Radio Preservation Task Force’s Director Josh Shepperd and Conference Director Neil Verma are our guests for a discussion about the work of the Library of Congress initiative. They explain the significance of 2020 for radio history, share some of the accomplishments of the Task Force, and preview the next Radio Preservation Conference Task Force Conference, […]


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Radio Preservation Task Force’s Director Josh Shepperd and Conference Director Neil Verma are our guests for a discussion about the work of the Library of Congress initiative. They explain the significance of 2020 for radio history, share some of the accomplishments of the Task Force, and preview the next Radio Preservation Conference Task Force Conference, which will be held in Washington, D.C. in October, 2020.

Shepperd is Assistant Professor, Media & Communication Studies at Catholic University and Humanities and Information Fellow at Pennsylvania State University. Verma is Assistant Professor of Sound Studies in Radio/Television/Film at Northwestern University.

Show Notes:

Josh Shepperd, Catholic UniversityNeil Verma, Northwestern UniversityThe Library of Congress Launches Radio Preservation Task Force Radio Preservation: From the Archive to the ClassroomPodcast #37: Preservation, Pirates, and RadionomyPodcast #176: Audio Fiction has a Very Long History of InnovationLibrary of Congress’ Radio Preservation Task ForceRadio Preservation Task Force websiteRPTF Sound Collections Database National Federation of Community BroadcastersPacifica Radio ArchivesESC: Sonic Adventures in the AnthropocenePostcastRERadio AtlasPodcast #158: Surveying Community Radio’s Deep ArchivesPodcast #184 – Hidden Women’s Radio History in Uruguay


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