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HEAT -- Chance Encounters of Love

From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
Length: 58:34

Chance encounters of love with singer Nora York, renown chef Vertamae Grosvenor and a reading of Raymond Carver's "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love." Read the full description.

Bigpinkheart_small HEAT -- WITH JOHN HOCKENBERRY Highlights from the groundbreaking 1990 series. License now and receive an ORIGINAL HEAT T-SHIRT, signed by John Hockenberry. Supplies are limited! More info at http://prx.org/articles/991 IN THIS HOUR: John speaks with singer Nora York. Writer, actress ("Daughters of the Dust" and "Beloved") and chef Vertamae Grosvenor is talking 'bout the blues. Actor Ray Barrie reads Raymond Carver's "What we Talk About When we Talk About Love." Funny, tough, smart talk, and music you can dance to. Murray Street's Peabody Award-winning HEAT is back to entertain, engage and encourage publisteners at the end of the day. These ten episodes drawn from our deep archives feature John Hockenberry's new introductions and all the good old sensations. Each HEAT program is self contained.

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Piece Description

HEAT -- WITH JOHN HOCKENBERRY Highlights from the groundbreaking 1990 series. License now and receive an ORIGINAL HEAT T-SHIRT, signed by John Hockenberry. Supplies are limited! More info at http://prx.org/articles/991 IN THIS HOUR: John speaks with singer Nora York. Writer, actress ("Daughters of the Dust" and "Beloved") and chef Vertamae Grosvenor is talking 'bout the blues. Actor Ray Barrie reads Raymond Carver's "What we Talk About When we Talk About Love." Funny, tough, smart talk, and music you can dance to. Murray Street's Peabody Award-winning HEAT is back to entertain, engage and encourage publisteners at the end of the day. These ten episodes drawn from our deep archives feature John Hockenberry's new introductions and all the good old sensations. Each HEAT program is self contained.

Broadcast History

Segments were originally distributed by NPR and aired nationally in 1990.
New intros and other material by John Hockenberry have been added as part of this 2007 reversioning.

Timing and Cues

PROGRAM TIME: 58:30
In cue: "HEAT with John Hockenberry..."
Out cue: "...PRX DOT ORG." (music ends)

Break #1 19:40 - 20:41 (1:01)
Into break: "I'm John Hockenberry."
Out of break: "We like to do..."

Break #2 35:30 - 36:30 (1:00)
Into break: "I'm John Hockenberry." (fade on sax)
Out of break: (sfx - phone rings)

Additional Files

Related Website

http://www.murraystreet.com