9725445 Metzner Jim Metzner Productions is producing a national radio designed to reach a diverse audience with compelling, current information about our environment, the science which underlies it, and the people who explore and explain it. The short-format series consists of 780 daily, 2-minute programs designed for commercial and public radio stations and delivers timely information on a full spectrum of seasonal natural phenomena, drawing supportive scientific background from biology, earth science, astronomy, and cultural anthropology. The series will make extensive use of ambient sound and interviews with scientists and knowledgeable spokespersons to present a "daily almanac" of events taking place on the day of broadcast. The series will be developed and produced by Jim with additional production support from the American Museum of Natural History. The Science content Director will be Michael Templeton and an advisory committee of eleven scientists and educators will assist in selecting specific topics for the daily programs and assure the scientific accuracy of program content.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Application #
9725445
Program Officer
Valentine H. Kass
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1998-02-01
Budget End
2001-11-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1997
Total Cost
$230,000
Indirect Cost
Name
Jim Metzner Productions Inc
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Kingston
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
12401