[PRX] Recently Licensed Pieces

"Benny Goodman: Flyin' Home" licensed by WILL

Fri, 09 May 2008 23:06:59 GMT

Licensed by WILL

Benny Goodman: Flyin' Home

Joyride Media, 59:00

One-hour radio documentary explores Benny Goodman's life and music, and the impact it had on both jazz and popular culture.

Once upon a time in America, Jazz music was the chart topping mainstream music of the day. Jazz bands travelled the country, spreading swing and soul to huge crowds. At the top of the superstar list was a man titled "The King of Swing," clarinetist Benny Goodman. From the mid 1930's to the early 40's, Goodman led bands from big to small, but his influence went far beyond music. He was the first popular national artist to integrate his musicians on stage and screen. In this one-hour radio special, host Gary Walker (WBGO-FM, Newark, NJ) will lead your listeners through this part of Goodman's live and music. His best known recordings are featured with insightful comments from former Goodman archivist and band member Loren Schoenberg, biographer Ross Firestone and clarinetist Dr. Michael White. Benny Goodman: Flyin' Home includes 14 vintage swing classics from throughout Goodman's career, such as "Sing, Sing, Sing," ""Body and Soul," "Avalon," "Flyin' Home" and "After You've Gone."

"Mother's Day Special" licensed by KAZU

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:48:13 GMT

Licensed by KAZU

Mother's Day Special

World Vision Report, 51:30

Traditional lifestyles for women are changing in the developing world. Women now work as mechanics in Nigeria, cope with war in Iraq, and serve as mountain hiking guides in Nepal. Some women now defy custom by refusing to be forced into an unwanted marriage, by publicly fighting so-called "honor killings," and by overcoming physical disabilities as wheelchair athletes. The World Vision Report celebrates Mother's Day, May 11th, with an hour -long special focusing on extraordinary women around the world. SHOW TIMES 0:00 - 0:59 - Billboard 1:00 - 5:59 - Newshole 6:00 - 6:29 - Music Bed (Segment A - 6:30 - 18:59) 6:30 - Lady Mechanics 13:29 - Saudi Driving 19:00 - 19:59 - Music Bed (Segment B - 20:00 - 38:59) 20:00 - Monique & Mango Rains Reading 26:29 - Women Sherpas 32:18 - Iraq Journalist 39:00 - 39:59 - Music Bed (Segment C - 40:00 - 58:59) 40:00 - Honor Killings 47:56 - Wheelchair Racer 53:43 - No Forced Marriage 56:24 - Production credits and music 58:59 - End

"Mother's Day Special" licensed by KSJD

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:27:27 GMT

Licensed by KSJD

Mother's Day Special

World Vision Report, 51:30

"Vinyl Cafe, Sunday May 11, 2008, "Eggs Blackstone"" licensed by KWMR-FM

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:55:02 GMT

Licensed by KWMR-FM

Vinyl Cafe, Sunday May 11, 2008, "Eggs Blackstone"

Vinyl Cafe, 54:00

Stuart and the Vinyl Cafe Orchestra present episode one of their original radio drama - Eggs Blackstone.

Join host Stuart McLean from Smithers, British Columbia. This week Stuart and the Vinyl Cafe Orchestra present the first episode of their original radio drama, Eggs Blackstone. Special musical guest is Murray McLauchlan.

"Shadowlands" licensed by KRCB

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:50:05 GMT

Licensed by KRCB

Shadowlands

LA Theatre Works, 118:00

The story of the relationship between authors C.S. Lewis and Joy Gresham, which shows how love, and the risk of loss, transformed this great man's relationships.

William Nicholson's Tony-nominated stage adaptation of his award-winning BBC Teleplay relates the story of shy Oxford don and children's author C.S. Lewis and American poet Joy Gresham. SHADOWLANDS shows how love, and the risk of loss, transformed this great man's relationships, even with God.

