Hey folks. Here's the latest request for pitches from This American Life. Good luck! -mia
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Dear This American Life friends and contributors,
We've got a new round of themes-in-progress and we're coming to you for story pitches, thoughts and suggestions for our upcoming shows.
How this process works: When you send in a story idea to me, [...]
And another one – this one is open to everyone, artists, writers, etc.. -Mia
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Transom.org
Transom.org acquires pieces for about $300 a pop. We encourage and assist producers in getting their work broadcast after it appears on Transom: on NPR news shows, This American Life, Hearing Voices, and other venues. We also coordinate Transom features with [...]
More updates for radio program acquisitions – thanks to AIRand NPR Liason Paul Ingles! -mia
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*series: *The Splendid Table, starring Lynne Rossetto Kasper, is a show about food — enjoying it, buying it, cooking it — and about eating out, entertaining, health and travel. We’re looking for *produced* field pieces which fit our [...]
More freelance radio show updates from Paul Ingles. -mia
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I’m hearing back from other programs now:
*PRI’S THE WORLD*
William Troop: Our program is accepting pitches from independents. The pitches can go to our two planning editors: Jennifer.Goren@bbc.co.uk and Aaron.Schachter@bbc.co.uk. We ask that anybody pitching keep in mind that we are an international news [...]
This incredibly valuable information for radio freelancers, from Paul Ingles, the NPR Liaison to Independent Producers. Please note that much of the radio information I send on to this group comes from AIR – the Association of Independents in Radio http://airmedia.org/. I have been a member for a long time and it’s an incredibly valuable resource. [...]