How Do They Rate? -- Your chance to review public radio shows!
Throughout the Talent Quest you've been reviewing work by people new to public radio. Now we're switching things up - what do you think of the programs already on the air and some new ideas from the networks?
For the next several weeks, the big three -- NPR, PRI, and American Public Media -- are offering some of their programs for your review and comment. What elements of the programs do you like, what could be better, and who's really hosty?
You know how it works: hit a link, listen to as much of each program as you want, rate it and then leave some comments. Be constructive: the networks are listening. In December, your comments will be shared with the programming chiefs at all three networks.
One important disclaimer - all three networks are doing this as an experiment run by Talent Quest, but they have no involvement in the Talent Quest or this experiment. If you have questions, please send them to help@prx.org.
Ready, set, go. Here are the programs and programming ideas we'd like your feedback on:
From NPR:
Tell Me More
Bold, honest, engaging, Tell Me More is a new interview show from NPR News. Host Michel Martin welcomes guests to a safe place for difficult conversations and invites us to listen in. From international newsmakers to everyday people, from spiritual leaders to foreign correspondents, Tell Me More strives to reveal whole stories from many, different perspectives.
On the Media
Hosted by veteran journalists Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield, On The Media decodes what we hear, read, and see in the media every day, and arms us with critical tools necessary to survive the information age.
Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me
For a wacky and whip-smart approach to the week's news and newsmakers, listen no further than Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!, the oddly informative news quiz from NPR. During each fast-paced, irreverent show, host Peter Sagal leads what might be characterized as the news Olympics.
Fresh Air
Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Terry Gross hosts this multi-award-winning daily interview and features program.
Talk of the Nation
Talk of the Nation® links the headlines with what's on people's minds, providing a springboard for listeners and experts to exchange ideas and pose critical questions about major events in the news and the world around them.
From American Public Media:
Sound Opinions
Two of the nation's most respected rock critics meet each week to interview artists, listen to performances, give the latest scoop in pop culture and review albums past and present.
New Ideas From PRI:
Hot prototypes of the long-range future of public radio.
PRI's tagline is "Hear a Different Voice." In the spirit of innovation they offer LOW-FI PRI, a group of quick and dirty program prototypes for your consideration. These segments are "low resolution prototypes" of ideas. These are not broadcast-quality programs. In fact, they aren't even real radio programs at all. They cost practically nothing to
produce -- the radio equivalent of jotting something down on a napkin at a restaurant.
They were created to start a conversation about things we might be able to do to expand and diversify public radio's audience and develop new things in the future.... which is part of what the Public Radio Talent Quest is all about. Thanks for listening and letting us know what you think.
Daily Dork
Can there be a public radio show for gamers? This LOW-FI PRI prototype imagines what something like that would sound like. This was created in 20 minutes by a producer in Wisconsin while he was watching a Packers game.
Why Don't They?
This LOW-FI PRI prototype features a weekly panel show that tries to understand why certain things don't happen. This was created very quickly in PRI's Minneapolis studio.
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