Bryant Park Project

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The Bryant Park Project is a morning multimedia radio newsmagazine from National Public Radio. The show's name is derived from Bryant Park in New York, which NPR's New York studios overlook. While the Bryant Park Project (a.k.a. "the BPP") was originally a working title, the show debuted with the name intact on October 1, 2007.

The show is co-hosted by Rachel Martin, formerly NPR's Iraq correspondent, and Mike Pesca. The show's Executive Producer is Sharon Hoffman and the Supervising Senior Producer is Matt Martinez.

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[edit] Overview

The show is meant to appeal to a younger, less-traditional NPR audience. Reoccurring segments include a Monday morning sports wrap-up featuring Bill Wolff, a Tuesday section on new music releases, and frequent interviews with various musicians and performers including Tegan and Sara, Peter Bjorn and John, Jill Sobule, and The Pipettes. The show also has an occasional segment called "Make Me Care" in which guests have 60 seconds to argue why a subject should matter to listeners. The tone is often informal compared to the more conventional content found in other NPR newsmagazines. It is currently distributed online via podcast and streaming audio, and also can be heard on Sirius Satellite Radio and on select NPR stations. The show also has a frequently updated blog.

[edit] History

Luke Burbank originally co-hosted the program with Alison Stewart. On the November 13, 2007 broadcast, Burbank announced that he was planning on leaving the show in mid-December to be closer to his daughter in Seattle.

[edit] Radio stations

The Bryant Park Project is carried on the following stations: [1]

Note: * = more than one frequency

[edit] References

  1. ^ NPR

[edit] External links

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