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Playlist: News Station Picks for March

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Here are the March picks for news stations from PRX News Format Curator Julianne Welby of the Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI).

Julianne Welby's 18 years in public radio include reporting and producing stints in Salisbury, MD, Washington, DC, and New York City, where she was WFUV's News Director for 8 years. She's now an editor in WNYC's newsroom. Julianne also teaches radio at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and she works with Public Radio News Directors on its training initiatives.

What Julianne listens for in a piece:

"Surprise me. Teach me something new. Or debunk what I thought I knew a lot about.

"Lets sources speak for themselves. Strike a nice balance between the elements — narration, sources and sound. Always cut to the chase.

"I appreciate a well-crafted script but crave spontaneity. Whether it's extemporaneous dialogue or a magnum opus, I want to feel like you're talking directly to me.

"Keep me in the moment with your characters and your story with nice, clean edits and mixes."

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Center Stage

From War News Radio | 00:28:56

I'm happy to give yet another endorsement for an honorable journalistic effort from Swarthmore College students. As Iraq and Afghanistan fall below the economy in the news hierarchy, it's more important than ever to hear these unbiased, weekly updates on the wars in the Middle East.

ChemoTalk

From Ibby Caputo | 00:02:17

In addition to beautiful writing about a horrifying subject, Ibby is a delightful audio diarist. She delivers these heartbreaking stories about getting chemotherapy with confidence and honesty. Find room for them on a program about health care, cancer, or courage. Ibby's other piece on the topic is Trusting Life.

Scared

From John Biewen | 00:03:00

This is radio with an ongoing element of surprise. Listen to it without reading a description for best effect, and hear how veteran producer John Biewen works on several levels in a brief three minutes, perhaps inspired by the late audio innovator Tony Schwartz.

Martin Atkins: the dude knows.

From Katie Ball | 00:18:48

Katie Ball asks informed, fresh questions in this interview with the author and former Public Image Ltd. drummer. I want to hear more from the first answer: "We did nothing right." The interviewer is comfortable and the guest is game to talk through band life.

The piece is well-produced — we hear a few appropriately placed music interludes but the focus remains on the conversation. And the host gives us several reminder IDs so we know who we're listening to. At 19 minutes, it's a tough length to program, but would go nicely with other author or music interviews that you're trying to get off the shelf.


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