Studs Terkel being Studs. (Photographer, unknown.) Today, HowSound marks the 100th birthday of Studs Terkel -- America's interviewer. Who didn't Studs interview?! He chronicled the life of 20th century America from the ground up in books like Working, Ra

  Seek the truth and report it. That's the core of journalism. But the truth needs to be checked -- fact checked. And when you don't..... well, just ask the folks at This American Life. Last January, This American Life aired a program called "Mr. Dais

Katie Klocksin on the hunt for the weird. Last fall, Australian radio host Richard Fidler visited the radio class I teach -- The Transom Story Workshop. Richard repeatedly said to the class "Go for the weird." Katie Klocksin got the message. Katie was a s

Brian Reed -- with tape rolling -- wades into a lagoon on Kirabati to learn how high the sea has risen. (Photo by Claire Anterea) Brian Reed has a knack for visual radio. Brian employs, with great effect, the old writing maxim "show, don't tell." On this

John Gallagher (l) and Cedric Chambers at their "everything-must-go" yard sale in Machias, Maine, in 2007. (Photo by Jenny Calivas.) r Jen Nathan produced "A Square Meal, Regardless" in 2007 and she's been reeling from the experience ever since. So much s

  I just listened to a slew of “Hmmm….”, Robert Krulwich’s science podcast for NPR. I couldn’t stop listening. One, then another, then another.  If the phrase for a good book is “page turner,” Robert’s podcasts are a “click-wheel turn

Whitney Jones r Radio stories usually aren't very complicated. Generally speaking, you can probably place stories into two categories. The first is the argument story -- these people say this, these other people disagree. The second is the narrative story

  Once you've finished producing a story, what are you supposed to do with all the tape? Just let it sit on a shelf? Some producers will re-purpose their interviews -- turn them into a print piece or maybe fashion a new radio story. Producers Kara Oehl

Kelly McEvers   Kelly McEvers is a mic-slinger. Draws from the hip. Records with precision. Not afraid. (Okay, maybe a little bit afraid.) Kelly is NPR's Baghdad correspondent but, lately, she reports from throughout the Middle East -- especially the c

Radio storytelling is an excellent teaching tool for young people in practically any classroom. It builds skills in writing, research, public speaking, interviewing, interpersonal communication, time management, information management, media literacy... s