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“We Were on Duty”
Broadcast nationally in September 2002 A first-person oral history of the September 11th attack on the Pentagon. One Hundred Eighty Four people died at the Pentagon while hundreds more crawled through choking smoke and over burning wreckage to safety. But because the Pentagon attack was dwarfed by the tragedy at the World Trade Center, America has yet to hear the stories of the valiance and tenaciousness of the Pentagon employees; about the horrendous physical and psychic toll the attack has taken on them and their families — and about how they have overcome and are moving on. This hour-long program tells these stories in the voices of the people who lived them. Without narration. Many of these survivor stories are devastating. Many are inspirational. And as America looks to move forward from the trauma of 9-11, they offer important lessons. |
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“Traffic Jam”
Broadcast nationally June 2002 Across the United States, construction on new freeways, lane additions, and bridges clog traffic. With more people and vehicles on the road, the rush hour is now three hours long. So what are city planners doing about it? In the nation’s capital, home to some of the worst congestion, traffic modelers are working on solutions to the problem. From understanding human behavior to designing intelligent highways, the modelers are working to make your commute easier. |
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“Click Here For College”
Remember the dot-com craze? Then perhaps you recollect the mad dash by universities and others to ring in the virtual university. The bubble may have burst but is the online university just another bad idea? Some say yes but others say no. But before you sign up for that virtual course, click along with Producer Richard Paul as he investigates the state of the online university. |
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“A Small Southern Town”
Listen with Real Audio (Part 2) This two-part special examined several important historical events in the Washington area in the mid-1800s. The first program featured “The Pearl Escape,” the story of a little-known episode which is the single largest recorded escape attempt by enslaved Americans. The second hour contained a re-enactment of a Congressional debate over citizens’ rights to petition Congress for the abolition of slavery and it examined the memoirs of Josiah Henson, the slave who was the model for Uncle Tom in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. |
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“Washington Goes To The Moon”
This two-hour program commemorated Apollo 11 landing on the moon. Part 1 looks at the monumental battle throughout the 60’s as President Kennedy’s deadline for landing a man on the moon came up against the Vietnam War, The War On Poverty, The Great Society, and a growing anti-technology movement. Part 2 chronicles the aftermath of the fire on Apollo One, which killed three astronauts and called into question the most fundamental aspects of NASA’s management structure. |
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Broadcast nationally in July 1999
