“I tell people that I turned on public radio and never turned it off. What I found was a wealth of information, knowledge, music, and entertainment coming to me from one place on my radio dial. I was so excited to contribute to my first fundraising campaign! I got a bumper sticker, which I proudly displayed on my 1978 Honda Accord.
How I missed public radio when I moved to a small town in Italy. The first Gulf War started and Radio Free Europe was the only English language broadcast. CNN was new, and its television reports were overdubbed in Italian. I couldn’t even get an English language newspaper on a daily basis. Later, I lived in Hong Kong and visited as many countries in Asia as I could. Google was brand new then, but it was still hard to get the news I craved from home and other parts of the world.
When I moved back to the US, I turned on my radio and found The World. How refreshing to hear about the countries where I’d lived! No other news source follows international news like The World. Once you’ve lived extensively in other countries, your understanding and interest in global news is forever altered and heightened. PRX is also the home of some of my favorite shows: The Moth Radio Hour, This American Life, Reveal, TED Talks Daily.
Following the evolution of PRX as a provider of broadcast programs as well as a myriad of excellent podcasts has enriched my life. I can say without a doubt that attending PRX Ambassador Council events has always been a highlight of my year. Scintillating, engaging, and thought-provoking. I always come away with insights, new ideas, and a deeper understanding of the issues we face today.
And I know I will keep listening to the PRX podcast portfolio. Podcasts are the great new thing, afterall, but you will pry my public radio from my cold dead hands.”
— Katherine Harris, Ambassador Council Member