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Radio
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "War of the Worlds": Behind the 1938 Radio Show Panic 
 Article from 2005 about the October 1938 radio "adaptation, by Orson Welles's Mercury Theater group, of a science fiction novel written 40 years earlier: 'The War of the Worlds,' by H.G. Wells." The radio play, "narrated by Orson Welles, had been written and performed to sound like a real news broadcast about an invasion from Mars," and caused some listeners to panic. From National Geographic News. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0617_050617_warworlds.html Topics: Literature: Fiction, Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 3, 2006 ABC (American Broadcasting Corporation)
Information about the shows and schedule of this radio and television broadcasting network. Also has some news coverage. http://abc.go.com/ Topics: Media, Media, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Television Last updated Jun 25, 2004 Air America Radio
This website introduces the progressive talk radio network that hit the airwaves on March 31, 2004. Includes a list of member stations, audio of programs, a programming schedule, press releases, show host biographies, and a FAQ. Requires registration (free) to receive email newsletters, podcasts, and other features. http://airamerica.com/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 25, 2008 All Non-Fiction
"All Non-Fiction is a [radio] program of true stories from Southern California broadcasting ... from Irvine, California. We focus on some of the lesser-known aspects of culture and people that make this part of the United States definitively unique." Topics include roller derby, the Santa Ana River, quinceañeras, and Charles Bukowski ("the Angelino man known as the Poet Laureate of Skid Row"). http://www.allnonfiction.org/ Topics: Media Last updated Aug 6, 2008 All Songs Considered
"Listen to music, watch videos and slideshows and hear interviews with NPR reviewers about their favorite CDs," which may be by artists that don't get much airplay. Browse music interludes from your favorite National Public Radio programs or search the archives dating back to 2000. Listeners may also submit original music for possible use on the show. http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=37&agg=1 Topics: Media, Media, Music, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 10, 2008 America Transformed: NPR Coverage Sept. 11 - Oct. 8, 2001
An archive of National Public Radio coverage in the weeks immediately following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Includes articles, images, essays, audio, and other resources, "indexed by show with the most recent audio listed first." http://www.npr.org/news/specials/americatransformed/ Topics: Media, September 11 & Beyond, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 17, 2005 American Museum of Radio and Electricity
This Bellingham, Washington state, museum "preserves and interprets an important scientific and cultural legacy: the historic exploration of electricity and the development of radio into its Golden Age." The site features online exhibits describing the dawn of the electrical age, electric inventions, the wireless age, and the golden age of radio. http://www.amre.us/ Topics: Media, Museums by Place: United States, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 24, 2008 American Radio History: The First Hundred Years
Find a survey of radio in the United States and chapters on the history of radio in several metropolitan areas across the country. West Coast coverage includes Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, San Diego, Sacramento, Portland, and Seattle. From radio biographer and historian Alex Cosper. http://www.tangentsunset.com/usradiohistory.htm Topics: Media Last updated Jan 18, 2006 American RadioWorks
"The national documentary unit of Minnesota Public Radio ... [that] creates public affairs documentaries, series projects, and investigative reports for the public radio system and the Internet." Online documentaries supplement all radio projects, "providing background, original photography, interactive elements and streaming audio of the radio documentaries." Documentaries explore noteworthy "social and cultural subjects through stories with strong narrative threads." The site provides audio files and transcripts of the programs. Searchable. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 5, 2004 Arbitron
Arbitron "is an international media and marketing research firm serving radio broadcasters, radio networks, cable companies, advertisers ... and the online radio industry in the United States and Europe." Its site features local radio station ratings for cities throughout the U.S., a list of U.S. radio stations (searchable by call letters), studies and reports (such as on female listening and Hispanic listening), and more. Some material only available to members. http://www.arbitron.com Topics: Media Last updated Apr 23, 2007 ARRL: The National Association for Amateur Radio
Organization for U.S. amateur radio. Includes news, tips on getting started, directories of clubs and suppliers, exam and events schedules, technical advice, and regulatory information, including Federal Communication Commission (FCC) rules. http://www.arrl.org/ Topics: Hobbies, Hurricane Katrina, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 8, 2005 BBC News: Letter From America
Alistair Cooke broadcast his British perspective on American life to BBC for nearly 60 years, making Letter from America "the world's longest running speech radio programme." Includes archives of audio transcripts, special features, tributes to Cooke (who died in March 2004), and more. Searchable. From BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/letter_from_america/default.stm Topics: Media, Notable People, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 4, 2009 BBC World Service
