WAMU

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WAMU 88.5 FM is the leading public radio station for NPR news and information in the greater Washington D.C. area. It is member-supported, professionally-staffed, and licensed to American University. Since 1961, WAMU has provided programming to a growing audience that now totals more than 450,000 listeners in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

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31 Pieces

The topic - education. WAMU's education reporting has been generously supported in-part by the Corporation For Public Broadcasting.

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: Apr 29, 2018
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20 Pieces

As a part of the American Graduate program, Kavitha Cardoza, WAMU 88.5 education reporter, examines the dropout crisis in D.C.

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: Aug 08, 2012
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Special programming from WAMU in Washington D.C.

  • From: WAMU
  • Updated: Mar 02, 2021

Latest Pieces


  • Added: Jan 29, 2008
  • Length: 36:37
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A look at America's immigrant roots.

Bought by KUNM, WXLV-FM, and WQJC


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Washington D.C.'s sewer system needs repair.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 1
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When does a teenager actually become a "full" adult?

Bought by WQJC and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 2
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Farms in the mid-Atlantic region are getting bigger, but there are fewer of them around.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
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For the high school class of 2008, the next presidential election is a big deal.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 1
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What happens when you're adopted by a family member?

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  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 1
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A look at deciding whether to attend college in the U.S. or abroad.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 6
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An examination of today's social networking phenomenon.

Bought by PRX to iTunes, KUNM, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 3