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
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Commentator
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Topic
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Transcript
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Date
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Download
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| - Tom Shipka | Michael Shermer, Skeptic | Text | January 19, 2012 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Marriage in America | Text | July 28, 2011 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Rob Bell | Text | July 14, 2011 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | The Class of '61 | Text | July 4, 2011 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | James Haught | Text | April 20, 2011 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Marlo Thomas | Text | March 23, 2011 | mp3 | wma |
| - Carole Babyak | The History of the Civil War Part 2 | Unavailable | March 14, 2011 | mp3 | wma |
| - Carole Babyak | The History of the Civil War | Unavailable | February 24, 2011 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Richard P. Stevens | Text | February 16, 2011 | mp3 | wma |
| - Carole Babyak | Wintertime Birds | Unavailable | January 17, 2011 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Krista Tippet | Text | December 29, 2010 | mp3 | wma |
| - Carole Babyak | Blackbirds | Unavailable | December 21, 2010 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Lou Holtz | Text | November 24, 2010 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Jeremiad | Text | October 27, 2010 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Chris Hedges | Text | September 21, 2010 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Tiger Woods | Text | August 26, 2010 | mp3 | wma |
| - Carole Babyak | Leave Only Footprints | Text | December 15, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Religion in the Public Schools | Text | October 15, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Is Socialism Coming? | Text | September 24, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | John Stuart Mill on Women's Rights | Text | September 3, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Cellphones - A Moral Challenge | Text | August 20, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Isaiah's Resilience | Text | August 6, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Richard A. Clarke on National Security | Text | July 23, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Carrie Fisher | Unavailable | July 9, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Political History | Text | June 25, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Faith Based Policies | Text | June 11, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Suicide Terrorism | Text | May 29, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | American Religious Identification Survey 2008 | Text | April 23, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Ted Kennedy's Legacy | Text | April 10, 2009 | mp3 | wma |
| - Tom Shipka | Christopher Hitchens on Religion | Text | March 19, 2009 | mp3 | 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
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The topic should be thought provoking, timely, and of interest to our audience.
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WYSU-FM management retains full editorial control on the commentaries.
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The reading of the commentary must meet WYSU-FM’s standards.
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Commentary length must be between two and three minutes.
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The commentary will be produced and edited by a member of WYSU-FM’s staff.
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Commentaries will air during either Morning Edition or All Things Considered.
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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