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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward P. Jones

Series: New Letters on the Air
From: New Letters on the Air
Length: 00:29:00

Edward P. Jones, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for THE KNOWN WORLD, writes about the lives of African-Americans in his native Washington DC in his story collections LOST IN THE CITY and ALL AUNT HAGAR'S CHILDREN. Read the full description.

Jones_small SUBJ: Timings & Cues: New Letters/ Edward P. Jones ATTN: TRAFFIC/OPS PROG ID: #07-043-00006 DT: 02/09/2007 CONTENT DEPOT FILENAME: NEWLETTR 070209 Short Description: Edward P. Jones, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for THE KNOWN WORLD, writes about the lives of African-Americans in his native Washington DC in his story collections LOST IN THE CITY and ALL AUNT HAGAR?S CHILDREN. NOTE: This is the second of four Black History Month programs, though it stands alone and can air at any time. In addition to regular production music, this episode contains a sample of "All Aunt Hagar's Blues" by Art Tatum. Rundown Info: NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR is a weekly half-hour show featuring poets and writers of fiction, creative non-fiction and drama. Whether in an interview that includes readings by an author, or in produced recordings of poetry readings or holiday anthologies, the program presents writers in an informative and entertaining format that highlights the creative process. BEGINNING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006, "NEW LETTERS" UPLINKS AND BECOMES AVAILABLE ON CONTENT DEPOT ON FRIDAYS AT 0100 ET, CHANNEL A68.5. Our 30 and 60 sec. recorded promos are normally available each week from Content Depot. PROMO: This week on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR... Meet Edward P. Jones, who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2004 for his novel THE KNOWN WORLD. He talks about writing that novel and two collections of short stories about African-Americans in his native Washington DC, but says that the world?s not going to end if he doesn?t write another book. Don?t miss the down-to-earth Edward P. Jones next time on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR... UPLINK DATE: 02/09/2007 PROGRAM LENGTH: 29 minutes INCUE: (music) "You'd think riding the bus around his native..." OUTCUE: "...Angela Elam for NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR." At the end of every program, we give our address and phone number, so if someone calls, here is the info: NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR 5101 Rockhill Rd. Kansas City, MO 64110 (888) 548-2477; fax (816) 235-2611 E-mail: Radio@newletters.org NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR is FREE! You can carry the show weekly, or pick and choose among the programs, but please let us know when and if you plan to use us. Call or write Angela Elam or Dennis Conrow at the numbers listed above.

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SUBJ: Timings & Cues: New Letters/ Edward P. Jones ATTN: TRAFFIC/OPS PROG ID: #07-043-00006 DT: 02/09/2007 CONTENT DEPOT FILENAME: NEWLETTR 070209 Short Description: Edward P. Jones, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for THE KNOWN WORLD, writes about the lives of African-Americans in his native Washington DC in his story collections LOST IN THE CITY and ALL AUNT HAGAR?S CHILDREN. NOTE: This is the second of four Black History Month programs, though it stands alone and can air at any time. In addition to regular production music, this episode contains a sample of "All Aunt Hagar's Blues" by Art Tatum. Rundown Info: NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR is a weekly half-hour show featuring poets and writers of fiction, creative non-fiction and drama. Whether in an interview that includes readings by an author, or in produced recordings of poetry readings or holiday anthologies, the program presents writers in an informative and entertaining format that highlights the creative process. BEGINNING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006, "NEW LETTERS" UPLINKS AND BECOMES AVAILABLE ON CONTENT DEPOT ON FRIDAYS AT 0100 ET, CHANNEL A68.5. Our 30 and 60 sec. recorded promos are normally available each week from Content Depot. PROMO: This week on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR... Meet Edward P. Jones, who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2004 for his novel THE KNOWN WORLD. He talks about writing that novel and two collections of short stories about African-Americans in his native Washington DC, but says that the world?s not going to end if he doesn?t write another book. Don?t miss the down-to-earth Edward P. Jones next time on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR... UPLINK DATE: 02/09/2007 PROGRAM LENGTH: 29 minutes INCUE: (music) "You'd think riding the bus around his native..." OUTCUE: "...Angela Elam for NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR." At the end of every program, we give our address and phone number, so if someone calls, here is the info: NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR 5101 Rockhill Rd. Kansas City, MO 64110 (888) 548-2477; fax (816) 235-2611 E-mail: Radio@newletters.org NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR is FREE! You can carry the show weekly, or pick and choose among the programs, but please let us know when and if you plan to use us. Call or write Angela Elam or Dennis Conrow at the numbers listed above.

Broadcast History

Originally uplinked to PRSS Content Depot on February 9, 2007

Timing and Cues

PROGRAM LENGTH: 29 minutes
INCUE: (music) "You'd think riding the bus around his native..."
OUTCUE: "...Angela Elam for NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR."

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Aunt Hagar's Blues Steven Mayer Art Tatum Improvisions. Naxos 2003 03:08

Related Website

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