"Bluegrass Review 820" licensed by KFSR

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:34:04 GMT

Licensed by KFSR

Bluegrass Review 820

Philip Nusbaum, 59:00

program for broadcast May 10 - 16, 2008

First half hour As is our usual practice, we open the show by playing highlights from CDs of current bluegrass. With a little production, we showcase new work by Corbett, Chrishman and Tice that features the Hammered dulcimer in a progressive acoustic music setting. In our Gem of Bluegrass feature we consider the evolution of the murder ballad from the inexplicable murdered girl songs to a clever lyric written recently by Marci Salyer. We conclude the first half hour with a classic murder ballad known as Little Mattie Groves. It is an English ballad that has been collected in the United States, sung by Ralph Stanley; and about the royal couple, unfaithfulness, and gore. Second half hour The spotlight is on Tom Rozum. He is known to most bluegrass fans as the partner of Laurie Lewis, but Tom has had a varied career in music. He shares his history with us, and plays some musical examples. And we play recordings of Tom doing an Everly Brothers classic with Laurie Lewis and doing some jazzgrass with Peter McLaughlin. The show concludes with important new bluegrass by Longview and an important new reissue by fiddler Benny Martin. The Bluegrass Review presents bluegrass in an engaging, entertaining and informative package. Each week, the show presents current and historical bluegrass music, as well as interviews, produced segments and commentary. The result is in-depth and entertaining bluegrass programming that presents two or three thematic bursts within each show, and appeals to a wide audience of music lovers. The Bluegrass Review is available free of charge to stations that run it in a consistent timeslot. Each week there is a 5-8 minute produced "Gems of Bluegrass segment available separately from PRX or from Phil Nusbaum at pnusbaum@bitstream.net.

"Shadowlands" licensed by KUT-HD

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:21:15 GMT

Licensed by KUT-HD

Shadowlands

LA Theatre Works, 118:00

The story of the relationship between authors C.S. Lewis and Joy Gresham, which shows how love, and the risk of loss, transformed this great man's relationships.

"Holocaust Voices" licensed by KIOS

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:13:32 GMT

Licensed by KIOS

Holocaust Voices

WHRV, 59:00

5 Survivors of the Holocaust share thier stories

This poignant one-hour program will offer the personal accounts of five area individuals who survived the Holocaust. Working with the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, WHRV producer Michelle Gabriele-Harrell conducted interviews with Anne Friedman, David Katz, Hanns Loewnbach, Dana Cohen and Kitty Saks. "No matter how much you read in history books or other written accounts, there is nothing that compares to a first hand telling," says producer Harrell. "It was humbling to work with these remarkable people as they shared their stories." WHRO/WHRV President and CEO Bert Schmidt added, "It's so critical to capture these stories while they can be told by those in our community who actually lived through the event. This is important material that will add incalculable value to available written accounts."

"Memorial" licensed by HearingVoices

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:29:01 GMT

Licensed by HearingVoices

Memorial

Dmae Roberts, 05:50

Every 100 days, Roberts saves the phone messages of her mom who passed away two years ago as a living memorial.

What's left after someone passes on? Photographs and phone messages. The reality of death hits hardest when the loved one no longer calls you on the phone. Every 100 days, Roberts saves the phone messages of her mom who passed away five years ago as a living memorial and as a way to still get a phone call from her mom. Memorial follows the caretaking and illness of Chu-Yin Roberts through the phone messages. This piece can be aired on Mother's Day or Memorial Day. Could also be appropriately during holidays for those who have lost loved ones. Also appropriate for Asian History Month in May. There is one minute of music tail to read credits to close a magazine show with.

"Mother's Day Special" licensed by KXOT Public Radio

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:36:01 GMT

Licensed by KXOT Public Radio

Mother's Day Special

World Vision Report, 51:30

"This I Believe - Benjamin Carson" licensed by WJFF

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:34:15 GMT

Licensed by WJFF

This I Believe - Benjamin Carson

This I Believe, 03:53

Renowned pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson believes he owes his life and career to his mother.

HOST INTRO: Dr. Benjamin Carson grew up in poverty in a single-parent home. His mother had married at age 13 and moved to Detroit with her husband and discovered later that he had another family. Divorce followed. Carson was able to rise above difficult circumstances ? but not without some help and guidance. Dr. Carson is now director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. His expertise includes separating conjoined twins and doing brain surgery to control seizures. Here is Benjamin Carson with his essay for This I Believe. ESSAY TEXT: The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid. I dreamed of becoming a doctor. My mother was a domestic. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and submit to her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a ruse. My mother was illiterate; she had only received a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody. When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didn't care. I was getting the high fives and the low fives and the pats on the back. I was cool. One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes. I also realized that immediate gratification wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again, and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a doctor. Over the years my mother's steadfast faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I had to perform extremely difficult surgical procedures or when I found myself faced with my own medical scare. A few years ago I discovered I had a very aggressive form of prostate cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine. My mother was steadfast in her faith in God. She never worried. She said that God was not through with me yet; there was no way that this was going to be a major problem. The abnormality in my spine turned out to be benign; I was able to have surgery and am cured. My story is really my mother's story - a woman with little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job more important than parenting. This I Believe.

