Independent Producer Awarded Grant To Cover Boise Arts Scene
Boise is attracting artists of all stripes to work and live in Idaho's capital city. Over the next six months we’ll introduce you to some of these new artists through a multimedia reporting project we're calling Artist Statement.
Independent producer Frankie Barnhill was recently awarded a grant from Boise’s Arts and History Department to develop this series we'll tell online and on the radio.
"Boise is home to an emerging young arts scene, which makes it an exciting time to report on the subject,” says Barnhill. “There is so much collaboration and experimentation going on -- especially among artists who entered adulthood in the shadow of the Great Recession.”
Through Artist Statement, Barnhill will profile five emerging artists and learn what it means to be a Boise artist in 2014.
NPR Picks Idaho Congressional Race As A GOP Bellwether
NPR host David Greene and producer Arnie Seipel kicked off a political reporting project in Idaho this month. The two are reporting on Idaho's 2nd Congressional District primary between longtime Republican Congressman Mike Simpson and his Tea Party challenger Bryan Smith.
“Often times when we’re reporting in election years, we tend to go to familiar places,” Greene says. “Iowa, Ohio, Florida – places that are swing states in general elections. We were really excited about coming to a state that we don’t visit that often when it comes to politics.”
Three of Greene and Seipel's stories aired during Morning Edition last week. The two say they'll keep an eye on Idaho's 2nd Congressional District, and will continue their reporting through May's primary election.
If you're a frequent listener of NPR's afternoon news magazine All Things Considered, then chances are local host Samantha Wright accompanies you home from the office, or while you're doing errands, or making dinner. Samantha has been Boise State Public Radio's local ATC host since 2000.
I’ve been listening to public radio since: I have no idea. All the time since forever.
What’s the first thing radio fans say when they meet you in person? You’re taller on the radio. And you sound like a brunette. I’m not kidding, I get this a lot. It’s weird how we picture the voices we hear on the radio.
Storytelling can: Open up new worlds to the listener.
The hardest word to say on air is: There are several. Here are two: Beatification and February.
I never leave home without: my mini Leatherman. You wouldn’t think so, but in radio there’s a lot of equipment and you often need a screwdriver or other handy tool.
Listening is most important when: you’re interviewing someone. Always listen to the whole answer, you never know what you might find out.
The 2014 Winter Olympics kick off in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 7.
Until then, meet some extraordinary athletes from Idaho. We'll introduce you to a world champion ice hockey player from Sun Valley, a slalom racer who is competing for the U.S. Virgin Islands, and more.
You'll find Olympics coverage from Boise State Public Radio and NPR ahead of the Games and during, at our website.
