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Pictured: Neal Conan, host of NPR Election call-in Special.
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NPR Republican National Convention Coverage in Minneapolis

Monday-Thursday, September 1-4 at 8 p.m.

One campaign was all but over this time last year, the other survived one of the most contentious primary elections in memory. But in the span of two weeks, both John McCain and Barack Obama will claim their party’s nomination for President. NPR Republican National Convention Coverage in Minneapolis airs Monday-Thursday, September 1-4 at 8 p.m. on AM 1370 and WXXI-FM HD 91.5-2.

WXXI's Capitol Bureau Correspondent Karen DeWitt will also be reporting live from Minneapolis at the convention. Her reports can be heard Monday-Thursday, September 1-4 during Morning Edition (5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.) and All Things Considered (4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)

NPR will send more than 40 people to the Republican and Democratic Conventions in order to provide in-depth coverage for our newsmagazines. A nightly broadcast convention special hosted by Andrea Seabrook will air from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. each evening (Sept 1-4) – although it may be extended if the situation warrants and/or the night’s speeches are running late. And for the first time NPR will take its convention coverage “on the road” sending correspondent David Greene from Obama’s hometown of Chicago to McCain’s hometown of Phoenix to find out what voters are talking about this election year.

The backbone of each special will be the key speeches of the day and interviews with those making news at the convention. Our broadcast will also feature analysis from NPR’s Ron Elving, Ken Rudin, and Mara Liasson, as well as reports from NPR’s Scott Horsley, Ina Jaffe, David Welna, Linda Wertheimer, and others.

Also tune in for an NPR Election Call-in Special on Thursday, September 4 at 11 p.m. on AM 1370 and WXXI-FM HD 91.5-2.
Senator John McCain will officially become the Republican Nominee for President. Immediately following NPR’s special coverage of his acceptance speech, NPR will host a talk show call-in special and allow callers from around the country to express their views on the election and candidates. The one hour talk-show special will begin at 11 p.m. (the start time may be later if the speech or coverage runs long). The program will be hosted by NPR’s Neal Conan.

For more information, visit www.npr.org.

ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON WXXI-TV 21 (CABLE 11).

 

America Abroad: Battleground Lebanon

Saturday, September 6 at 3 p.m.

Following six months without a president, the situation in Lebanon is shaky at best. Lebanon is located at the crossroads of East and West. Its highly sectarian population has endured decades of infighting, and it often serves as the battleground for wider conflicts in the Middle East.

In Battleground Lebanon, hosts Ray Suarez and Deborah Amos explore the roots of Lebanon's instability and look back to the 1980s at America's failed attempt to bring peace to the beleaguered nation. The program also investigates the growing political influence of Hezbollah and travels to Syria to explore the role of foreign powers in Lebanon's chronic volatility.

For more information, visit www.americaabroadmedia.org.

 

 

Perceptions Shattered: African American Masculinity

Saturday, September 13 at 3 p.m.

Told by youth, Perceptions Shattered breaks down African-American masculinity and looks into the reasons young black men feel the need to act tough, use the "N" word and don't fit into a preconceived mold. Six black men working to progress, mature, and provide for themselves and their families are featured, and the variety of experiences and trials young black men face in today's America are explored.

Hosted by Chicago-Area hip hop artist Nam1Sekatti ("it takes 1 man" spelled backwards), Perceptions Shattered is a journey to a much more compelling, complicated and accurate portrait of what it is to be young, black and male.

The men featured are: two single fathers, a former police officer, a former convict, a college student whose father just got out of jail, and a fourth-grade teacher.

For more information, visit www.nbpc.tv/news.php?show=3070.

 

Pictured: Host David Brown.
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Brazil Rising

Saturday, September 20 at 3 p.m.

Brazil. It conjures up images of "carnival", the beaches of Rio, "The Girl from Ipanema," and the samba. But a new Brazil is emerging on the world stage. Brazil today is one of the fastest growing players in the global economy, a bio-fuels pioneer on the fast track to energy self-sufficiency, a booming haven for foreign investment, and a test-case for a new approach to governance in Latin America.

Can Brazil successfully chart a new path that overcomes the country's grinding poverty, its tide of violent crime, and preserves the country's unique environment?

In Brazil Rising, veteran public radio journalist David Brown takes listeners on a personal journey across the country, exploring Brazil's view of itself, its neighbors, and the world.

For more information, visit www.stanleyfoundation.org/radio.cfm

 

Pictured: Jim Lehrer
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NPR Presidential Debate

September 26 at 9 p.m.

WXXI and National Public Radio will present live coverage of the first Presidential Debate between candidates John McCain and Barack Obama from Oxford, Mississippi. PBS’ NewsHour Anchor Jim Lehrer is the moderator.

The debate is also simulcast on PBS stations nationally and locally on WXXI-TV 21 (cable 11) and WXXI-HD (cable 1011 and DT 21.1).

For more information, visit www.npr.org.

Pueblo, USA (Part of The Real Face of Poverty)

Saturday, September 27 at 3 p.m.

The wave of immigrants from south of the border has forever changed America. Big, coastal cities have absorbed immigrants for decades. But today, immigrants are changing the culture and the economics of cities and small towns nationwide. In the South, a small town adjusts to its deepest cultural change since the Civil Rights movement. And in a Midwestern city, a neighborhood is reborn when immigrants move in — but the rebirth comes at a price. Pueblo, USA (Part of The Real Face of Poverty), airing Saturday, September 27 at 3 p.m. on AM 1370 and WXXI-FM HD 91.5-2, shows how the immigrants are both a boon and a burden to their new communities.

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