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"Scenes From a Transplant" follows one woman's battle with cancer. Rebecca Perl learned she had Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma six months after giving birth to a baby boy. Months of chemotherapy and radiation proved unsuccessful, leaving only one treatment possibility: a lethal dose of chemotherapy followed by a life-saving bone marrow transplant. This award-winning documentary - now an hour long PRX special - follows her story through the transplant. Winner: duPont-Columbia Silver Baton Award; Edward R. Murrow Award; National Federation of Community Broadcasters Award; Silver Hugo Award; New York Festival World Medal for Health and Medical Information Award. 59:00 includes :60 'billboard' at the top followed by a 5:00 break for news, then the documentary.
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"Scenes From a Transplant" follows one woman's battle with cancer. Rebecca Perl learned she had Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma six months after giving birth to a baby boy. Months of chemotherapy and radiation proved unsuccessful, leaving only one treatment possibility: a lethal dose of chemotherapy followed by a life-saving bone marrow transplant. This award-winning documentary - now an hour long PRX special - follows her story through the transplant. Winner: duPont-Columbia Silver Baton Award; Edward R. Murrow Award; National Federation of Community Broadcasters Award; Silver Hugo Award; New York Festival World Medal for Health and Medical Information Award. 59:00 includes :60 'billboard' at the top followed by a 5:00 break for news, then the documentary.
Broadcast History
Broadcast just once on This American Life.
Timing and Cues
In: (music) "Every year...
Out: music fades.
***production note: there's about :30 of instrumental music (Springteen's 'Nebraska') that starts at 33:22 which local announces can give a station ID over IF NEEDED.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soggy Tongues | Vic Chesnutt | West of Rome. | Texas Hotel | 1992 | 01:00 |
| Nebraska | Bruce Springsteen | Nebraska. | Bruce Springsteen | 1982 | 00:30 |
| Ten Second News | Son Volt | Trace. | Warner Bros | 01:00 |
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