WAMC's the Roundtable Broadcasts Live from the Solid Sound Festival at Mass MoCA

ALBANY, NY (06/21/2011)(readMedia)-- WAMC/Northeast Public Radio's flagship morning program, The Roundtable, will broadcast live from The Solid Sound Festival (www.solidsoundfestival.com) at MASS MoCA (www.massmoca.org) in North Adams, MA on Friday, June 24th between 9:00 a.m. and noon. Wilco, a Chicago based rock band, curates the festival and this is its second year in North Adams, MA.

"We are looking forward to the show, it is always just great to be welcomed onto the MASS MoCA campus," said Alan Chartock, WAMC Northeast Public Radio's President and CEO. "We think it's one of the great cultural institutions and we're proud to be a part of it."

Host Joe Donahue, Producer Sarah LaDuke, and WAMC President and CEO Alan Chartock will be speaking with scheduled guests: Founding Director of MASS MoCA, Joe Thompson; Founder of the Bureau for Open Culture, Jim Voorhies; Chris Davis of New England Falconry; Wilco front man, Jeff Tweedy; author, actor, and Solid Sound Comedy Cabaret curator, John Hodgman; musicians Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion and Wilco's drummer, Glenn Kotche who also created musical-art installations for Solid Sound. Performing live will be New Zealand musician and songwriter, Liam Finn.

Sarah LaDuke, producer of The Roundtable says, "If last year's Solid Sound festival can be taken as any indication, this broadcast will be fun and interesting, and the whole weekend will be an unmitigated success. Working with everyone at MASS MoCA and in Wilco's camp is always awesome and easy."

The Roundtable 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.

If you missed The Roundtable interviews, they can be found at: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain?action=section&SECTION_ID=231. Pictures of Roundtable on the Road can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wamcroundtable/

Member-supported WAMC Northeast Public Radio broadcasts news, informational and cultural programming to listeners in portions of seven northeastern states. WAMC is an award winning producer of regionally based programming and an affiliate of National Public Radio, American Public Media, and Public Radio International. www.wamc.org

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