DECADE 9/11 PROGRAMMING
on NPR RADIO:
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Arizona Public Media (Tuscon, AZ)
In addition to NPR programming airing on KUAZ, Arizona Public Media is
sponsoring the Remembrance and Renewal Concert and hosting a web page
where people can share their experiences.
Classical 24
Throughout the day, the program will feature contemplative pieces, with
an hour dedicated to the memorial at 8 a.m., the hour when the attacks
occurred.
Composers Datebook
The show will air a 9/11-themed broadcast, highlighting "An American
Requiem" by composer Richard Danielpour.
KBYU (Provo, UT)
The station has partnered with the United Way of Utah County's Day of
Caring to highlight the efforts of local volunteer groups who will be
providing service at nonprofit organizations in the area.
Pipedreams
The program will feature two hours of music dedicated to the 9/11 anniversary.
Texas Public Radio (KSTX, KPAC AND KTXI)
TPR commemorates the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with a day of reflection
and remembrance. Tune in to KSTX, KPAC and KTXI for a series of special
programs, including StoryCorps and the Sonic Memorial Project, and analysis
from NPR news.
WAMU (Washington, DC)
- 6 a.m. - Latitudes Afghanistan Special will
feature voices and sounds of Afghanistan.
- 11 a.m. - The Kojo Nnamdi Show will take
an in-depth look at security issues prior to and after 9/11.
- 12 p.m. - Couscous and Cultural Diplomacy
focuses it's 9/11 coverage on the efforts and struggles of an openly gay
Algerian man and his partner as they create an Algerian-American restaurant
on Main Street in Elkader, Iowa, a town named after the Algerian jihadist
and anti-colonialism fighter Abd al-Qader in 1846.
- 12:30 p.m. - A Shortcut Back to 9/11 features
music mixed with sounds from the street, eyewitness news reports and actualities
from September 11, 2001.
- 4 p.m. - Interfaith Voices offers a compassionate
look at strengthening relationships between Christians and Muslims.
WDET (Detroit, MI)
The station will continue its weekend of original programming with a 9-11
a.m. event: How 9/11 Shaped Our Voices. Craig
Fahle moderates this conversation about how the challenges of 9/11 shaped
individuals' personal journeys. Throughout the weekend, WDET shows will
devote coverage to the anniversary, and on Sunday, the station with air
a mixture of NPR programming, live coverage and WDET original features.
WFIU (Bloomington, IN)
Vice Chair of the 9/11 Commission and Former Representative Lee Hamilton
(D-IN) will lead a discussion among many of the commission's members around
their 2004 report and their reflection on that time ten years later. The
conversation will stream in a live radio broadcast.
WNYC (New York, NY)
- 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Live coverage of the World Trade Center
Ceremony
- 9 a.m. - The Brian Lehrer Show special will
provide New Yorkers with an opportunity to share and reflect on the anniversary
- 12 p.m. - Measuring Time will give listeners
the chance to submit their musical selections to commemorate the day
- 1 p.m. - The Selected Shorts 9/11 Anniversary Special
will feature a reading of Colson Whitehead's "Lost and Found"
essay by Alec Baldwin and a reading of Haruki Murakami's "U.F.O.
in Kushiro" by Ken Leung.
- 4 p.m. - Living Nine Eleven reporter Marianne
McCune will walk listeners through 10 years of stories from people who
were directly impacted by what happened in September 2001 and have been
working to make sense of it since then.
- 6 p.m. - Music of Reflection and Resilience: The Cathedral
Choir of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, a
broadcast of the performance lead by Kent Tritle, will feature a capella
works by Bach, Mendelssohn and Tallis as well as The Best
Beloved by Chris Deblasio.
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