[SEMCO] PRESS RELEASE: An Evening of Radio Storytelling in Woods Hole

[Sydney Lewis]

Atlantic Public Media

3 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543 (508)-548-5527 www.atlantic.org

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

An Evening of Radio Storytelling in Woods Hole

November 21, 2013, 7-10 PM, Woods Hole Community Hall

Atlantic Public Media will present a public listening event to celebrate the creation of new audio work by students at this spring’s Transom Story Workshop.  It will be held from 7 – 10 pm on Thursday, May 24th at the Community Hall, 68 Water Street, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.  Admission is free.  Seating is limited.

The event is sponsored by Atlantic Public Media, the local non-profit organization that founded our public radio station, WCAI, and created the Peabody Award-winning public media website Transom.org, a showcase and workshop for new public media. 

Transom Story Workshop instructor Rob Rosenthal says, “Despite the fact I've taught this workshop five times now, I'm still surprised and amazed at the quality and depth of the stories. The students had little-to-no experience before attending the workshop and yet, in just eight weeks, they produce features that often rival the work of long-time professionals.” 

Since early October, nine beginning radio students have been living in Woods Hole learning the craft of telling stories with sound. The students range in age from early 20's to early 50's, and come from as nearby as New York City and as far away as Newfoundland and Beirut. The stories they’ve produced focus on our local area, and we expect some of the people they’ve profiled or talked with will be in the audience.  A question and answer period will follow each piece.

Executive Director, Jay Allison says, “This graduation/listening event has become a lovely tradition around here.  In an era when non-distracted listening is rare, this event doubles down.  The students have come to Cape Cod to listen, and during this evening, we, in turn, listen to what they heard.”

The listening event will precede a brief graduation ceremony and the public is urged to join us in applauding Transom Story Workshop’s fifth graduating class. 

Public radio producer Jay Allison founded Atlantic Public Media as a non-profit organization in 1993.  APM created Transom.org, and produces The Moth Radio Hour (also a Peabody winner) and created the popular NPR series, This I Believe, as well as programming for WCAI, including the Sonic IDs, Creative Life and The Local Food Report.

For more information: 508-548-5527 x 1709 or info at transom.org. 

Web: www.atlantic.org or www.transom.org

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