One Last Word

Series produced by Mark Blackmon

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ONE LAST WORD is a series of opinion pieces on a wide variety of subjects written and produced by Mark Blackmon. Each audio piece, ranging from three to five minutes in length, is suitable for your public radio news, opinion or public affairs program.

Writer, producer, marketer and general purpose raconteur-for-all-media Mark Blackmon presents ONE LAST WORD, a series of first-person opinion pieces on a wide variety of subjects. Often humorous, sometimes esoteric, occasionally political, this award-winning broadcaster tackles topics with his own unique point-of-view. Each audio piece, ranging from three to five minutes in length, is suitable for your public radio news, opinion or public affairs program.


8 Pieces

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Commentary on the recent series of videos being uploaded to YouTube in the wake of a round of gay teen suicides.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2010
  • Length: 03:15
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After the news that the Senate had not passed legislation to end "don't ask don't tell," commentator Mark Blackmon decided that it was time to remi...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 04:08
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There's a dish of small tomatoes sitting in my refrigerator this afternoon. I think they are the last ones I'm going to get this year. I don't li...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:25
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After 54 years, the soap opera "As The World Turns" has come to the end of its run. A passing worthy of note? Commentator Mark Blackmon thinks so. ...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2010
  • Length: 04:58
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Garbage is not generally the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about fuel sources. However, commentator Mark Blackmon says that where he...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:52
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Something seems afoot out there; a new movement where gay men are moving to the country. And becoming best-selling authors and reality TV show host...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2010
  • Length: 05:14
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News. Where do you get your news? More importantly, who do you trust to deliver that news? Commentator Mark Blackmon says he's given up newspapers ...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:12
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Signs. They’re everywhere, but do we ever stop to examine them? Probably not, unless there’s something about them that one finds funny. Or weird. O...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2010
  • Length: 04:56