PO Box 411074, San Francisco, CA 94141
415-648-4505, www.prisonradio.org
Dear Radio/TV Programmers,
If you are interested in airing “Dispatches From Death Row” new recordings by Mumia Abu-Jamal, please contact prison radio. If you air his radio essays on a regular basis we will send you compact discs of his essays as he records them (about once a week), you can also download mp3’s of his radio commentaries from www.prisonradio.org.
In order to promote the times and dates that they are airing on the prison radio website, please provide me the following information:
Host:________________
Title of show:_____________
Date of Week aired and times:________________
Frequency on Dial____________________________
Area of Distribution __________________________
If webstreamed location______________________
Mailing address_____________________________
Phone____________________________________
Fax________________________________
Email_____________________________
Do you want Mumia to do an ID for your radio/TV station or your show?
If Yes, please send me some text______________________________________________________________
Also do you know of other radio programers who would make a commitment to air Mumia’s radio broadcasts on a regular basis? __________________
If yes, please have them contact me. Info@prisonradio.org. Noelle Hanrahan 415-648-4505
Sample Intro:#1
Mumia Abu-Jamal is an award-winning journalist who chronicles the human condition. He has been a resident of Pennsylvania’s death row for twenty-three years. Writing from his solitary confinement cell his essays have reached a worldwide audience.
His books "Live From Death Row", "Death Blossoms", "All Things Censored", “Faith of Our Fathers” and the recently released “We Want Freedom” have sold over 150,000 copies and been translated into seven languages. His 1982-murder trial and subsequent conviction have been the subject of great debate.
OUTRO: Mumia Abu-Jamal, is a frequent contributor to _______. This essay titled “_______________________”.
Sample Intro #2
Over the last two decades, Abu Jamal has written regular commentaries on local, national and world affairs. He has also been a resident of death row. Abu-Jamal was convicted in the 1981 shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer-Daniel Faulkner. His subsequent trial and conviction have been the subject of great debate. Mumia Abu Jamal has repeatedly proclaimed his innocence. As a teenager he was a member of the Black Panther. His newest book is “We Want Freedom” which examines his life in the party.