The Slingshot
Series: TAL Fall 2004 No-Premium Fundraising Materials
From: This American Life
Length: 00:09:59
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IN: "You're listening to a special pledge drive..."
OC: " ... here's the number to call."
Some radio stories just leave you with a special feeling. That's what This American Life specializes in. It's different from anything else on the air.
This American Life brings you great new writers ... before they become famous. David Sedaris broadcast most of the stories from his early books on This American Life before they appeared in print. Sarah Vowell, David Rakoff, Jonathan Goldstein. They were on This American Life early in their careers.
John Hodgman, who you just heard, is just finishing his first book this fall.
The writers who've had their work on This American Life is a who's who of great living writers: Dave Eggers, Michael Chabon, Tobias Wolff, Russell Banks, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Anne Lamott, Susanna Kaysen, Lydia Davis, Michael Lewis, Junot Dias, Dan Savage, Ron Suskind, Aimee Bender, Ian Frazier, Liz Gilbert, Chris Ware. There aren't many places these people can broadcast their work. If you think it has a place on the air, help us keep it there.
[Complete TAL pledge drive instructions included in attached Word doc, tal_2004_pledge_np.doc]
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Piece Description
IN: "You're listening to a special pledge drive..." OC: " ... here's the number to call." Some radio stories just leave you with a special feeling. That's what This American Life specializes in. It's different from anything else on the air. This American Life brings you great new writers ... before they become famous. David Sedaris broadcast most of the stories from his early books on This American Life before they appeared in print. Sarah Vowell, David Rakoff, Jonathan Goldstein. They were on This American Life early in their careers. John Hodgman, who you just heard, is just finishing his first book this fall. The writers who've had their work on This American Life is a who's who of great living writers: Dave Eggers, Michael Chabon, Tobias Wolff, Russell Banks, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Anne Lamott, Susanna Kaysen, Lydia Davis, Michael Lewis, Junot Dias, Dan Savage, Ron Suskind, Aimee Bender, Ian Frazier, Liz Gilbert, Chris Ware. There aren't many places these people can broadcast their work. If you think it has a place on the air, help us keep it there. [Complete TAL pledge drive instructions included in attached Word doc, tal_2004_pledge_np.doc]
Timing and Cues
IN: "You're listening to a special pledge drive..."
OC: " ... here's the number to call."
[Complete TAL pledge drive instructions included in attached Word doc, tal_2004_pledge_np.doc]
Additional Files
- Complete pledge drive instructions (tal2004pledgenp.doc.doc)
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