DescriptionIn this address at the National Press Club, shortly after NPR's 30th anniversary, Kevin Klose explores the future of public radio with the arrival of digital technology, emerging regulatory issues, and service to new audiences in a talked called "Challenges and Opportunities for Public Radio in the Digital Age".Klose has been president and chief executive officer of National Public Radio since late 1998. He is a former editor and foreign correspondent for the Washington Post, an award-winning author, and director of U.S. International Broadcasting.
DescriptionNeil Young talks with Fresh Air host Terry Gross about his latest project, a musical novel. As well, there is a DVD, Inside Greendale, which includes in-studio footage of the band and scenes from the film. Over the years, Young has made excursions into country, blues, electro, rockabilly, and soul. Early in his career, he formed the Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills. He was then part of Crosby Stills Nash and Young, which eventually morphed into Crosby, Stills and Nash when Young embarked on a solo career. (Broadcast Date: March 30, 2004)…
DescriptionTom Bodett's nationally syndicated radio show The End of the Road and wildly successful radio ads for Motel 6, as well as his commentary on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, have made his voice a very popular and familiar one to thousands of fans. This audio program features a collection of Tom's trademark short, witty pieces on small-town life, family life, and everyday experience, all from the perspective of an ex-logger and resident of Homer, Alaska - which is just about as far as you can go "without turning around or running into a foreign language." There's a little of all of us and our life in Tom Bodett's view from the end of the road.
DescriptionAs national spokesman for the Motel 6 chain, as a commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, and as creator of the nationally syndicated radio program The End of the Road, Tom Bodett has a voice familiar to millions. Now you can listen, at your pleasure, to his stories about likable, genuine, slightly wacky people who live in the little Alaska town at the end of the road. Follow the romantic misadventures of sixties throwback Tamara Dupree, vegetarian activist and New Age missionary; join Stormy Storbock and Ed Flannigan on their sightseeing tour across America by fire truck; meet local ne'er-do-well Doug McDoogan, who has a bright new future in the arts. Come to Alaska and share in the emergence of a true American humorist - funny, farcical, nostalgic, provocative, and always touching.