The British Broadcasting Corporation lists their world-wide broadcast schedules, describes their programs, and provides audio clips of some favorites. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/index.shtml Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 15, 2004 BBC: Audio Interviews
Archived interviews with "cultural greats of the 20th Century talking about their work." Find audio clips (most under five minutes long) and biographical profiles. Featured authors include Enid Blyton, Judi Dench, Le Corbusier, Bob Marley, Nureyev, Pele, Shaw, Tutu, and nearly 100 others. May be browsed by name or profession (artists, performers, artists, philosophers, writers, etc.). http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/ Topics: Business, Internet, Media, Media, Music, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 9, 2005 BBC: bbc.co.uk
Features updated news for the world, the UK, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; schedules of BBC television and radio programs; a history and timeline of the BBC; activities for children; related links; and more. Searchable. From the British Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ Topics: Media, Media, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Television Last updated Aug 14, 2004 BRS Radio Directory
Thousands of stations are indexed by call letters, state (U.S. and Canada), publics stations, radio formats, and by country. In addition, Webcasters sends you to their site of radio stations that broadcast over the Internet, and Radio Analysis presents statistics on the market of radio stations on the Web and also on their formats. http://www.radio-directory.com/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 12, 2005 Cajun Radio and Zydeco Radio
A comprehensive directory of links to Cajun and zydeco radio programs on the Internet, and AM and FM radio stations in the United States (with a major focus on Louisiana) featuring Cajun and zydeco music. This site also contains links to bands, festivals, newsletters, and instructors, and a FAQ explaining how to access Internet radio. http://www.cajunradio.org/ Topics: Media, Musical Genres, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 20, 2003 Car Talk
Site of the "Car Talk" radio program features test drive reports, interactive tools for choosing a car, audio of the program, related links, and more. http://cartalk.com/ Topics: Automobiles, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 25, 2006 CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Schedules, program descriptions, links to stations, and more. http://www.cbc.ca/ Topics: Media, Media, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Television Last updated May 29, 2005 CBC Archives
An archived collection of radio and television clips from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation dating back more than 60 years. Contains broadcasts about people, art, music, politics, disasters, science, and more. Browse by topic or year or search by keyword. The teachers section, for grades 6-12, allows searching by grade level and subject. Available in English and French. http://archives.cbc.ca/index.asp?IDLan=1 Topics: Archives, History By Place, Media, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Television Last updated Oct 20, 2004 CNET's Quick Guide to Satellite Radio
Provides an overview of satellite radio, with a discussion of potential benefits over traditional commercial radio (diverse offerings, commercial-free programs, good reception), equipment requirements, and a comparison of major satellite radio services Sirius and XM Radio. From CNET. http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6466_7-5068442-1.html Topics: Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Technology Last updated Oct 19, 2004 Democracy Now!
"National, daily, independent, award-winning [radio and television] news program airing on over 140 stations in North America." Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, the program covers news and public affairs. Show archives of transcripts and audio are searchable, and browsable by date or topic (for example, prisons or globalization). The War and Peace Report offers news and commentary on the invasion of Iraq, North Korea, the United Nations, and related topics. http://www.democracynow.org/ Topics: Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated May 20, 2003 DXing.com: The Web Resource for Radio Hobbyists
This "website for radio enthusiasts" contains information on shortwave, scanner, ham, and pirate radios; a list of call sign prefixes; a glossary of radio terms and abbreviations; and related links. http://www.dxing.com/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 6, 2005 Earth and Sky Radio Series
"The information in the Earth & Sky web site, and in our daily radio series, is developed from interviews with scientists." This site features a daily chart of celestial events, tonight's sky, how-to and pronunciation guides, articles on earth science, astronomy, and environmental sciences, a FAQ for space and science questions, and tips for teachers. Includes a directory of stations that carry the program. http://www.earthsky.org/ Topics: Media, Media, Science, Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 11, 2007 Fresh Air from WHYY
The companion site for "the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues" hosted by Terry Gross. Includes links to the current show, and searchable and browsable broadcast archives. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/programs/fa/ Topics: Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 24, 2005 Grand Ole Opry
