Ladies, I got the following 2 pieces of interest from The Small Publishers Quarterly E-zine. Small Publishers Association of North America
www.SPANnet.org.
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Health Rhythms radio is looking for experts and authors for its daily series of 90-second short form radio programs. Health Rhythms features the personal stories, challenges, and successes of those individuals and organizations dedicated to prevention, wellness, and health promotion. A
typical show's content is devoted to a specific health theme, featuring the actual voices of those intimately involved. Co-hosts Dr. September Williams and Christopher Springmann act as guides for the listener, moving into the segment with rich scene-setting commentary and interviews. The site also seeks to link the
interests of a healthy workforce to theinterests of a healthy business community. Authors can contact Health Rhythms through their Web site at www.healthradio.org.

National Public Radio

National Public Radio produces daily and weekly news magazines that always contain interviews with authors. NPR-produced shows include Weekend Edition, Morning Edition, All things Considered, and The Tavis Smiley Show. The NPR Web site states, "The producers, editors, reporters, and hosts of NPR programs are always eager for
new stories, fresh ideas, and articulate guests to communicate those ideas and stories. NPR programs cover every subject: international news, science, health, business,
media, sports, education, the arts, and entertainment." The NPR Web site has contact information for their shows at
www.npr.org/about/pitch. The page has several suggestions for approaching NPR with a story idea. Although this seems obvious, it is probably the best advice: Get to know
NPR stories. Listen to the radio programs. Get a sense of the reporting and the style of interviewing. You can listen to previous shows on their Web site by checking their archives. Another suggestion is "Surprise us. Like all
journalists, we are looking for stories, events, or people that present something new, important, and interesting to a nationwide audience." Surprise the folks at NPR by sending an e-mail to the appropriate radio program.