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Mayor Catherine E. Pugh Conversations w/ "Out of the Blocks" Co-Host: Aaron Henkin

Mayor Catherine E. Pugh Conversations w/ "Out of the Blocks" Co-Host: Aaron Henkin

Join Mayor Catherine E. Pugh for an intimate conversation with Aaron Henkin, Producer of "Out of the Blocks" and Director of new local programming for WYPR.

About Aaron:

Aaron creates and produces original radio programs for WYPR. His current project is the neighborhood documentary series, Out of the Blocks. His past work includes the long-running weekly cultural program, The Signal, and the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings series, Tapestry of the Times. Aaron's stories have aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, PRI’s Studio 360, & The World.

About "Out of the Blocks":

Aaron Henkin’s documentary series, “Out of the Blocks,” chronicles daily life in Baltimore, one block at a time.
The series airs on Baltimore’s NPR affiliate, WYPR, and is distributed as a podcast by PRX, the Public Radio Exchange.

The premise of each episode is simple: One city block. Everybody’s story.
The result is an immersive listening experience built from a mosaic of voices and soundscapes on the streets of our city.

Out of the Blocks began as a local experiment in storytelling and an excuse to talk to strangers.
It’s since won two regional Edward R Murrow Awards, earned grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and National Endowment for the Arts, and been broadcast nationally and internationally.
Aaron started as a volunteer at WYPR in 2001 with no formal training, and he’s learned everything he knows by trial and error. He’s still learning every day.

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Monday, June 25, 2018, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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