Site of the Grand Ole Opry, which showcases the best in a variety of musical styles including country, bluegrass, and gospel. Includes Opry news, timeline and photos, ticket information, and a calendar of events. Note: Site loads slowly. http://www.opry.com/ Topics: Media, Musical Genres, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 11, 2008 Hear It Now
"Hear it Now is a pilot project to provide researchers and the general public access to historic broadcasts in early radio journalism." Listen to a few selected recordings from the 1920s through 1960s, such as about the Hindenburg Disaster (May 6, 1937), Victory in Europe (VE) day (May 8, 1945), and Robert F. Kennedy assassination (June 5, 1968). A joint project of the University of Maryland's College of Journalism and the Library of American Broadcasting. http://hearitnow.umd.edu Topics: Media Last updated May 2, 2007 Hearing America: A Century of Music on the Radio
Audio and transcript of a 2006 American RadioWorks documentary that explores the evolution of radio in the U.S. back to 1906. "Since then, music has dominated America's airwaves and it's been a cultural battleground." Illustrated essays discuss cultural impacts and issues, including "sex, race and rock & roll." Includes maps showing the growth of AM and FM stations in the U.S. from 1922 through 2006 and links to related sites. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/radio/ Topics: Media Last updated Jan 24, 2007 Improving Access to Rural Radio by 'Hard-to-Reach' Women Audiences
This 2001 paper examines "the implications to women's access to the radio [in Africa]. Whether their issues are being mainstreamed on radio. Does the radio give women a voice? And how amplified is this voice?" Features statistics and results of surveys on radio and gender issues, radio ownership and listenership, and station choice. Presented for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) First International Workshop on Farm Radio Broadcasting. http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/x6721e/x6721e15.htm Topics: Agriculture, Home & Housing, Home & Housing, Media, Media, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Women Last updated Feb 9, 2007 International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS)
"IAAIS is an organization of services that provide audio access to information for people who are print disabled (blind, visually impaired, learning disabled or physically disabled)." Its site has an audio introduction to IAAIS services, membership information, and a directory of Radio Reading Service Web sites (mostly in the U.S.), many of which provide extensive local information. http://www.iaais.org/ Topics: Disabilities, Media, Mental Conditions, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 21, 2002 John Madden on KCBS
Archived material on former pro football coach and commentator John Madden, who in April 2009 retired from National Football League (NFL) broadcasting. "Madden announced on KCBS ... that he'll continue his popular live segment on KCBS, weekday mornings." Find podcasts of the Daily Madden show, Al Hart's last John Madden show, an announcement about Madden's retirement from the NFL broadcasts, and photo and video collections. From KCBS. http://www.kcbs.com/John-Madden-on-KCBS/82845 Topics: Media, Sports Last updated Apr 20, 2009 Kee Malesky, NPR Librarian
Kee Malesky is a librarian whose name is repeated at the end of many National Public Radio programs. Read her professional biography and never again wonder if it's "Key," "Kee," or "Keem." http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100844 Topics: Media, Notable People, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 23, 2005 Ketzel Levine's Talking Plants
This companion site to an ongoing National Public Radio (NPR) show contains transcripts and audio clips from programs covering horticulture and gardening topics such as Irish gardens, plant diseases, ferns, and desert gardening. The site also features plant profiles, and photos. http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplants/ Topics: Media, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 19, 2006 Lost & Found Sound
A compilation of stories that ran on the National Public Radio (NPR) All Things Considered program from 1999-2004 about non-traditional sound recordings. Topics include the Green Street Mortuary Band from San Francisco's Chinatown, carnival talkers (barkers), a 1938 commentary by a Gettysburg Address eyewitness, and harmonica lessons. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1074 Topics: Internet, Media, Music, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Love of the Game Productions
Companion site for "Right Off the Bat," a radio program about the history of baseball. Programs air before every Oakland Athletics game in the San Francisco Bay Area. Find articles, commentary, and archived broadcasts from the show, including a section on race in baseball. Registration (free) required for posting and submitting articles. From baseball historian Marty Lurie. http://loveofthegameproductions.com/ Topics: Baseball, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 12, 2005 National Public Radio (NPR)
Information on their programs, and archives (on RealAudio - back to 1995) of Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Science Friday. http://www.npr.org/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 20, 2001 Non-Commercial Radio Stations around North America & the World
An annotated list of non-commercial radio stations around the world that attempts to build a comprehensive directory of stations both with and without Web presence. While this goal has not been reached the site is still valuable, especially for those stations with an annotated listing and for French language stations throughout Canada. Arranged geographically. http://www.gumbopages.com/other-radio.html Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 9, 2001 NPR Podcast Directory
