U.S.
Radio Talk Show Hosts Broadcast Live from the
UN
New York,
NY (May 24, 2007) –The United Nations
Foundation (UN Foundation) announced today that
the second “Talk Radio Day at the UN”
will take place on Thursday, June 7, 2007. Created
in partnership with Talkers Magazine and Talk
Radio News Service, 20 U.S.-based radio show
hosts from across the country will air their
shows, both local and nationally syndicated,
live from the United Nations headquarters in
New York.
The talk radio hosts participating in the conference
are: Marc Bernier of “The Marc Bernier
show” on WNDB, Daytona Beach and WFHG-AM-FM,
Bristol, VA; Alan Colmes of FOX Radio News;
Jerry Doyle of the Talk Radio Network’s
“The Jerry Doyle Show;” Alan Stock
and Kerri Kasem of KXNT, Las Vegas; Lionel of
Air America Radio; Cenk Uybur and Ben Mankiewicz
of Air America Radio’s “The Young
Turks;” Carole Marks of KRLA, Los Angeles
and WABC, New York’s “A Touch of
Grey;” Jack Rice of WCCO, Minneapolis
and CBS Radio Network; Ed Schultz of WFHG-FM
and Jones Radio Network; Wendy Wang and Victoria
Jones of Talk Radio News Service; Martha Zoller
of WDUN, Gainesville, Georgia; Jerry Agar of
WLS, Chicago; Gordon Deal of Wall Street Journal
Radio Network; Randi Rhodes of Air America Radio;
Michael Medved of Salem Radio Network; Joe Madison
of WOL, Washington, D.C. and XM Satellite Radio;
and Tom Becka of KFAB, Omaha.
The hosts will interview officials from UN headquarters
and from around the world to offer listeners
first-hand accounts about the valuable work
of the United Nations.
“Last year’s event was the first
of its kind and proved to be a great success,”
said Michael Harrison, publisher of Talkers
magazine. “American radio hosts from across
the country were able to gain insight about
numerous international issues that are largely
ignored by the domestic media, and provide their
audiences with an inside look at the broad range
of work of the United Nations.”
“This partnership is a great example of
how the UN Foundation and the United Nations
are working to bring the lifesaving work of
the UN to the American public, said Kathy Bushkin
Calvin, Executive Vice-President of the United
Nations Foundation. “This event enables
the experts both at headquarters and in the
field to share their experiences as they work
to address today’s toughest global challenges.”
The talk radio hosts will be on the air live
from the United Nations from 6:00 am until 8:00
pm, offering millions of Americans the opportunity
to learn more about the day-to-day operations
of the international organization. They will
discuss topics ranging from combating measles,
to peacekeeping missions in Africa.
After the day of broadcasts, Talkers magazine
plans to use key excerpts from its conversations
and interviews to produce a radio documentary
which will air on its official podcasting website,
www.podjockey.com.
To learn more about Talkers magazine, visit
http://www.talkers.com/main/ and for information
about Talk Radio News Service, go to http://www.talkradionews.com/.
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The UN Foundation
was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist
Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift
to support UN causes and activities. The UN
Foundation builds and implements public-private
partnerships to address the world’s most
pressing problems, and broadens support for
the UN through advocacy and public outreach.
The UN Foundation is a public charity.
Media Contact:
Amy DiElsi
Communications Officer, United Nations Foundation
(o) 202.419.3230
(e) adielsi@unfoundation.org
