WAMC's the Roundtable Broadcast Live from MASS MoCA

ALBANY, NY (05/26/2009)(readMedia)-- WAMC/Northeast Public Radio's The Roundtable broadcast live from MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA, on Friday, May 22nd.

Alan Chartock, President of WAMC said "It felt like old times in North Adams at MASS MoCA. We are incredibly proud of our relationships with the people of North Adams and with their fabulous institutions like Mass College of Liberal Arts and MASS MoCA."

Pictures of the broadcast are available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35979524@N05/. Pictures include a glimpse of the WAMC Roundtable host, Joe Donahue, Producer Sarah LaDuke and WAMC President Alan Chartock along with special guests, Editor Glenn Drohan and Arts Editor John Mitchell of the North Adams Transcript, Director of MASS MoCA, Joe Thompson, Mayor of North Adams, John Barrett, Artists Michael Oatman, Natalie Jeremijenko and Guy Ben-Ner, President of Mass College of Liberal Arts, Dr. Mary Grant, Curator of MASS MoCA, Susan Cross, Director of the Clark, Michael Conforti, Director of Williams College Museum of Art, Lisa Corrin, Managing Director of Performing Arts at MASS MoCA, Sue Killam, Balthrop, Alabama, and Kathy and Tom Ralys from Lickety Split.

Joe Donahue, host of the Roundtable said "What a marvelous experience! We got to broadcast among some of the most amazing contemporary art in the world, listen to amazing music, talk with people who are making such a difference in the world AND eat ice cream. Not a bad way to start a holiday weekend!"

All of the segments from the broadcast are available to stream here: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain?action=section&SECTION_ID=231

The Roundtable, featuring award-winning journalist Joe Donahue, blends news, arts, culture, and live music. Whether reporting the day's news, interviewing local and national authors, or chatting with fascinating people from around the corner and around the world, The Roundtable has something for everyone as it covers issues ranging from politics, arts, culture, history, the environment and everything in between.

WAMC/Northeast Public Radio is a non-commercial, listener supported public radio network broadcasting 24 hours a day to portions of seven New England and Middle Atlantic States. All broadcasts can also be heard on-line at http://www.wamc.org/.

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