Resources for Radio and Television Stations

Mark your calendars! StoryCorps’ fourth annual National Day of Listening is Friday, November 25.

This year, StoryCorps suggests that everyone reach out to their favorite teacher or mentor to say “Thank you for changing my life.” Some may want to call, while others may dash off an email or a written note. Some may want to schedule time to record an interview, while others may prefer to write a post dedicated to their favorite teacher on Facebook or Twitter. How you say “Thank you” isn’t important. But taking the time to say it today will make all the difference in that teacher or mentor’s life!

StoryCorps will also debut an interactive map on nationaldayoflistening.org (coming November 1, 2011) to showcase participation across the country. Your listeners can help “Turn the Country StoryCorps Orange” by recording interviews and transforming our blank map from white to orange, state by state. For more details, contact Krisi Packer (kpacker@storycorps.org)

For a great example of local National Day of Listening interviews, take a look at Vermont Public Radio.

For more ideas on how to create your own National Day of Listening website, check out Texas Public Radio’s website created in 2010.

On air:

On-air National Day of Listening promos: WAV (zip file, 29.2 MB)
Rip-and-read on-air promo scripts: (RTF doc)

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