Laura Starecheski
Laura Starecheski (@Starecheski) is a reporter/producer for Reveal at The Center for Investigative Reporting.
She previously reported on health for NPR’s Science Desk and was a staffer at State of the Re:Union (SOTRU). Her Radiolab story “Goat on a Cow” won a Third Coast Silver Award, and SOTRU ’s “The Hospital Always Wins” won a National Murrow award and Third Coast Director’s Choice. Laura serves on the board of AIR (The Association of Independents in Radio) and is based in Philadelphia.
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Laura Starecheski finds herself figuratively falling down a rabbit hole (microphone and all) as she embarks on a journey that begins with the story of a goat, a cow, and a box of old letters.
Back in 2004, Laura Starecheski visited a mental hospital in Queens, N.Y. called Creedmoor, where she met a patient named Issa Ibrahim.
This hour: audio stories inspired by the written word, be it a novel or a comic book.
This hour: the drama of sport, the history of sport, the sound of sport and more...
The 2014 Third Coast Festival Broadcast, featuring the winners of our annual competition.
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This session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: pitching a story.
This session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer needs to master: pitching a story.
(aka: State of the Re:Union's Secret Recipe for Serious Place-based Storytelling... in Practically No Time!)
Many more to be added in the weeks to come!
Reveal producers Ike Sriskandarajah and Laura Starecheski will show you how they create gripping radio out of stacks of documents and endless columns of numbers.
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This year we honored the best audio work in the following categories: Best Documentary (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention), Directors Choice, Best New Artist, Best News Feature and Radio Impact.
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October 5-7, Orrington Hotel and Campus of Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
October 28-30, Chicago