New Letters on the Air Goes International
We have learned from Annie Walsh, the Assistant Producer, of a new audience for New Letters on the Air. A recent press release tells us that “In Warwickshire, England, Keith Phillimore found an unfamiliar radio broadcast in the static on his portable receiver: a male voice reading poetry. By way of Hamburger Lokalradio, a radio station based in Hamburg, Germany, which reaches listeners beyond the city’s borders via a high-powered shortwave radio service, Mr. Phillimore enjoyed a half-hour literary program on Nov. 22, 2011, recorded partway around the world in Kansas City, Missouri—a New Letters on the Air broadcast, featuring host Angela Elam interviewing poet Wayne Miller.”… “Hamburger Lokalradio began airing the program last October as part of its weekly Tuesday broadcast to English-speaking audiences. “The fantastic show…adds nicely to a couple other literature and culture-minded programs on the regular schedule,” said producer Thomas Völkner in Germany.” See:
