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  • Username: Dot_the_i
  • On Again, Off Again Producer//Online Organizer
  • Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent

Recent Pieces from Laurenellen McCann

Caption: Your new favorite podcast.

Zelma On Strike: One Taco Bell Worker's View of the 2013 Fast Food Strikes (06:08)
From: The Good Fight

On December 5, 2013, fast food workers across the country walked out on a one-day strike, demanding fairer wages. But what's really at stake? The Good Fight's Ben Wikler ...
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(i.e.) NPR in Other Words: Premiere (29:48)
From: NPR Intern Edition

An experiment in the unexpected.
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Beyond Infinity (29:01)
From: Laurenellen McCann

Somewhere behind the Iron Curtain, Love, Science, and Political Intrigue collide at a subatomic level — with a shrink ray.
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With Folded Hands (38:53)
From: Laurenellen McCann

Light-years in the future, in the year 2006, robotic attendants will serve every human need…perhaps a little too well…

About Me

Interests: preservation of the public commons, garlic, swing, space/time boundaries, world domination, dog breeding...(Not necessarily in that order.)

Photog, audiophile, crafter, multimedia artist, professional life enthusiast: however you want to slice it, I'm just eager to meet, greet, share, and explore just about any space in any way.

My Groups: NPR Intern Edition
Favorite Shows: (Includes) To The Best Of Our Knowledge, Science Times, Savage Love, This American Life, Radio Lab, Love & Radio, Democracy Now!, Misc. NPR, All Songs Considered, Moth Podcast
Influences: Sputnik, astroturf, tin foil hats

Work Experience

On Again, Off Again Producer//Online Organizer at Sunlight Foundation,  April 2010 - Present
The focus of my work at Sunlight isn't production, but every now and then I get to bust out a mic or camera.

Managing Editor at Intern Edition,  September 2009 - December 2009
Advised and directed over 20 intern radio/multimedia producers on the creation of 17 audio/multimedia pieces and one half-hour multimedia program. Check out our efforts on PRX or head to our website: http://www.npr.org/internedition/fall09

Web Producer at NPR,  August 2009 - January 2010
Assisted in the adaptation, editing, and production of arts and culture content for NPR's Digital Media division. Built multimedia and text-based webpages for reviews of books and movies, assorted arts features, and the WHYY program, Fresh Air.

Cub Reporter at WRNI,  June 2009 - August 2009
Researched and reported on local and state news for daily broadcast for NPR member station. Audio production skills included.

Assistant Producer at Action Speaks!,  June 2009 - September 2009
Assisted in all aspects of pre-production for the national broadcast season of fifteen-year old program. Provided copyright consultation, grant writing support, and creative development.

Producer at WESU Middletown,  December 2008 - May 2009
Developed, directed, edited, and engineered revival of science fiction radio drama, DIMENSION X, which originally aired in 1950. Hosted live on the boards and occassionally provided voice talent.

Associate Producer at Powderhouse Productions,  May 2008 - August 2008
Oversaw all aspects of production for start up Animal Planet series Dogs 101. Assisted in field and post production.

Previously Aired On

WRNI, The Internet, WESU

Education

Wesleyan University, BA - Government, 1

Awards

Additional Information

Affiliations:  Alpha Delta Phi Society
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