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Festival will feature live radio broadcasts of local and nationally syndicated programs, including The Glen Jones Radio Programme Featuring X. Ray Burns, Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, and City Folk, as well as a satellite broadcast from Sirius Satellite Radio. The Festival will also include a Members-only premiere of the documentary Rock Jocks: The FM Revolution, and a live radio broadcast of the children's radio show Greasy Kid Stuff.

SEMINARS

These seminars will bring together radio personalities and behind-the-scenes talent to discuss a variety of topics. Panelists will also take questions from the audience. Seminars currently scheduled include:

The Professor: A Conversation with Scott Muni

Thursday, September 26; 6:00 to 7:30 p.m

For over forty years the gravelly voice of “Scottso” has been heard on New York’s airwaves, first as a mainstay of Top Forty AM radio on WMCA and WABC, and later as a pioneer in the Rock FM movement on WOR-FM and WNEW. Currently he is heard on Classic Rock Q104.3 FM in New York. Muni will discuss his lengthy career in radio, including how he forged relationships with bands like the Beatles and the Who.

Radio Rookies

Friday, September 27; 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

The future of radio is now. That’s the premise of WNYC’s Radio Rookies, a three-year-old program designed to teach teens to use words and sounds to tell a story. And the stories are about themselves, their families, culture, politics—whatever is on their minds. This award-winning program matches the Rookies with professional journalists who serve as mentors, and the final product, heard by over a million listeners, has received international acclaim. Panelists will discuss how the program is put together, how the Rookies get their story ideas, and what lessons they have learned about radio and themselves.

In Person: Jesus Gonzalez, Bushwick Rookie; Jaimita Haskell, St. George Rookie; Janelle Lewis, Harlem Rookie; Will Morton, Mentor; Jiovan “Pun” Ortiz, Hunts Point Rookie; Czerina Patel, Producer

9/11: One Year Later

Monday, September 30; 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

A year after the tragic events of September 11, New York’s radio stations continue to follow the story and its effect on our daily lives. This seminar will look at radio stations in other parts of the country, examining how, and if, 9/11 and the U.S. war on terrorism have changed American news and talk radio across the country. Panelists will discuss whether they are covering news any differently since that time, or if it is merely business as usual.

In Person: Bloomquist, Newsradio WRVA 1140, Richmond; Charles Brennan, KMOX 1120, St. Louis; Mark Davis, WBAP 820, Dallas—Ft. Worth; David Madden, KYW 1060, Philadelphia; Pam Woodley, WWJ 950, Detroit

MEMBERS-ONLY EVENT

Rock Jocks: The FM Revolution

Premiere and Panel Discussion

Tuesday, October 1, 2002, at 6:00 p.m.

In the late 1960s a new breed of radio was born: “underground” or “progressive” Rock FM. This documentary traces its roots and its relationship to the counterculture movement in the 1960s. The program, produced by Carolyn Travis and Rock FM pioneer Raechel Donahue, is hosted by actor Howard Hesseman. Featured are interviews with numerous on-air personalities including Scott Muni, Vin Scelsa, Pete Fornatale, Richard Neer, Cousin Brucie Morrow, Rick Dees, Scott Shannon, Carol Miller, and Pat St. John. (2002; 60 minutes)

In Person: Pete Fornatale, Radio Personality; Richard Neer, Radio Personality/Author

For Membership information please call (212) 621-6780 or visit www.mtr.org.

LIVE RADIO BROADCASTS

The Radio Festival will include live broadcasts of local and nationally syndicated programs from the Museum's Ralph Guild Radio Studio and theaters. These broadcasts, which are open to the public, allow visitors not only to listen to a radio broadcast, but also to experience the behind-the-scenes components of the broadcast as it is happening. Scheduled broadcasts to date include:

Sirius Satellite Radio

Thursday, September 26; 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Global Village, WLIB-AM, New York, 1190 AM

Friday, September 27; 6:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Politics Live with Mark Riley, WLIB-AM, New York, 1190 AM

Friday, September 27; 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

All Mixed Up with Peter Bochan, WBAI-FM, New York, 99.5 FM

Saturday, September 28; 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Total Information PM with Charlie Brennan, KMOX-AM, St. Louis, 1120 AM

Monday, September 30; 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

City Folk Morning with Claudia Marshall and Julianne Welby, WFUV-FM, New York,

90.7 FM

Tuesday, October 1; 6:00 to 10:00 a.m.

City Folk Afternoon with Dennis Elsas, WFUV-FM, New York, 90.7 FM

Tuesday, October 1; 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.

