joining forces to fight for the working poor. More than 1,000 religious leaders representing a quarter-million congregants are launching a statewide coalition to fight poverty and rebuild the middle class. Rose Aguilar reports from San Francisco.
Broadcast History
Originally aired on KALW, 91.7 FM in San Francisco, on January 10, 2007.
John Hingsbergen
Posted on February 25, 2007 at 07:58 AM | Permalink
Review of Religion: A New Union Between the Church and Labor
A sound-rich informative piece about an important issue. I would suggest that local stations find ways to "balance" the progressive viewpoint from which this piece was produced. It's nicely done but It comes off as an "advocacy piece" that presents essentially one side of the issue.
The focus of the piece is very California-centric, posing a challenge for local programmers to find a "hook." I suggest that this piece would work nicely in a local talk show needing a set-up, maybe for Labor Day programming. Your guests and/or callers will then help address the balance issue I raise above. It could also be useful as a feature during local segments of Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Day to Day or entirely local magazine shows. At nearly 7:00 in length, most stations will have a hard time squeezing this in to regular programming avails.
From a technical point of view, the piece gets off to a slow start...with :32 of "nat sound" before we hear the reporter. That's a little long for my taste, especially given the overall length of the piece and the "ambient quality" of the "sound."
Thanks to produer/host Rose Qguilar for the generic out cue. ("In San Francisco, I'm rose Aguilar.") This is the kind of detail that helps make a piece fit in, whether it's being used in San Francisco, Peoria or Oxford, Ohio.