Dozens of free podcasts (audio downloads suitable for computers or handheld computer devices) produced by National Public Radio and partner organizations. Includes podcasts of morning and evening news, shows such as "Pacific Time," "Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know," "The California Report," and much more. Also find reader-friendly explanations of podcasting. Browsable, with annotations for each program, but not searchable. http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php Topics: Media Last updated Oct 13, 2005 NPR's Mideast Coverage
This site from National Public Radio provides "transcripts and audio of reports about the Mideast produced by NPR in its newsmagazines and talk shows." http://www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/ Topics: International Governments, Media, Regions of the World, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 17, 2007 Old-Time Radio (OTR)
The place to start if you're interested in old-time radio. It has history, an OTR FAQ, information for people new to the hobby, program logs, audio clips, and a list of radio stations currently playing Old-Time Radio. The site includes a Reference Menu that leads to the programs and play dates search engine and some interesting data tables, such as heroes and their sidekicks, OTR to movies and to television, and more. http://www.old-time.com/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 22, 2001 OneWorld Radio
This site "offers services and networking for broadcasters and civil society organisations that use radio for human rights and sustainable development." Features online audio content from member organizations in several languages and a membership directory. Searchable by language, member, or topic. Includes special section on AIDS/HIV. http://radio.oneworld.net/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Environment, International Governments, Internet, Media, Music, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Technology Last updated Jan 2, 2006 Only a Game
Companion site to the "radio [show] for the serious sports fan and the steadfast sports avoider. [It] puts sports in perspective with intelligent analysis, insightful interviews, and a keen sense of humor." Includes news stories, feature articles, audio clips, book reviews, and commentary. Searchable. From National Public Radio (NPR) and WBUR Boston. http://www.onlyagame.org/ Topics: Media, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 10, 2005 Pacifica Radio
Program schedules, stations, features from Pacifica Network News, live programs, and message boards. Sister stations include KPFA (Berkeley), KPFK (Los Angeles), KPFT (Houston), WBAI (New York), and WPFW (Washington DC). Includes the Pacifica Radio Archive, with over 40,000 recordings. Archives may be searched by title, subject, or word, or browsed by date. http://www.pacifica.org/ Topics: Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 30, 2002 Philosophy Talk
Website for this weekly philosophy radio program "that questions everything ...except your intelligence." Hosted by Stanford philosophy professors, the show applies philosophic thought to everyday topics and issues such as baseball, happiness, and terrorism. Features upcoming topics and where to listen, show podcast, and blog. Audio programs of past shows are archived back to 2004. From Stanford University. http://www.philosophytalk.org Topics: Media, Philosophy Last updated Jul 21, 2008 A Prairie Home Companion
The official Web site for the Minnesota Public Radio variety show, "A Prairie Home Companion" with host Garrison Keillor, archives entire broadcasts, along with scripts and guest photos from previous shows. View Webcasts of the live weekly show, interact with the host and fellow listeners through message board postings, and see the schedule and ticket information for upcoming shows. Searchable. http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 4, 2004 Public Broadcasting PolicyBase (PBPB)
This site provides "key documents about the history, purpose, policy and structure of public broadcasting in the United States." Topics include the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), channel reservation, digital television, Independent Television Service (ITVS), National Public Radio (NPR), Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and underwriting and advertising. From the Current Publishing Committee and the National Public Broadcasting Archives. http://www.current.org/pbpb/ Topics: Media Last updated Nov 1, 2006 Public Radio Exchange
This not-for-profit "web-based marketplace for public radio programming" provides freely-available, original sound-based content on a wide variety of topics, many of them unusual and interesting. Diehard public radio junkies can register (free) to contribute comments about PRX programs. Includes a blog and a podcast. http://www.prx.org Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Internet, Media, Music, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 8, 2007 PublicRadioFan
This site "features a database of program listings for hundreds of public radio stations around the world. Follow audio links to hear your favorite program and discover new ones." Choose your time zone, clock, any needed free software, and look ahead up to 90 minutes before selecting your desired station and program. Link to a complete list of national and international public radio stations by time, station, schedule, and Web site. http://www.publicradiofan.com/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 21, 2001 Radio 4 All
Provides links to sites of micro-radio stations which broadcast, without a license, on the FM band. Includes a FAQ on micro-radio, and a guide to starting a micro-radio station. http://www.radio4all.org/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 1, 2004 Radio Bilingüe: Latino Community Radio Network
