Podcast # 252 – Exploring the Seeds of Public Radio in Educational Radio Archives
From Public Radio Archives - Radio Survivor
June 30, 2020
About this episode
This episode explores the origins of public radio in the United States through educational radio archives with guest Stephanie Sapienza.
This week, we explore the ancestor of public radio in the United States: educational radio. Our guest, Stephanie Sapienza, helps to bring educational radio archives to life through her work on the multi-institution “Unlocking the Airwaves” project. As Digital Humanities Archivist at the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities at University of Maryland, Sapienza […] The post Podcast # 252 – Exploring the Seeds of Public Radio in Educational Radio Archives appeared first on Radio Survivor .
People in this episode
Guest: Stephanie Sapienza
Topics covered
- public radio
- educational radio
- radio archives
- digital humanities
- media history
Keywords
- public radio
- educational radio
- archives
- digital humanities
- Unlocking the Airwaves
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, University of Maryland
Books & works: Unlocking the Airwaves
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