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Music Journalism Insider interviews Dr. Eric Weisbard

Music Journalism Insider interviews Dr. Eric Weisbard on what he does and how he got to where he is as a scholar of American popular music: https://musicjournalism.substack.com/p/eric-weisbard-interview?fbclid=IwAR3akHL7EslR4s78R-BOwMcLovAaEiCAEuIosCr67fHNN1glRXtKELylGsw

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AMS Alum and Team Finalists for Pulitzer Prize

AMS alumus, Andrew Beck Grace, along with Chip Brantley, Graham Smith, Nicole Beemsterboer, and Robert Little of NPR were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting for their work on “White Lies.” This podcast examined a series of murders that occurred during the Civil Rights period. https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/andrew-beck-grace-chip-brantley-graham-smith-nicole-beemsterboer-and-robert-little-npr

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