The Next Big Thing, WNYC-AM/FM, New York, 820 AM/ 93.9 FM

Wednesday, October 2; 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

Jonesville Station, WFMU-FM, Jersey City, 91.1 FM

Wednesday, October 2; 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The Treatment with Elvis Mitchell, Nationally Syndicated/KCRW-FM, Santa Monica,

89.9 FM

Thursday, October 3; 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, WNYC-AM/FM, New York, 820 AM/93.9 FM

Thursday, October 3; 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

New York’s Morning Show with Rennie Bishop and Sabrina Lamb, WWRL-AM, Queens, 1600 AM

Friday, October 4; 6:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Salem Radio Network/Bruce Wilkinson Radio Tour, Various Stations Nationwide

Friday, October 4; 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Rhythm Revue with Felix Hernandez, WBGO-FM, Newark, 88.3 FM

Saturday, October 5; 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Glen Jones Radio Programme Featuring X. Ray Burns, WFMU-FM, Jersey City,

91.1 FM

Sunday, October 6; 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.

LIVE RADIO DRAMA

Festivalgoers will have the opportunity to experience the excitement of listening to—and watching—a live drama.

Stage Shadows Mystery Theatre

"Radio Like You've Never Seen It!"

WFUV-FM, New York, 90.7 FM

Friday, September 27, 2001; 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Stage Shadows returns to the Museum's Radio Festival with another evening of drama and suspense. This hour of original audio theater is performed by a New York company of actors, musicians, and sound artists, and is recorded and subsequently aired over WFUV-FM and the Internet.

FAMILY FUN

Family-friendly events currently scheduled include:

Greasy Kid Stuff with Belinda & Hova, WFMU-FM, Jersey City, 91.1 FM

Saturday, October 5, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Hosts Belinda and Hova bring their live weekly children's radio show to the Museum for a morning of music, dancing, and fun!

LISTENING SERIES

The following curated radio listening series will run continuously in the Ralph Guild Radio Listening Room:

The Radio Interview

Through December 29, 2002

This listening series features radio interviews from the Museum’s collection. The interviewees range from musical performers and comedians to politicians and media figures, including John Lennon, Coretta Scott King, Muhammad Ali, Betty Friedan, Lucille Ball, and Carol Burnett.

David Bowie: Hazy Cosmic Jive

Through October 17, 2002

Running in conjunction with the Museum’s five-part Sound + Vision screening series is this sampling of Bowie on radio, both in conversation and performance. Programs include a 1977 Dave Herman interview, a 1999 private concert at the Kit Kat Club in New York City, and a sample of BowieRadio, a streaming audio feature of BowieNet in which Bowie plays the deejay.

TICKET INFORMATION

Seminar tickets are $15 ($12 for Museum Members). Series price (all three) is $39 ($30 for Museum Members). Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Museum's front desk or by calling (212) 621-6600 Tuesdays to Fridays, 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Seats are available for most live radio broadcasts on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the broadcast and are free with Museum admission. Admission is free to broadcasts that begin prior to the Museum's opening. Members may call the Membership Department at (212) 621-6780 to reserve seats.

Admission to the Stage Shadows Mystery Theatre performance is free with Museum admission. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis and may be reserved in advance at the Museum's front desk. Members may make reservations by calling the Membership Department.

For information on becoming a Member of The Museum of Television & Radio, please call our Membership Department at (212) 621-6780 or visit www.mtr.org.

For more information on the Museum's Annual Radio Festival in New York, please call the Museum's press office at (212) 621-6710.

In-kind support for the Radio Festival has been donated by Broadcasting &Cable; Radio Ink; R&R: Radio & Records, Inc.; and Radio World.

The Museum of Television & Radio, with locations in New York and Los Angeles, is a nonprofit organization founded by William S. Paley to collect and preserve television and radio programs and advertisements, and to make them available to the public. From its inception in 1975, the Museum has organized exhibitions, screening and listening series, seminars, and education classes to showcase its collection of more than 110,000 television and radio programs and advertisements. Programs in the Museum’s permanent collection are selected for their artistic, cultural, and historic significance. The Museum has initiated a process to acquire Internet programming for the collection.

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The Museum of Television & Radio in New York, located at 25 West 52 Street in Manhattan, is open Tuesdays through Sundays from noon to 6:00 p.m., until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays, and Friday evenings until 9:00 p.m. (theaters only). The Museum of Television & Radio in California, located at 465 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, is open Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5:00 p.m. and until 9:00 p.m. on Thursdays. Both Museums are closed on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Suggested contribution: Members free; $6.00 for adults; $4.00 for senior citizens and students; and $3.00 for children under fourteen. Admission is free in Los Angeles. The public areas in both Museums are accessible to wheelchairs, and assisted listening devices are available. Programs are subject to change. You may call the Museum in New York at (212) 621-6800 or in Los Angeles at (310) 786-1000. The Museum's website may be accessed at http://www.mtr.org.

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Thursday, September 26 to Sunday, October 6, 2002

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