Snap Judgment
Storytelling. With a Beat.
Snap Judgment is produced with generous
support from CPB and is co-distributed
by PRX and NPR.
Snap Judgment tells stories about extraordinary and defining events in people's lives.
Hosted by Public Radio Talent Quest winner Glynn Washington, Snap Judgment's raw, intimate, and musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see a sliver of the world through another's eyes.
Snap Judgment is available weekly on PRX and NPR. Learn more about the show.
About the Show
Snap Judgment is about the decisions people make that change everything.
Host Glynn Washington takes listeners on a narrative journey — leaping from one person's frying pan into another person's fire. Deejay-driven musical delivery, paired with lush sound design, drops listeners into the very heart of what matters.
Snap Judgment's fast-paced (sometimes dark, sometimes playful) narrative highlights people from across the globe who put everything on the line.
Glynn Washington explains, "It's storytelling...with a beat."
"It's the Robert Frost thing: the roads diverge, and you have to make a choice," Washington says. "You always wonder what your life would have been if you'd gone the other way."
The dynamic SnapJudgment.org site supports the radio broadcast by encouraging listeners to share their own stories through audio, video, photos, text — whichever medium they choose. They can then post their stories (and other people's) via Facebook, Twitter or any other social media directly from SnapJudgment.org. "But of course," Washington notes, "People can always just pick up a phone and call me at the Snap Judgment hotline, 1-888-304-SNAP."
Episodes
Available free to NPR stations — others with permission. More details.
Snap Judgment is available weekly. Get the latest episodes here!
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About Host Glynn Washington
Glynn entered his idea for Snap Judgment during the Public Radio Talent Quest in 2007, moved on as a finalist, and became one of PRX's two winners along with Al Letson.
A graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, Glynn worked as an educator, diplomat, community activist, actor, United Nations advisor, fist-shaker, mountain-hollerer, and foot stomper before leaping into storytelling.
Glynn has composed music for Kunst Stoff dance performances in San Francisco, performed live spoken word poetry in Detroit, joined a band in Indonesia, wrote several screenplays, painted a daring series of self portraits, and once upon a time released a blues album.
Airing Snap Judgment
Broadcast Rights
Snap Judgment is available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, but would like to air Snap Judgment, contact programservices@npr.org.
The broadcast window is April 12-July 14, 2010. The specials can be played in any order stations wish and repeat airings within the broadcast window are welcome.
Snap Judgment will begin regular weekly feeds on Thursday, July 15. A fundraising show and materials will be ready for fall 2010.
The programs may be streamed live on station websites but not archived. Excerpting is permitted for promotional purposes only.
ClockEach 54:00 show includes a billboard, room for a five-minute news hole, and two floating 59-second breaks with music beds.
Carriage ConfirmationCarriage reporting is not only key to Snap Judgment's success, they'd like to tell all their friends across the country when and where they can listen. Please confirm carriage of Snap Judgment by contacting Steve Martin (SFM Consulting) at 703-715-0827.
What the Pros Are Saying
"Heard it. Love it. No kidding. You so rock.
"I will listen to some more. I can’t believe how captivating you make these stories. And I’ve been around a long, long, long, long, long, long time. When I heard your work, I smiled thinking about how excited I am that I get to work in public radio." - Sheila Rue, Program Director at WUSF Public Broadcasting (Tampa)
"Every time we’ve put Snap Judgment on the air, we've heard from listeners who say this shows what radio can do, its power and pull. Glynn Washington knows how to engage you, grab your attention and set the mood, even before the story begins. Then, when it does, you're locked in to the end (and it feels good!)." - Matt Martin, General Manager at KALW (San Francisco)
"Snap Judgment Radio is the art of storytelling exhibited by a youthful artisan - Glynn Washington. From his ascent through the highly competitive Public Radio Talent Quest competition to the development of his multimedia program I have remained surprised, excited and hopeful that his voice and this program will deliver the 'Next Generation' of public media consumers." - Maxie C. Jackson III, President and CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters
"Snap Judgment is fresh, fun, thought-provoking and damn good radio. Glynn Washington is going to be a star and I love being able to air it on KUT here in Austin." - Hawk Mendenhall, Associate General Manager at KUT Radio (Austin)