"The Retro Cocktail Hour #478" licensed by WMCE

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:32:34 GMT

Licensed by WMCE

The Retro Cocktail Hour #478

Kansas Public Radio, 118:00

Swinging bachelor pad music, exotica, bossa nova and groovy movie soundtracks.

The Retro Cocktail Hour is actually TWO hours -- a weekly hi-fi highball of vintage "bachelor pad" music, exotica, private eye jazz and eccentric pop of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. The show's spiced with everything from obscure Italian B-movie soundtracks and bossa nova to contemporary bands like Don Tiki, Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack, the Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys, the Italian Secret Service, Balanco and others. Featured artists: Les Baxter, Martin Denny, Perez Prado, Raymond Scott, Juan Esquivel, Arthur Lyman, Tito Puente, Pete Rugolo, Dead Ringer, Nelson Riddle, Dick Schory's New Percussion Ensemble, Dean Elliott, The Blue Hawaiians, etc. Availability: 2-hour shows, with one :30 optional cutaway per hour

"11 Central Ave #84. The subprime mortgage crisis hits home." licensed by KUT

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:19:09 GMT

Licensed by KUT

11 Central Ave #84. The subprime mortgage crisis hits home.

800 lb. Productions, 03:59

This week's installment of the radio comic strip. Written by Susan Shepherd. Mixed by Walter Dixon.

In which the family finds out Nat has refinanced....

"Blues & Beyond #97: Rediscovering Lonnie Johnson" licensed by KXOT Public Radio

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:03:28 GMT

Licensed by KXOT Public Radio

Blues & Beyond #97: Rediscovering Lonnie Johnson

WXPN, 59:00

Conversation with Aaron Levinson, producer of "Rediscovering Lonnie Johnson," with music both from Johnson and the tribute album which is by Blues Anatomy. Program also includes music from Eric Gales, Ursula Rucker, and Lyambiko, and a song in memory of Dr. Albert Hofmann.

Lonnie Johnson certainly deserves a tribute album, and "Rediscovering Lonnie Johnson" by Blues Anatomy is a worthy tribute. Producer Aaron Levinson joins us in the first part of this show to talk about Johnson and the tribute album. Lonnie Johnson was the first artist to do a guitar solo on a commercially released record in 1925. In those days, the guitar was hardly the "King of Instruments" that it is today. He also broke the "color line" years before Benny Goodman and Charlie Christian famously joined forced in music, by working with guitarist Eddie Lang. For those recordings, Lang took on the name "Blind Willie Dunn." The music from "Rediscovering Lonnie Johnson" includes the guitar playing of Jef Lee Johnson (no relation) and a guest vocalist appearance by Geoff Muldaur on one of Lonnie's biggest hits. This program also features a hard-hitting song from Eric Gales, from his new album "The Story Of My Life" and the music of Ursula Rucker and Lyambiko-- plus a song in memory of Dr. Albert Hofmann!

"All Mom Radio- HV Special" licensed by WJFF

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:58:41 GMT

Licensed by WJFF

All Mom Radio- HV Special

HearingVoices, 54:00

For Mother's Day

"Travels with Mom" follows Larry Massett and his mother to the Tybee Island, Georgia of today and of the 1920's, as recalled by Mrs. Massett. Writer Beverly Donofrio joins her mom for "Thursday Night Bingo," produced by Dave Isay of Sound Portraits. In Nancy Updike's "Mubarak and Margy," a gay man returns home to care for his mom, and to the "cure" his family plans for his homosexuality. And comedian Amy Borkowsky shares her hilarious phone "Messages from Mom." This hour is also part of the HV series. Series subscriber stations should use the free version posted the week of broadcast: http://www.prx.org/series/23618