Smart City Radio

Infobox Radio Show
show_name = Smart City Radio

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other_names = Smart City
format = Talk radio
runtime = ca. 50 min.
country = United States
language = English
home_station = WKNO-FM
syndicates = NPR
presenter = Carol Coletta
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writer =
director =
producer = Scotty Iseri
executive_producer = Carol Coletta
record_location = Chicago, Illinois
first_aired = 2001
last_aired = present
audio_format = Mono
opentheme = "Smart City"
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website = [http://www.smartcityradio.com]
podcast = [http://feeds.feedburner.com/SmartCityWithCarolColetta] "'

"Smart City" is a weekly radio show broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States. Smart City™ is a weekly, hour-long public radio interview show that takes an in-depth look at urban life, the people, places, ideas andtrends shaping cities. Our host, Carol Coletta, talks with national andinternational public policy experts, elected officials, economists,business leaders, artists, developers, planners and others for adiscussion of urban issues.

Host

Carol Coletta Carol Coletta Coletta is president and CEO of CEOs for Cities and host and executive producer of the nationally syndicated public radio show Smart City Before moving to Chicago to head CEOs for Cities, she served as president of Coletta & Company in Memphis. In addition, she served as executive director of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design, a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, United States Conference of Mayors and American Architectural Foundation.

Format

The show consists of two interviews with guests on topics pertaining to city life, urbanism, architecture and public policy. Regular segments include a newsbrief from the assistant editor of Planetizen.com, Nate Berg, and a short essay from J. Walker Smith. Occasionally, Smart City will air short, produced pieces on city life, events, or other items of interest. The show is pre-recorded, and aired at various times in various markets and is podcast.

taff and Contributors

*Carol Coletta - host - executive producer
*Scotty Iseri - producer - contributing editor
* Nate Berg - correspondent: Planetizen.com
* J. Walker Smith - contributor: City Views
*Otis White: - former contributor

The show's theme was composed for the program by Robby Grant and Steve Selvidge.

References

External links

* [http://smartcityradio.com Official website]
* [http://feeds.feedburner.com/SmartCityWithCarolColetta "Smart City" podcast RSS Feed]
* [http://smartcityradio.com/smartcityradio/past_shows.cfm Show Archive]
* [http://www.vendingmachineband.com/ Vending Machine] Creators of the Smart City theme music.
* [http://www.scottyiseri.com/Sound_Design.html Producer Scotty Iseri]
* [http://www.planetizen.com Planetizen.com] Contributor Nate Berg