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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

What Is Radio? Conference This Week In Portland


Starting on Thursday, in Portland, Ore., a conference of radio professionals, media scholars and students will tackle a question What is Radio?

According to Radio World, the confab is being held in conjunction with the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication’s Johnson Lecture Series, the event will feature keynote speakers, roundtables, paper presentations and other events, in an attempt to answer questions about the changing nature of radio.

The 2013 Johnson Lecture will be delivered by renowned, two-time Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist, author, columnist and radio host Charles Jaco, who has worked with NBC, CNN, CBS and Fox, covering wars, riots, earthquakes, floods and hurricanes — and has also covered the no less turbulent world of politics, reporting on Congress, the White House and the Pentagon. His lecture is titled, “Voice, Sound and Story: The Role of the Radio Storyteller.”

The full program schedule can be found here.

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