All Pieces for Al Letson

 
SOTRU Short: Dear Viola
From: Al Letson
Caption: Viola Morse
Viola Morse, a lifelong Vermonter, died last year. After living in the same town for ninety-nine years, she must have left quite an imprint. State...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 3
Vermont: The Small Town State
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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Quaint storefronts along Main streets, covered bridges over clear streams, cows from dairy farms dotting green valleys: across the state, these are...

Bought by KACU, WRKF, WVTF, KUNC & The Colorado Sound, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 23
Southeastern Washington: The Unlikely Perfect Place
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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The Tri-Cities are Richland, Pasco and Kennewick—3 cities clustered near one another in the vast plains and deserts of Washington state, to the eas...

Bought by WNCU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WRKF, WVTF, KUER and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 25
SOTRU Short: Kids Behind Bars
From: Al Letson
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When we were researching our Wyoming episode in the summer of 2011, we came across a striking statistic: Wyoming has the nation's second highest ra...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Aspen Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 10:07
  • Purchases: 3
SOTRU Short: Cellar Door Records
From: Al Letson
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When we visited Cleveland last season, we found a city full of a new generation of entrepreneurs that were making their dreams a reality. We contin...

Bought by KKRN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 11, 2012
  • Length: 08:52
  • Purchases: 3
SOTRU Short: The Bravest Thing
From: Al Letson
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We kick off our new podcast series with a story from host Al Letson, who asks filmmaker Steve Bognar a fairly simple question... but wasn't prepare...

Bought by KZYX, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 3
Connected - 90 Sec Fundraising Spot
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Fundraising Spots
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Host Al Letson discusses the powerful connection public radio provides, and how supporting your station helps ensure its future success.

Bought by KTXK, WJCT, KOSU, KMXT, WJCT and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 7
Unlikely Activist - 90 Sec Fundraising Spot
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Fundraising Spots
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Host Al Letson shares audio of everyday residents from around the country facing incredible odds, becoming unlikely activists, and how supporting y...

Bought by KTXK, WJCT, KOSU, WJCT, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 6
Travel Around - 60 Sec Fundraising Spot
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Fundraising Spots
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Host Al Letson shares the various scenes and sounds from around the country that public media brings to listeners and urges them to help support th...

Bought by KTXK, WJCT, KOSU, KMXT, WJCT and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
Tough Convos - 90 Sec Fundraising Spot
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Fundraising Spots
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Host Al Letson discusses the tough conversations and understanding that listeners can only find on public radio, and how their contribution can help.

Bought by KTXK, KOSU, WJCT, Spokane Public Radio, and KWMU St. Louis


  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 5
Dear City - 90 sec funding spot
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Fundraising Spots
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Residents from around the country read letters they've written to their city, and host Al Letson compares their connection to their home towns to t...

Bought by KTXK, KCPW Salt Lake City, WJCT, KOSU, WJCT and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 7
Personal Note from Al - 60 Sec Fundraising Spot
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Fundraising Spots
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Host Al Letson, thanks listeners for their support and shares a dark, shameful secret.

Bought by KTXK, WJCT, KOSU, WJCT, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2012
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 6
SOTRU - State of the Re:Union Evergreen Promo
From: Al Letson
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In one town, it might be an oil spill. "I should not have seen three dead dolphins in my lifetime. And I've seen em." In another, saving a basketba...

Bought by KOSU, KTSW 89.9, WEAA, WEAA, and KOSU


  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 5
Season 2: Promo #3
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Two
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You know, listening to the news, it can sometimes feel like everything is falling apart. But across the country, ordinary people are bringing thing...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WSLR, WEAA, and KOSU


  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
Sacramento, CA: All Hands on Deck
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Two
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A company town, where the company is government. In a city where one in four households contain a government employee, the crippling state budget d...

Bought by WRKF, KUER, KACU, WVTF, KUNC & The Colorado Sound and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2011
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 23
Cleveland, OH: The Way Forward
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Two
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From Rockefeller's Standard Oil to GE's first industrial park, Cleveland was a city made by entrepreneurs. But since the polluted Cuyahoga River ca...

Bought by WRKF, KACU, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUNC & The Colorado Sound, WEKU and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2011
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 23
Wyoming: The New Old West
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Two
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Wyoming is the least populated state in the US. In this sparse landscape, where tradition and self-reliance are prized, what are the things that b...

Bought by WRKF, KACU, KUER, KUNC & The Colorado Sound, WEKU and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2011
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 25
Mississippi Gulf Coast: Defending the Gulf
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Two
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After Hurricane Katrina ravaged the area, Mississippi Gulf Coast residents were forced to come together to deal with the aftermath. Then, just as t...

Bought by KACU, KMUD, WRKF, WNCU, KUNC & The Colorado Sound and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2011
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 27
The Bronx, NY: Still Rising from the Ashes
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Two
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From President Carter’s famous 1977 urban decay photo-op in the wastelands of the South Bronx to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s iconic ea...

Bought by KACU, WRKF, XRAY.fm, WNCU, KUNC & The Colorado Sound and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2011
  • Length: 53:37
  • Purchases: 28
Season 2: Promo #2
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Two
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Promo 2 for SOTRU Season Two

Bought by KOSU and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: May 05, 2011
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2

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