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<i>Snap Judgment</i> (radio program)

Snap Judgment (radio program)

Radio program and podcast

Snap Judgment is a weekly storytelling radio program and podcast, produced in Oakland, California[1] and distributed by Public Radio Exchange,[2] and hosted by Glynn Washington.

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Guests have included comedian Dhaya Lakshminarayanan,[3] Antwan Williams,[4] Alison Becker, Ise Lyfe and Earlonne Woods.[4] Each episode is made up of narrative pieces on a common theme. The program first aired in July 2010.[5][6] As of November 2017, the podcast was downloaded approximately 2 million times per month, and the program is broadcast across more than 400 radio stations nationwide.[7]

History

In 2008, Glynn Washington won the Public Radio Talent Quest, a talent contest staged by Public Radio Exchange and Corporation for Public Broadcasting.[1] This provided the funding necessary to start the show.

From 2015 through 2020 Snap Judgment was distributed by WNYC .[8] From 2020 to 2021, the program was broadcast in Canada on CBC Radio One.

In August 2023, Snap Judgement Studios was bought by KQED.[9]

On October 26, 2023, the production employees of Snap Judgment voted overwhelmingly to be represented by NABET-CWA Local 51.

References

  1. [1]
    Everhart, Karen (August 9, 2010). "Snap Judgment:latest in harvest from '07 Talent Quest". Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Falk, Tyler (June 4, 2020). "'Snap Judgment' rejoins PRX for distribution". Current. Archived from the original on September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Romantic Pains by Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, Snap #715 – A Loss For Words". Snap Judgment. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  4. [4]
    Washington, Glynn (June 21, 2018). "An Interview with Ear Hustle, Snap Special – Ear Hustle's "Thick Glass"". Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  5. [5]
    Oppenheimer, Mark. "NPR's Great Black Hope". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Snap Proudly Announces New Partnership With WNYC! | Snap Judgment". snapjudgment.org. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  7. [7]
    Ranft, Jordan (November 29, 2017). "Snap Judgment Brings Storytelling to the Heart of Oakland". East Bay Express. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  8. [8]
    Falk, 2020
  9. [9]
    Khalid, Amrita (August 8, 2023). "KQED acquires studio behind Glynn Washington's Snap Judgment". The Verge. Retrieved August 8, 2023.


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