Piece Comment

Review of Foster Care Utopia


A good sound rich, NPR-style piece. Well written and edited with plenty of good quality interview bites.

Reporter Karen Brown does a good job convincingly narrating with the public radio style we have come to expect. I really like her vocal quality and delivery. She's rock solid and mature with the energy of some of NPR's younger and most-promising talent. I'm thinking Andrea Seabrook.

How to use this? This story is specific to western Massachusetts, so consider using it as a talk show setup for a discussion of foster care options, children or family issues. This could also be integretated into a local documentary or segmented show on an appropriate topic.

This is a well done network-quality piece.