Esteemed Documentary Unit American RadioWorks(R) Sets Schedule for Fall Specials

Esteemed Documentary Unit American RadioWorks(R) Sets Schedule for Fall Specials

Fall Lineup Includes 'Finding Home: 50 Years of International Adoption' and 'Las Vegas: An Unconventional History'

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- American RadioWorks(R), the documentary unit of America Public Media, announces its fall lineup of radio documentaries. In October, American RadioWorks will cover the 50-year history of international adoption in America. In early November, American RadioWorks, in a joint project with the PBS' American Experience, will look at Las Vegas as it celebrates its 100th birthday -- and its unconventional history.

Program Summaries

Late October "Finding Home: 50 Years of International Adoption"

The international adoption rate has tripled in the past decade, with more than 20,000 children joining American families each year. The flow of children began 50 years ago with Korean war orphans. Their experiences have helped shape the way families approach international adoption today, fueling a new effort to help children connect with their birth culture. This documentary explores their stories and travels with a family to Guatemala to visit a child's biological mother. It also discusses a new risk for families adopting from abroad: Unscrupulous operators using the Internet to prey on parents longing for a child.

November

"Las Vegas - an Unconventional History" commemorates the 100th anniversary of Las Vegas with a sweeping look at the city's dramatic past. Drawing upon compelling interviews with historians, journalists and cultural commentators, as well as rich archival sound, the program highlights Las Vegas' ongoing role as a barometer of American values, aspirations and ideals.

Check local public radio listings for broadcast dates and times.

American RadioWorks(R) is the national documentary unit of American Public Media. ARW is public radio's largest documentary production unit; it creates documentaries, series projects, and investigative reports for the public radio system and the Internet. ARW is based at St. Paul, Minnesota, with staff journalists in Washington, D.C., Duluth, M.N., San Francisco, C.A., and Durham, N.C. The American RadioWorks team includes some of the most accomplished names in public radio journalism.

American Public Media(TM) is the nation's second-biggest producer of public radio programs, reaching 14.7 million listeners nationwide each week. National programs include A Prairie Home Companion(R), Weekend America(R), Saint Paul Sunday(R), Marketplace(R), Marketplace Money(R), The Splendid Table(R), Speaking of Faith(R) and special reports produced by its national documentary unit, American RadioWorks(R). American Public Media is the national production and distribution division of Minnesota Public Radio(R). Minnesota Public Radio, along with its sister company Southern California Public Radio, belongs to a larger family of companies within American Public Media Group, a national nonprofit organization whose purpose is to develop resources, services and systems to support public media for public service. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be obtained at http//www.americanpublicmedia.org .

Source: Data are copyright Arbitron, Inc. Arbitron data are estimates only. Fall 2004

Source: American Public Media

CONTACT: Jennifer Johnson of America Public Media, +1-651-290-1071, jjohnson@americanpublicmedia.org

Web site: http://www.americanpublicmedia.org/

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