Radio Bilingue is a network of Latino-owned public radio stations in California providing around-the-clock Spanish-language programming to affiliate stations across the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Programs include mariachi, norteña, tejana, hip hop, and oldies music programs and news and talk shows geared toward Spanish-speaking Americans. The site is available in English and Spanish. There are audio files of previous programs and a live broadcast feed. http://www.radiobilingue.org/ Topics: Languages, Media, Media, Musical Genres, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 20, 2003 Radio Nederlands Wereldomroep
Site contains news articles about Holland and the rest of the world, a daily review of the Dutch press, and descriptions of Radio Netherlands programming. Also links to audio/video broadcast excerpts and daily live radio broadcasts in English, Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Indonesian. Radio Netherlands is the international arm of Dutch government broadcasting. http://www.rnw.nl/english Topics: Art by Region, Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Radio-Locator
"It lists all known sites on the Internet that publish information about broadcast radio stations." Currently more than 10,000 radio stations around the world are linked. You can browse by country or search by call letter or frequency (U.S. only), or location, Internet streaming radio, and format. http://www.radio-locator.com/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 20, 2003 RadioFolk
"A schedule of local folk music radio shows on the internet, with links to stations and program descriptions." Programs are listed by day of the week and program time in the four main U.S. time zones. Listings include name of program and host, and duration. From a promoter for a folk singer-songwriter. http://www.radiofolk.org Topics: Media, Musical Genres Last updated Feb 22, 2006 radiofranceinternationale (rfi)
The international arm of the French radio network features broadcasts of several daily English-language programs beamed from Paris to African and Asian audiences. Sidebar links connect users to other RadioFrance audio broadcasts (available in several languages), French-language news, and study guides for learning "la langue française." http://www.rfi.fr/fichiers/Langues/rfi_anglais_main.asp Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 15, 2004 RadioScout
"RadioScout searches information shared by public radio producers and stations so you can easily find what's been on the air and what's coming up." Features links to National Public Radio (NPR), Public Radio International (PRI), Public Radio MusicSource (PRMS), Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and the biweekly newspaper "Current." Searches by program or topic may be limited by date, up to one month before and after current month. A service of Minnesota Public Radio. http://www.radioscout.org/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 26, 2003 Real Guide
Collects and organizes dozens of Web audio and video sites, featuring real-time broadcasts from radio stations (including stations in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Taiwan), television news coverage, music, lectures, concerts, audio libraries, movie trailers, and sports events. http://guide.real.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Media, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 4, 2004 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
This site is a companion to an ongoing Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "program devoted entirely to the news of religion and spirituality, and major ethical issues" from around the nation and the world. The site includes audio clips from the programs, interviews, features articles, news briefs, and a section on religious beliefs and practices. Also includes a religious calendar, classroom materials, viewer's guides, and related resources. Searchable. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/ Topics: Ethics, Media, Religion, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 13, 2005 Religious Broadcasting
Collection of historic material about televangelism and evangelist broadcasting on the radio. Topics include radio and television networks, professional organizations, and parachurch organizations. The site features books and articles written by Jeffrey Hadden in the 1980s and 1990s. Also includes a bibliography (last updated 2001). Note: Much material has not been updated since 2000, and a number of the links to sites are broken. From the University of Virginia. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/relbroad/ Topics: Christianity, Media, Religion Last updated Jun 14, 2008 RTÉ News: Raidió na Gaeltachta (RnaG)
This Web site of the Irish Public Service Broadcasting Organisation provides "cost-effective schedules of programmes of cultural, educational and informational excellence." Includes live and archived broadcasts. News is presented in Irish Gaelic and English. Browsable. http://www.rte.ie/rnag/ Topics: Languages, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 20, 2004 RTE Online: The Website of Ireland's National Broadcasters
Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) is the national broadcasting service for the Republic of Ireland. As a governmental agency, RTÉ is responsible for the production of English and Irish Gaelic radio and television broadcasts that are transmitted throughout Ireland. Most of the content of RTÉ's Web site provides information on the agency and its current and future programming. The Web site also provides links to Real Audio files of several of RTÉ's radio and television programmes including the news. Most of the Real Audio files are updated daily and weekly. http://www.rte.ie/ Topics: Media, Media, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Television Last updated Mar 1, 2001 Sams Photofact On-line Index
