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wysu commentaries
If you're a regular listener to NPR news programs, you're probably familiar with the occasional brief commentary during the morning or evening news programs by experts in various fields; people providing insight into public affairs, observations on the arts, and thoughts on how we live. This page contains transcripts and/or audio recordings of local commentaries that have aired on WYSU.

You can subscribe to the commentary podcast by adding this link to your RSS feed reader: http://www.wysu.org/rss/commentarypodcast.xml

Commentator Topic Transcript Date Download
- Tom ShipkaMichael Shermer, SkepticTextJanuary 19, 2012mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaMarriage in AmericaTextJuly 28, 2011mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaRob BellTextJuly 14, 2011mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaThe Class of '61TextJuly 4, 2011mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaJames HaughtTextApril 20, 2011mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaMarlo ThomasTextMarch 23, 2011mp3 | wma
- Carole BabyakThe History of the Civil War Part 2UnavailableMarch 14, 2011mp3 | wma
- Carole BabyakThe History of the Civil WarUnavailableFebruary 24, 2011mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaRichard P. StevensTextFebruary 16, 2011mp3 | wma
- Carole BabyakWintertime BirdsUnavailableJanuary 17, 2011mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaKrista TippetTextDecember 29, 2010mp3 | wma
- Carole BabyakBlackbirdsUnavailableDecember 21, 2010mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaLou HoltzTextNovember 24, 2010mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaAyaan Hirsi Ali's JeremiadTextOctober 27, 2010mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaChris HedgesTextSeptember 21, 2010mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaTiger WoodsTextAugust 26, 2010mp3 | wma
- Carole BabyakLeave Only FootprintsTextDecember 15, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaReligion in the Public SchoolsTextOctober 15, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaIs Socialism Coming?TextSeptember 24, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaJohn Stuart Mill on Women's RightsTextSeptember 3, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaCellphones - A Moral ChallengeTextAugust 20, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaIsaiah's ResilienceTextAugust 6, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaRichard A. Clarke on National SecurityTextJuly 23, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaCarrie FisherUnavailableJuly 9, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaPolitical HistoryTextJune 25, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaFaith Based PoliciesTextJune 11, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaSuicide TerrorismTextMay 29, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaAmerican Religious Identification Survey 2008TextApril 23, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaTed Kennedy's LegacyTextApril 10, 2009mp3 | wma
- Tom ShipkaChristopher Hitchens on ReligionTextMarch 19, 2009mp3 | wma

WYSU-FM would like to offer an opportunity to Youngstown State University’s many intelligent, insightful, and creative faculty and staff to provide thought-provoking commentary and analysis on timely topics that would be of general interest to our audience. If you would like to have your commentary considered for broadcast, or would like to explore an idea for a commentary, please read the guidelines below and get in touch with Gary Sexton by phone, e-mail or fax. Contact information is included below.

Editorial Guidelines for WYSU-FM Commentaries
  1. The topic should be thought provoking, timely, and of interest to our audience.
  2. WYSU-FM management retains full editorial control on the commentaries.
  3. The reading of the commentary must meet WYSU-FM’s standards.
  4. Commentary length must be between two and three minutes.
  5. The commentary will be produced and edited by a member of WYSU-FM’s staff.
  6. Commentaries will air during either Morning Edition or All Things Considered.
  7. For consideration, submit a written copy to:

Gary Sexton
WYSU-FM
Youngstown State University
One University Plaza
Youngstown, Ohio 44555
Phone: 330-941-1778
Fax: 330-941-1501
sexton@wysu.org