CHARLES AND CAMILLA VISIT FLORENCE

The beginning of April 2017 brought two special guests to Florence from the UK - Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla, who made their first post-Brexit apperance in Italy with a tour of Florence. Broadcasting students Dorothy Wigon and Lauren Valory report on the royal couple's itinerary in Florence through this radio exercise developed to practice effective live 2-way formats.

Produced by J School courses, Blending radio podcasts feature content from both Italy and abroad. Each podcast is developed produced, and edited by J School students and faculty members.

Title: Charles and Camilla Visit Florence
By: Dorothy Wigon and Lauren Valory
Supervising faculty: Prof. Rosaria Parretti for the Broadcasting New Media course
Photo: @AP

DON'T LET YOUR STRUGGLES DEFINE YOU

FUA student Katie Chappelle was stunned by her cancer diagnosis but refused to let it define her. Katie now dreams of helping others fight cancer.

Produced by J School courses, Blending radio podcasts feature content from both Italy and abroad. Each podcast is developed produced, and edited by J School students and faculty members.

Title: Don't Let Your Struggles Define You
By: Lauren Valory
Supervising faculty: Prof. Rosaria Parretti for the Broadcasting New Media course
Interviewee: Katie Chappelle
Music credit: 
Today is Your Day, 
written and performed by Shania Twain

FLORENTINE STARCHITECTS

Designing spaces for companies such as Tom Ford, Gucci, and Moncler, Lino Losanno and Lorenzo Perini built their architecture studio, PLS Design, from the ground up in Florence.  For more information on their recent projects, hardest obstacles, and most interesting stories - check out this podcast which gives you the highlights of an interview with two of the most acclaimed architects in Florence. An article interview can be read in the J School academic news section.

Produced by J School courses, Blending radio podcasts feature content from both Italy and abroad. Each podcast is developed produced, and edited by J School students and faculty members.

Title: Rising Starchitects of Florence
By: Melissa Leardi
Supervising faculty: Prof. Rosaria Parretti for the Broadcasting New Media course
Interviewees: Lino Losanno and Lorenzo Perini

THE FLORENTINE MUSIC SCENE

For those looking for the Florentine music scene, this may be an interesting task. It seems that music here does offer interesting options but could certainly take some steps forward. Check out this podcast complete with interviews by Florentine musicians, locals, and international students. Podcast supervised by Prof. Rosaria Parretti for the Broadcasting New Media course.

Title: Discordance: A Podcast on the Florentine Music Scene

By: Ragan Mckenzie Clark
Special thanks to: Shawn Rosemond, Chandler Viox, Jacopo Martini (jazz guitar player), and Alessandro Lanzoni (jazz piano player).

BEHIND THE MUSIC SCENES

Blending Radio is the broadcasting component of the J School news group. Produced by J School courses, Blending radio podcasts feature content from both Italy and abroad. Each podcast is developed produced, and edited by J School students and faculty members. Current production is supervised by Prof. Rosaria Parretti for the Broadcasting New Media course. 

Title: Behind the [Music] Scenes
By: Ragan Clark
Interviewee : Mélina Amegbleame

FROM MEDIA TO NAT GEO

Blending Radio is the broadcasting component of the J School news group. Produced by J School courses, Blending radio podcasts feature content from both Italy and abroad. Each podcast is developed produced, and edited by J School students and faculty members. Current production is supervised by Prof. Rosaria Parretti for the Broadcasting New Media course. 

Title: From Media Studies to Nat Geo
By: Emily Grossjung
Interviewee: Caitlin Grossjung

MY MOTHER, ROLE MODEL, AND INSPIRATION

Blending Radio is the broadcasting component of the J School news group. Produced by J School courses, Blending radio podcasts feature content from both Italy and abroad. Each podcast is developed produced, and edited by J School students and faculty members. Current production is supervised by Prof. Rosaria Parretti for the Broadcasting New Media course. 

Title: My mother, role model, and inspiration
By: Jessica Weiss
Interviewee: Marcie Weiss