Frequently
Asked Questions
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1.
How did
you come
up with
the concept
of A
Moment
In Time?
During
an early
graduate-school
experience,
I became
an avid
fan of
the infant
network
National
Public
Radio,
especially
its first
news'
magazine,
All Things
Considered,
which
contained
long,
serious
attempts
at understanding
complex
social
and political
issues.
It was
a rare
and valuable
effort
at public
service.
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While completing
my Ph.D. at the
University of
Virginia, I met
one of the senior
producers for
NPR in Washington
and did some
commentary for
Morning Edition.
In the spring
of 1993, having
taught undergraduates
at the University
of Richmond for
almost a full
school year,
I recognized
they were bright,
intelligent students,
hungry for knowledge
and enlightenment,
but they seemed
disconnected
from history.
Having produced
two school shows
for local radio
stations while
in high school,
I felt perhaps
some means could
be devised to
break into popular
culture with
the story of
the past. This
led to the conception
of new type of
public history
program - a series
of two minute
vignettes, short,
compelling, entertaining.
A Moment In Time
was born.
Working
closely with
Richmond's
local public
radio station,
WCVE-FM, especially
Producer Steve
Clark and General
Manager Bill
Miller, the
program went
from conception
to reality,
and finally
premiered locally
in early January
1994. It went
on the NPR
satellite the
following March
and acquired
the first non-Virginia
station in
April. The
rest, as they
say, is ……..
2.
How long has
AMIT been on
the air?
A Moment
in Time was
first broadcast
in 1994, but
the program
had been in
active development
for seven months
prior to its
first airing.
3.
How do you
decide on which
subjects to
use for your
radio show?
An active
paradigm is
utilized which
includes episodes
concerning:
1. North American
History (50%)
2. European
History
3. Non-European
Cultures
4. Historical
Contribution
of Women
5. Historical
Contribution
of Minorities
6. Interaction
between ideology
or faith and
political action.
7. Progress
of technology
and innovation
8. Or, suggestions
by colleagues,
students and
interested
listeners
4.
Do you have
a favorite
topic?
While I
have no real
favorite area
of exploration,
I constantly
find myself
in awe of the
variety of
human experience
and fascinated
by topics which
previously
held no interest
for me. One
of the advantages
of A Moment
in Time is
there is no
limit to the
subjects we
can examine.
5. If you could
pick one single
event in history
that is the
most meaningful
to mankind
today, what
would it be?
Our world
is too complex
to isolate
a single event
as the most
meaningful
to mankind.
The development
of civilization
is a demonstration
of interdependence.
Events, achievements
and innovation
depend on preparation,
previous cause
and effect
and insight.
No event or
person stands
alone.
6.
Is there a
procedure one
can follow
to have A Moment
in Time broadcast
in a particular
city?
You can
contact your
local public
radio station
and encourage
them to broadcast
A Moment In
Time. If you
need help in
finding contact
information,
cal lPatsy
Arnett at the
AMIT office:
1-800-928-1776
or droberts@richmond.edu.
7.
How does AMIT
reach around
the world?
A Moment
in Time is
broadcast on
the 400 stations
of the Armed
Forces Radio
Network, where
it reaches
our service
men and women
It is also
carried on
the Cirrus
Channel, where
in many locations
it is broadcast
openly to a
huge audience.
Please
submit any
questions you
may have regarding
A Moment In
Time:
