SOTRU - Brooklyn: Change Happens

STATE OF THE RE:UNION
Brooklyn - Change Happens
SOTRU explores and celebrates Brooklyn, New York.

HOST: Al Letson

DESCRIPTION: Brooklyn is New York's most populous borough. Ever evolving, Brooklyn has been celebrated as everything from a bastion of industry to a refuge for immigrants from around the world. This episode of SOTRU charts Brooklyn's evolution, celebrates the diverse communities and explores both sides of the dilemma that high-rise condos and gentrification has brought.

BILLBOARD (:58)
Incue: "From PRX and NPR"
Outcue: "But first, this news."

NEWS HOLE: 1:00- 6:00

SEGMENT A (12:58)
Starts with :29 seconds of music
Incue: "From the PRX and NPR"
Outcue: "You're listening to State of the Re:Union"

A. ATLANTIC YARDS IS____: Atlantic Yards is the biggest development project in the history of Brooklyn. With 17 high-rise buildings for housing and commerce, and a new basketball arena, it would be the densest residential community in the country. The development, though not built yet, has already, and will continue to, profoundly alter the chemistry of the neighborhood in which it's being built.

BREAK: 19:00- 20:00

SEGMENT B (18:58)
Incue: "You're listening to State of the Re:Union"
Outcue: "P-R-X.O-R-G"

A. LEVY'S UNIQUE NEW YORK: How did Brooklyn become Brooklyn? We'll get a brief and whimsical history of the storied borough from New York's first family of tour guides, The Levys.

B. IT'S A SMALL WORLD: Brooklyn is one of the most culturally, and ethnically diverse areas in the world. We'll go from Russia, to Pakistan, to Ethiopia, as we drop in on three community gathering spots for three distinctly different cultures, all while staying in Brooklyn.

C. DEAR BROOKLYN: A teenager from Brooklyn, rhapsodizes her beloved borough.

D. SOUNDS OF SWEET SCIENCE: In the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, people of varying ages and backgrounds gather at Ardon's Sweet Science Boxing Gym to train. The gym is not just a training hub, but also an emotional support center, and home away from home for many of the members.

BREAK: 39:00- 40:00

SEGMENT C (18:58)
Incue: "You're listening to State of the Re:Union"
Outcue: "This is NPR"

A. MEMORIAL MURALS: Often comprised of a simple portrait, along with a name, birth and death year, and sometimes a message, memorial murals began to sprout up all over NYC in the 90s. Today, it might be safe to say that there's at least one memorial mural in every neighborhood in the city. We'll explore the culture of memorial murals and the mourning, memories, death, life, friends, family and art that goes along with them.

B. BREAKING OF A MAN: Brooklyn born and bred rapper, singer, and songwriter, John Forte is re-inventing himself. After being granted a commutation by President George W. Bush after having served more than half of a 14 year drug possession sentence, Forte is getting ready to release his first new LP in almost a decade.

C. VOX POP: A montage of Brooklyn voices, speaking to the uniqueness of Brooklyn

PROGRAM OUT @ 59:00

BROADCAST WINDOW BEGINS 4/30

Note: This program is available through PRX and Content Depot.

This program is available without charge to all public radio stations, and may be aired an unlimited number of times prior to December 31, 2010. The program may be streamed live on station websites but not archived. Excerpting is permitted for promotional purposes only.

The State of the Re:Union is produced by Al Letson, and presented by PRX. Major funding for the State of the Re:Union comes from CPB, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Thanks for your consideration of this special. Please contact Israel Smith at ismarketing@yahoo.com or 612-377-3256 with questions or to confirm carriage.

STATE OF THE RE:UNION
Brooklyn - Change Happens
SOTRU explores and celebrates Brooklyn, New York.

HOST: Al Letson

DESCRIPTION: Brooklyn is New York's most populous borough. Ever evolving, Brooklyn has been celebrated as everything from a bastion of industry to a refuge for immigrants from around the world. This episode of SOTRU charts Brooklyn's evolution, celebrates the diverse communities and explores both sides of the dilemma that high-rise condos and gentrification has brought.

BILLBOARD (:58)
Incue: "From PRX and NPR"
Outcue: "But first, this news."

NEWS HOLE: 1:00- 6:00

SEGMENT A (12:58)
Starts with :29 seconds of music
Incue: "From the PRX and NPR"
Outcue: "You're listening to State of the Re:Union"

A. ATLANTIC YARDS IS____: Atlantic Yards is the biggest development project in the history of Brooklyn. With 17 high-rise buildings for housing and commerce, and a new basketball arena, it would be the densest residential community in the country. The development, though not built yet, has already, and will continue to, profoundly alter the chemistry of the neighborhood in which it's being built.

BREAK: 19:00- 20:00

SEGMENT B (18:58)
Incue: "You're listening to State of the Re:Union"
Outcue: "P-R-X.O-R-G"

A. LEVY'S UNIQUE NEW YORK: How did Brooklyn become Brooklyn? We'll get a brief and whimsical history of the storied borough from New York's first family of tour guides, The Levys.

B. IT'S A SMALL WORLD: Brooklyn is one of the most culturally, and ethnically diverse areas in the world. We'll go from Russia, to Pakistan, to Ethiopia, as we drop in on three community gathering spots for three distinctly different cultures, all while staying in Brooklyn.

C. DEAR BROOKLYN: A teenager from Brooklyn, rhapsodizes her beloved borough.

D. SOUNDS OF SWEET SCIENCE: In the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, people of varying ages and backgrounds gather at Ardon's Sweet Science Boxing Gym to train. The gym is not just a training hub, but also an emotional support center, and home away from home for many of the members.

BREAK: 39:00- 40:00

SEGMENT C (18:58)
Incue: "You're listening to State of the Re:Union"
Outcue: "This is NPR"

A. MEMORIAL MURALS: Often comprised of a simple portrait, along with a name, birth and death year, and sometimes a message, memorial murals began to sprout up all over NYC in the 90s. Today, it might be safe to say that there's at least one memorial mural in every neighborhood in the city. We'll explore the culture of memorial murals and the mourning, memories, death, life, friends, family and art that goes along with them.

B. BREAKING OF A MAN: Brooklyn born and bred rapper, singer, and songwriter, John Forte is re-inventing himself. After being granted a commutation by President George W. Bush after having served more than half of a 14 year drug possession sentence, Forte is getting ready to release his first new LP in almost a decade.

C. VOX POP: A montage of Brooklyn voices, speaking to the uniqueness of Brooklyn

PROGRAM OUT @ 59:00

BROADCAST WINDOW BEGINS 4/30

Note: This program is available through PRX and Content Depot.

This program is available without charge to all public radio stations, and may be aired an unlimited number of times prior to December 31, 2010. The program may be streamed live on station websites but not archived. Excerpting is permitted for promotional purposes only.

The State of the Re:Union is produced by Al Letson, and presented by PRX. Major funding for the State of the Re:Union comes from CPB, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Thanks for your consideration of this special. Please contact Israel Smith at ismarketing@yahoo.com or 612-377-3256 with questions or to confirm carriage.