Tips for Producers
From NPR indy producer liaison Paul Ingles
Independent radio producer and reporter
Paul Ingles is a 31 year broadcast veteran who is currently under contract
with National Public Radio to act as its liaison to the independent producer
community. Among his duties are to assist independent producers to develop
their potential and to guide producers to help them find appropriate outlets
for their work. Paul has been conducting interviews with editors and administrators at public radio outlets and passing the information along to producers. Here at PRX, we will post current articles and interviews from Paul as well as offer a link to his own repository of useful information.
Check out:
*Submitting to Soundprint - Paul interviews Jared Weissbrot from Soundprint
*Contributing to Weekend America - Paul interviews Ben Adair from Weekend America
*Writing Beginnings - Paul's notes from Nancy Updike's talk at Third Coast 2006
*Making the Local-Global Connection - Paul's notes from the Poynter Institute workshop
*Informal Guidelines for NPR Commentaries - ATC commentary editor Sara Sarasohn in conversation with commentator Paul Ford
*Notes from Dick Brooks' talk at the 2006 NFCB Conference - Selections from "Writing for the Ear"
* Pitching to "The World Vision Report" - an interview with Leda Hartman, Assignment Editor
* Filing For NPR's Foreign Desk - an interview with Foreign Desk Editor Loren Jenkins
* Filing for PRI's "The World" - an interview with Editorial Director Margo Melnicove
* Contributing to Newscasts - an interview with NPR Newscast Division Executive Producer Greg Peppers
* Realities of the Public Radio Marketplace - an interview with NPR's Eric Nuzum.
* How PRX Works - an interview with PRX Executive Director Jake Shapiro.
* Interviewing Tips - helpful hints from around the web.
* The Documentary: Grantwriting and Pitching - an interview with NPR's Margaret Low Smith.
* Pitching Your Pieces - an interview with NPR's Supervising Editor for the Arts Desk Laura Bertran.
See more of Paul's work at his website, paulingles.com.
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