- Weekend America
Infobox Radio Show
show_name = Weekend America
imagesize = 140px
format =
runtime = ca. 120 min.
country = USA
language = English
home_station =
syndicates =APM ,NPR
presenter =John Moe
creator =
writer = Ben Adair (managing editor)
director = Rob Byers
producer = Michael Raphael
executive_producer = Peter Clowney
record_location =St Paul, Minnesota
first_aired =May 1 ,2004
last_aired = "present"
audio_format =Stereophonic
opentheme = "Crazyhorse Mongoose" byGalactic
endtheme =
website = [http://www.weekendamerica.org/ www.weekendamerica.org]
podcast ="Weekend America" is a weekly
public radio program dealing with news, popular culture, the arts and more. The program is produced forAmerican Public Media and hosted byJohn Moe inSaint Paul, Minnesota .It was launched Saturday,
May 1 ,2004 , as a pilot aired by the show's developmental stations, then known as "Public Radio Weekend". The show went national under the "Weekend America" branding Saturday,October 9 ,2004 .Public radio veterans
Bill Radke andBarbara Bogaev , based in Los Angeles, served as hosts during the pilot stage and early national phase. Bogaev left the program on December 9, 2006. Detroit native Desiree Cooper was selected to replace Bogaev, beginning in August 2007. Cooper's arrival signaled a shift in the program's production, with Radke's segments originating in L.A., and Cooper's from St. Paul, Minnesota.As part of a consolidation move in the summer of 2008, American Public Media moved production on "Weekend America" from Los Angeles to St. Paul. The changes shook up the cast. Cooper was bumped to "Senior Correspondent" and returned to Detroit. Radke left the program altogether. Commentator and occasional substitute host
John Moe was promoted to sole host, based in St. Paul.The show is divided into two hours, which are further subdivided into five segments per hour. "Weekend America" is designed to be run untouched; with local cutaways at predetermined points; with long local segments in place of one of the five national segments; or as one or two national segments spliced into a locally-produced show. Many public radio stations run the show untouched.
Regular segments of the show include "Good News, Bad News, or No News", where three panelists evaluate the significance of a recent news item; "A Little Bit of Weather Everywhere", which features unique events happening around the country and the weather for the day at these events; and "Weekend Soundtrack", where callers share a favorite song that provides a backdrop to their weekends.
The theme music is "Crazyhorse Mongoose" by
Galactic .External links
* [http://www.weekendamerica.org/ "Weekend America"] official website
* [http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/press/archive/pr_080708.html American Public Media's official announcement regarding the production and host shakeup]
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