WAMC's the Roundtable Broadcasts Live from the 10th Annual Woodstock Film Festival

ALBANY, NY (09/30/2009)(readMedia)-- WAMC/Northeast Public Radio's flagship morning program, The Roundtable, will broadcast live from the 10th Annual Woodstock Film Festival in Woodstock, NY on Friday, October 2nd between 9:00 a.m. and noon.

Scheduled guests include Festival Director Meira Blaustein, The Messenger director Owen Moverman, actress/producer Lucy Liu, Against the Current writer/director Peter Callahan, Producer and Trailblazer Award Winner Ted Hope, animation programmer Bill Plympton, a panel of short-film makers and more.

Roundtable Producer Sarah LaDuke says, "We're ecstatic to be able to broadcast The Roundtable from the Woodstock Film Festival on this important anniversary. For 10 years the festival has highlighted everything we love about movies. There is the entertainment aspect, of course, but also they also concentrate on the importance of thought provocation through the art of film. WFF and WAMC are a good fit."

The broadcast will air on all WAMC frequencies as well as streaming live at http://www.wamc.org. The segments will be available to listen to on demand after the broadcast at: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain?action=section&SECTION_ID=231.  Pictures from the show will also be available after the broadcast on The Roundtable Flickr photostream at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35979524@N05/.

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/.

WAMC-FM 90.3 FM, Albany; WAMC, 1400 AM, Albany; WAMK 90.9 FM, Kingston; WOSR, 91.7 FM, Middletown; WCEL, 91.9 FM, Plattsburgh; WCAN, 93.3 FM, Canajoharie; WANC, 103.9 FM, Ticonderoga; WRUN, 1150 AM, Utica; WRUN, 90.3 FM, Remsen; WAMQ 105.1 FM, Great Barrington, MA; 93.1 FM, Troy; 99.3 FM, Oneonta; 97.1 FM, Hudson; 107.1 FM, Warwick; 107.7 FM, Newburgh; 103.9 FM, Beacon; 96.5 FM, Ellenville; 106.9, Middletown; 102.1, Highland, NY and 90.9 FM, Milford, PA. and on-line at http://www.wamc.org/.

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