This searchable index lists "all 180,000 model numbers and chassis numbers contained in the Sams library of PHOTOFACT and VCRfact service data." The index is also available for free download. http://www.samswebsite.com/photofacts.html Topics: Media, Media, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Technology, Television Last updated Jun 25, 2004 Science Today
Site of a "five-day-a-week, one-minute radio program ... produced for the Westwood One/CBS Radio Network by the University of California," featuring "stories highlighting the latest scientific breakthroughs and discoveries at the university and its three affiliated national laboratories." The site includes audio and searchable text of programs dating back to 1997; a list of affiliates broadcasting the program; and video of the monthly video version of the program. From the University of California. http://www.ucop.edu/sciencetoday/ Topics: California: Education, Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 16, 2003 Science Update
"Science Update is a daily, 60-second [audio] feature covering the latest discoveries in science, technology and medicine." Distributed on the radio and by podcast. Topics include brain size and IQ, preparing for a pandemic, the potential for life on Mars, a primitive ape-man, and much more. Archived back to 1996. From the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). http://www.scienceupdate.com Topics: Media, Science Last updated May 31, 2006 Scribbling Women
This project "dramatizes stories by American women writers for national radio broadcast. This site provides classroom resources for teaching the rich tradition of American literature by women." The site features audio of the plays, which have been adapted from stories by authors such as Zora Neale Hurston, Kate Chopin, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Registration (free) required to access lesson plans and related teaching material. http://www.scribblingwomen.org Topics: Lesson Plans, Literature: Fiction, Media, Notable People: Women, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 14, 2005 She Made It: Women Creating Television and Radio
This site "celebrates the achievements and preserves the legacy of great women [television and radio] writers, directors, producers, journalists, sportscasters, and executives." Features a list and brief background about honorees from the 1920s through 2007. Honorees include Fanny Brice, Lucille Ball, Julia Child, Christiane Amanpour, Tina Fey, Gwen Ifill, and Rosie O'Donnell. Also includes video interviews with selected honorees. From the Paley Center for Media. http://www.shemadeit.org/ Topics: Media, Notable People: Women, Television Last updated Mar 4, 2008 Speaking of Faith
"'Speaking of Faith,' hosted by Krista Tippett, is public radio's weekly conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. ... [It] does not always have 'religion' itself as a subject. Week after week, it grapples with themes of American life -- asking how perspectives of faith might distinctively inform and illuminate our public reflection." Archive goes back to 2001. Listen online or download podcasts. RSS feed available. From American Public Media. http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, Religion Last updated Feb 23, 2006 Studs Terkel, 1912-2008
This blog entry compiles interviews with "legendary radio broadcaster, writer and oral historian Studs Terkel," who died in Chicago in October 2008. Provides transcripts, audio and video stream, and MP3 downloads of four interviews from 2003, 2005, and 2007. Topics discussed include the rebuilding of New Orleans, the Iraq War, and his memoir. From the daily TV/radio news program Democracy Now!, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/10/31/studs_terkel_1912_2008 Topics: Media, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Nov 3, 2008 Talking History: Aural History Productions
This center aims to "provide teachers, students, researchers, and the general public with as broad and outstanding collection of audio documentaries, speeches, debates, oral histories, conference sessions, commentaries, archival audio sources, and other aural history resources." Offers a weekly Internet broadcast (focusing on all aspects of history) and program archives (browsable by date, and searchable). From the University at Albany, State University of New York. http://www.talkinghistory.org/ Topics: History, Internet, Media, Music, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 1, 2004 Texas Monthly Talks
Website for a 30-minute television program hosted by Evan Smith. Watch interviews of noted personalities such as Lance Armstrong (2007), Joe Biden (2006), Lauren Bacall (2005), Ralph Nader (2004), and Ann Richards (2003). Produced by Austin, Texas, public television channel KLRU. http://www.texasmonthly.com/texasmonthlytalks/ Topics: Media Last updated Aug 25, 2008 This American Life
The site for this wide-ranging documentary series which airs weekly on public radio. Search and browse for earlier shows, view staff favorites and suggestions for educators, or use a program locator to find out where you can hear the show. Produced by Public Radio International for WBEZ Chicago. http://www.thislife.org/ Topics: Media, Media, Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, United States History Last updated Sep 10, 2003 Understanding America After 9/11: A Public Radio Collaboration
Text and audio transcripts of radio programs related to the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, broadcast on public radio stations nationwide September 3 through September 10, 2002. A collaboration "comprised of the collective work of public radio stations, producers and networks around the world." http://understandingamerica.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, September 11 & Beyond, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 18, 2005 United States Early Radio History
