
What was that book or who was that performer I just heard about on the radio? To answer those questions, Erika Grams at WUNC (91.5, Chapel Hill, NC) compiles a weekly list of all the books and albums reviewed on National Public Radio (NPR) programs; the lists are distributed through mail, email, and fax. These pages are deisgned to help you access the archived versions of the list stored at Sunsite (UNC-CH).
Utilize the buttons at the right (if your browser allows frames; if not, text links are available at the bottom of each page) as quick links to the main resources of these pages: Browsing the lists, Searching the lists, and Information about the weekly mailing list. Get answers to Frequently Asked Questions using the FAQ button. Program Info provides links to the home pages of the major public radio programs referenced in the book and album lists. Home will return you to this page.
Nationally, many programs air on National Public Radio, Minnesota Public Radio, and Public Radio International member stations which discuss both books and albums. However, the lists archived at thsi site only cover programs carried by WUNC. These include: Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, Weekend Edition Saturday and Sunday, Weekend All Things Considered, People's Pharmacy, Soundings, and Monitor Radio Early Edition. In addition, books and albums discussed by WUNC commentators and featured on the locally produced The Linda Belans Show are listed. The lists also include information about some of the albums (and occasionally books) mentioned on NPR's Performance Today, even though WUNC does not carry the program.
Comments about these pages and their design are welcome. Please email booklist@unc.edu. And please, remember to support your local public radio station(s)!
The titles on the Booklist are primarily extracted from the show
rundowns provided to member stations by NPR and Monitor Radio on a daily
basis. Rarely is anything provided in advance because until the program
is broadcast, even the producers and anchors are unsure about which pieces,
reviews, and interviews they will have time to include on the show.
To browse program rundowns, learn more about the people behind the
voices, hear archival programs, and discover all kinds of other interesting
facts, you might find the following OFFICIAL program web pages interesting
and useful:
NPR Audience Services
635 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Listen!
the station's magazine is available on-line. Their program listing gives
you important links and phone numbers for the radio programs carried by
WUNC.
To get information about the classical, world, jazz, and folk music you
hear played on the station, visit Music Director Keith Weston's WUNC
Music Page.
Contact WUNC by calling (919)966-5454, emailing wunc@unc.edu, or writing:
CB #0915, Swain Hall
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Copyright © 1997 by Erika Grams and WUNC 91.5 FM
Pages last modified: March 30, 1997