- American Routes
"American Routes" is a
public radio program hosted byNick Spitzer that explores connections between the many musical styles that have blossomed in theUnited States . It began in the late 1990s, and originates from studios in theFrench Quarter ofNew Orleans, Louisiana .American Public Media acquired the distribution rights fromPublic Radio International [American Public Media Press Release, http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/press/archive/pr_030207.html] on March 2, 2007.In the wake of
Hurricane Katrina , production of the show temporarily relocated to KRVS 88.7 FM at theUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette inLafayette, Louisiana . [Samuel G. Freedman (September 7, 2005). [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/07/arts/music/07rout.html This Song Goes Out to You, Big Easy.] "The New York Times ".] Production operations have since returned to New Orleans, with studios now inBasin Street Station located at the edge of the French Quarter.In July 2008, American Routes announced an affiliation with
Tulane University in New Orleans. [ New Orleans CityBusiness article (July 17, 2008), http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/uptotheminute.cfm?recid=18622]External links
* [http://www.americanroutes.org/ "American Routes"]
* [http://jrabold.net/radio/2ame.shtml "American Routes" via streaming audio]References
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