Rich collection of articles, extracts, and government regulations focused on the development of radio and related technologies in the United States between 1897 and 1927. http://earlyradiohistory.us/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 23, 2003 Voice of America
Track U.S. news in dozens of languages through Voice of America (VOA), "an international multimedia broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news, informational, educational, and cultural programs every week to an audience of more than 100 million people worldwide. VOA programs are produced and broadcast ... through radio, satellite television, and the Internet." Includes schedules, a pronunciation guide, editorials, and more. http://www.voanews.com/english/index.cfm Topics: Media, Media, News, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Television Last updated Sep 24, 2009 Voices of Reflection: NPR Special Coverage
A site that points to radio coverage for National Public Radio (NPR) stories that marked the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Includes links to news, personal narratives, slide shows, a poem by NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu, and the "Sonic Memorial Project," "a collection of radio stories and sound chronicling the life and history of the [World Trade Center] and its neighborhood." http://www.npr.org/news/specials/091102reflections/ Topics: Archives, Holidays and Observances Individually, Media, September 11 & Beyond, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 17, 2005 Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!: The Oddly Informative News Quiz
"Test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news and what's made up." This companion site to the National Public Radio (NPR) weekly quiz program offers archived audio clips and quizzes for each week's show. Also includes information about submitting questions and being a contestant on the show. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=35 Topics: Games & Puzzles, Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Wired for Books
Author interviews from Don Swaim's New York radio program, Book Beat, from the 1970s through the early 1990s. Features video clips of the interviews and of celebrities and authors reading poetry and literature. "Wired for Books is a production of the WOUB Center for Public Media Ohio University." http://wiredforbooks.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 6, 2007 World-Wide Black Radio Stations
A directory of radio stations (traditional and Webcast) with music formats such as Gospel, Hip Hop, Rap, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Soul, Reggae, Caribbean, Soca, Reggae Dancehall, Go-Go, African, and Talk relevant to the Black community. Indexed geographically. http://www.radioblack.com/ Topics: Black Resources, Media, Musical Genres, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 25, 2004 The Writer's Almanac
The website for "a daily program of poetry and history hosted by Garrison Keillor," broadcast on public radio and offered on this site. Includes an archive of the audio and text for the programs back to early 2001. Free daily e-mail updates available. "Be well, do good work, and keep in touch." http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, Poetry, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 26, 2006 WWOZ
WWOZ (New Orleans 90.7 FM) is New Orleans' jazz and heritage music radio station. In September 2005, after it lost its facility due to Hurricane Katrina, WWOZ began broadcasting "in exile" online. In addition to sound streams in multiple formats, the site offers a list of New Orleans musicians who escaped the hurricane and its aftermath, and information about benefit concerts. Includes some basic links about disaster recovery. http://www.wwoz.org Topics: Hurricane Katrina, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 14, 2005 Yes.com
View the playlists of radio stations throughout the U.S. to identify what song was playing at a specific time during the past 24 hours. Search by radio call letters or ZIP code for a list of stations in your area. Also includes lists of the current top 10 and 100 songs for stations. Note: Clicking on songs directs users to the iTunes music store, but purchase of songs is not required to view this website. http://yes.com Topics: Media, Music Last updated Aug 21, 2006 Yiddish Radio Project
This is the site of an NPR documentary about the golden age of Yiddish radio (1930-1950), which depicted the daily life of Eastern European Jewish immigrants in their new homeland. The dramas, political commentary, advice shows, talent shows, and music provided entertainment and comfort. The site has photos of radio personalities, sound clips, a documentary, and an explanation of the work of Henry Sapoznik, who found and restored the disks with the programs. http://yiddishradioproject.org/ Topics: Internet, Judaism, Languages, Media, Music, Musical Genres, Photograph Collections: History, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 30, 2002 Youth Radio
The Internet home of a Berkeley-based organization which "promotes young people's intellectual, creative, and professional growth through training and access to media." Besides providing young adults with technical instruction in broadcast journalism, Youth Radio also produces programming that carries to the airwaves teen perspectives on contemporary issues and events. These thoughtful commentaries can be either heard (RealPlayer required) or read at this site. http://www.youthradio.org/ Topics: Media, Media, News, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Writing Last updated Nov 13, 2001 |
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