Playlist: Fall 2012 Writing for Radio Student Portfolio
Compiled By: Allyson McCabe
These are some of the stories students produced in my Writing for Radio course in fall 2012
Rare Birds and Odd Ducks Welcome
From Sharif Youssef | 06:59
"Rare Birds and Odd Ducks Welcome” is a profile of John Gage, senior minster of United Church on the New Haven Green, United Church of Christ (UCC). This is the story of how this not-so-typical preacher found his calling at the not-so-typical church he now calls home. If you're interested in learning more about United Church on the Green, check out their website (unitednewhaven.org).
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- Rare Birds and Odd Ducks Welcome
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- Sharif Youssef
"Rare Birds and Odd Ducks Welcome” is a profile of John Gage, senior minster of United Church on the New Haven Green, United Church of Christ (UCC). This is the story of how this not-so-typical preacher found his calling at the not-so-typical church he now calls home. If you're interested in learning more about United Church on the Green, check out their website (unitednewhaven.org).
Bill Fischer, The Dance Caller
From Cuchulain Kelly | 05:24
Bill Fischer grew up in Connecticut, went to Columbia medical school, and then moved back to Bethany, Connecticut in the seventies to practice general internal medicine. Since the early eighties, however, Bill's also been making a living as a professional contra dance caller. Here's a profile of Bill, with a special focus on BMAD, the widely-known folk music party he throws at his house in Bethany, CT every month.
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- Bill Fischer, The Dance Caller
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- Cuchulain Kelly
Bill Fischer grew up in Connecticut, went to Columbia medical school, and then moved back to Bethany, Connecticut in the seventies to practice general internal medicine. Since the early eighties, however, Bill's also been making a living as a professional contra dance caller. Here's a profile of Bill, with a special focus on BMAD, the widely-known folk music party he throws at his house in Bethany, CT every month.
Resting Place: Life in a Cemetery
From Margaret Yellen | 04:02
Bill Cameron Jr. never imagined that a job could keep him fulfilled for the rest of his life — until, 38 years ago, he started work in the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut.
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- Resting Place: Life in a Cemetery
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- Margaret Yellen
Bill Cameron Jr. never imagined that a job could keep him fulfilled for the rest of his life — until, 38 years ago, he started work in the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut.
Well Grounded
From Adele Jackson-Gibson | 05:59
This is a profile piece on Pacific T. Giordano who is the manager of an odd family business: selling gravestones. This is about the journey that got him where he is today.
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- Well Grounded
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- Adele Jackson-Gibson
This is a profile piece on Pacific T. Giordano who is the manager of an odd family business: selling gravestones. He is now the forth generation in his family to take the ropes, but he spent a lot of his life wondering if he should break the chain and do his own thing. After dabbling in law and making some big mistakes he discovers who he really is and what suits him in life.
Beyond the Beats
From Emile Greer | 05:21
A look into the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) culture through an EDM producer.
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- Beyond the Beats
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- Emile Greer
Electronic Dance Music is a popular new music style based on making music with synthesizers and computers. Nathan Prillaman, a senior at Yale University, explains how to produce an EDM track.