Folk singer, songwriter, guitarist and activist Pete Seeger celebrates his 90th birthday May 3. Helping him celebrate is David King Dunaway, his official biographer, author of “How Can I Keep from Singing: Pete Seeger.” American Public Television will air a special on Seeger the week of April 26 in which Dunaway, University of New Mexico professor of English, will appear.
Dunaway created a three-part radio series based on the book and his Seeger interviews, which aired on PRI stations from coast-to-coast last summer. Dunaway’s series will have a new release, based on Seeger’s birthday, complete with the references to the book.
Dunaway’s three-part radio series took Best of Competition in the Radio Documentary category from the Broadcast Education Association's Faculty Audio Festival Competition. The series also won Best of Festival King Foundation Award. As one of the 15 Best of Festival honorees, Dunaway will receive $1,000 and Avid Technologies editing software.
“We expect about 40 more stations to air the series – in New York on WBAI, in San Francisco on KPFA and in LA on KPFK. And many others will be added,” Dunaway said.
He said the series will also be aired across Canada on CBC 1 and CBC 2, which reaches 98 percent of the population. “And if the other 2 percent don't get to hear it, including the seals at the Arctic Circle, it may be repeated,” he said.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at April 17, 2009 08:36 AM