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The Home-State Record: Joe Lieberman

Series: "The Home-State Record"
From: Vermont Public Radio
Length: 00:04:10

In-depth look at the Connecticut perspective on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman. Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-1 Provides a local perspective on why Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman is faltering in the polls ? both in early primary states, and at home in Connecticut. This is part of a 9-part series called: Home-State Record. VPR is working with seven public radio stations to coordinate a national project that provides listeners with an in-depth look at the home-state records of the Democratic presidential candidates. VPR engaged a local public radio journalist in the candidates' home states to produce a four-and-a-half-minute news story providing a unique look at each candidate's record. Participating journalists/stations include: Josh Rogers of New Hampshire Public Radio on Wesley Clark); VPR's John Dillon (profiling Howard Dean); Julie Donnelly, formerly of WUNC and now a Boston-based freelance journalist (profiling John Edwards); Matt Sepic of KWMU (profiling Dick Gephardt); WFCR's Susan Kaplan (profiling John Kerry); Vincent Duffy of WKSU (profiling Dennis Kuccinich); WNPR-Connecticut Public Radio's Heather Clayborne (profiling Joe Lieberman); Jenny Lawton of WBEZ-Chicago Public Radio (profiling Carol Moseley Braun) and WNYC's Jim Colgan (profiling Al Sharpton). This nine-part news series will be uploaded December 8, 2003 for station use at no charge.

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Provides a local perspective on why Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman is faltering in the polls ? both in early primary states, and at home in Connecticut. This is part of a 9-part series called: Home-State Record. VPR is working with seven public radio stations to coordinate a national project that provides listeners with an in-depth look at the home-state records of the Democratic presidential candidates. VPR engaged a local public radio journalist in the candidates' home states to produce a four-and-a-half-minute news story providing a unique look at each candidate's record. Participating journalists/stations include: Josh Rogers of New Hampshire Public Radio on Wesley Clark); VPR's John Dillon (profiling Howard Dean); Julie Donnelly, formerly of WUNC and now a Boston-based freelance journalist (profiling John Edwards); Matt Sepic of KWMU (profiling Dick Gephardt); WFCR's Susan Kaplan (profiling John Kerry); Vincent Duffy of WKSU (profiling Dennis Kuccinich); WNPR-Connecticut Public Radio's Heather Clayborne (profiling Joe Lieberman); Jenny Lawton of WBEZ-Chicago Public Radio (profiling Carol Moseley Braun) and WNYC's Jim Colgan (profiling Al Sharpton). This nine-part news series will be uploaded December 8, 2003 for station use at no charge.

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Review of The Home-State Record: Joe Lieberman

This piece definitely sounds as if it could be on the radio. It had the classic NPR-piece pacing and feel. The woman narrator sounds like someone I've heard before on the radio. The piece gave lots of information, didn't leave anything hanging. Good amount of quotes from Joe Lieberman. It was quite thorough and polished. It held my attention on a topic that I normally wouldn't care that much about, a political person. A good job all the way around.

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(Host intro) Today in our series on the home-state records of the Democratic presidential candidates we look at Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman.

While many thought his name recognition from the 2000 election would put him near the top of the field today, his moderate history is not lighting a fire at home.

From W-N-P-R-Connecticut Public Radio, Heather Claborn reports.

(Claborn) In January, Connecticut?s junior senator returned to his alma mater, Stamford High School, to make an announcement that many had expected for years:

(Lieberman) "Yes, I am ready to announce today that I am a candidate for president of the United States in 2004. And I intend to win!?

(Claborn) The small auditorium was packed with former classmates who twice chose him class president. For years Lieberman was the most popular politician in the state. His job approval ratings during his te...
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