Bryant Park Project

The Bryant Park Project is the new morning multimedia radio newsmagazine from National Public Radio. The show's name is derived from Bryant Park in New York, which NPR's New York studios overlook. While the Bryant Park Project (a.k.a. "the BPP") was originally a working title, the show debuted with the name intact on October 1, 2007. The show's hosts are Alison Stewart and Luke Burbank. On the November 13, 2007 broadcast Mr. Burbank announced that he was planning on leaving the show in mid-December to be closer to his daughter in Seattle. A successor has not been named, but Mike Pesca from Day To Day and Robert Smith from the National Desk are both being considered for Luke's position. Rachel Martin, formerly NPR's Iraq correspondent, is the show's newscaster. The show's Executive Producer is Sharon Hoffman and the Supervising Senior Producer is Matt Martinez. The show is meant to appeal to a younger, less-traditional NPR audience. Reoccurring segments include a Monday morning sports wrap-up featuring Bill Wolff, a Tuesday section on new music releases, and frequent interviews with various musicians and performers including Tegan and Sara, Peter Bjorn and John, Jill Sobule, and The Pipettes. The show also has an occasional segment called "Make Me Care" in which guests have 60 seconds to argue why a subject should matter to listeners. The tone is often informal compared to the more conventional content found in other NPR newsmagazines. It is currently distributed online via podcast and streaming audio, and also can be heard on Sirius Satellite Radio and on select NPR stations. The show also has a frequently updated blog.

Radio Stations

The Bryant Park Project is carried on the following stations: [1]

• KBIA 91.3 HD 3 - Columbia, Missouri
• KCPW 88.3 FM - Salt Lake City, Utah
• KXOT 91.7 FM - Seattle/Tacoma, Washington
• WITF-FM 89.5 HD 2 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
• WLRN-FM 91.3 HD - Miami, Florida
• WPSU 91.5 HD 2 - State College, Pennsylvania
• WVTF * HD 3 - Virginia: Roanoke, Lynchburg, Blacksburg, and Charlottesville
• WFFC 89.9 HD 2 - Roanoke, Virginia
• WUKY 91.3 HD 3 - Lexington, Kentucky
• WWPV 88.7 FM - Burlington, Vermont (VPR World Channel)
• WXXI-FM 91.5 HD 3 - Rochester, New York
• Sirius Satellite Radio

Note: * = more than one frequency

External links

Bryant Park Project blog
Bryant Park Project episodes on the iTunes Music Store