John Biewen
Member of: Center for Documentary Studies
Audio Program Director
Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
Durham, NC
United States
http://cds.aas.duke.edu/audio/index.html
Joined PRX: December 21, 2005
John Biewen is audio program director at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. He produces documentaries and features for NPR, American Public Media and other public radio audiences. He also teaches undergraduate courses and leads Summer Audio Institutes at CDS.
Biewen has been making radio since 1983. He reported and made special projects for Minnesota Public Radio, did a stint covering the Rocky Mountain West for NPR, and spent eight years producing documentaries for American RadioWorks. His work has won many honors, including two Robert F. Kennedy Awards, the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award, and the Third Coast International Audio Festival's Public Service Award.
Some more work:
Japan's Pop Power: http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/japan/
The Hospice Experiment: http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/hospice/index.html
Married to the Military: http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/homefront/
After Welfare: http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/welfare/
Corrections, Inc.: http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/corrections/index.html
