The Promised Land (radio)

The Promised Land
Running time 1 hour
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
Home station Minnesota Public Radio
(KSJN)
Syndicates American Public Media
Starring Majora Carter
Produced by Marge Ostroushko
Original release 2009–present – present
Website Thepromisedland.org
Podcast
A Peabody Award for The Promised Land. L to R: Fred Young (juror), Marge Ostroushko, Majora Carter, Mary Beth Kircher and Emily Botein, 2011

The Promised Land is a public radio program created and hosted by Majora Carter. It is produced by Launch Productions and distributed by American Public Media, and is most often heard on public radio stations in the United States.

In 2008, Majora Carter and Marge Ostroushko co-produced the pilot episode of The Promised Land, which won a 3-way competition for a Corporation for Public Broadcasting Talent Quest <<link:0>>. The one-hour programs debuted on over 150 public radio stations across the US on January 19, 2009, and has since earned a 2010 Peabody Award.[1]

Guests have included

Season 1: Nalini Nadkarni, Audrey and Frank Peterman, Brenda Palms Barber, John Francis (environmentalist), Winona LaDuke.

Season 2: Kyshun Webster, Nat Turner, Wilma Subra, Vietnamese Fisherfolk, Sharon Hanshaw.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 70th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2011.
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