Peabody awards
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Science story
Science Story was a bi-monthly program dedicated to the demystification of science and medicine produced for KPFA in 1977 and 1978 by Laurie Garrett, KPFA’s Science Editor, and Adi Gevins of the Public Affairs Department. The programs were engineered by Scott McAllister, Philip Maldari, Kevin Vance, Warren Van Orden, and Randy Thom. The series won…
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The Opening of the flu season : a look at the preparations and repercussions of the swine flu vaccination program / produced by Adi Gevins and Laurie Garrett. (Episode 2)
Examination of the preparations and repercussions of the Swine Flu vaccination program. Contains a comedy sketch about the opening of the flu season, as well as interviews with researchers active in the Swine Flu controversy, such as Dr. James Chin of the California Health Department and Dr. Anthony Morris, formerly of the Bureau of Biologics…
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Environmental carcinogens / produced by Adi Gevins and Laurie Garrett (Episode 1)
Montage on the environmental origins of cancer, occupational health hazards, and the reluctance of industries to provide adequate safeguards against these hazards. Over 20 scientists were interviewed at a meeting of the American Cancer Society for this program, including Berkeley biochemistry professor Dr. Bruce Ames and immunologist Dr. Joel Schwartz. Written and produced by Laurie…
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Recombinant DNA : genetic engineering in the corporate world / produced by Adi Gevins and Laurie Garrett (Episode 3)
In this program on DNA, the thin line between research and corporate profit, public benefits and public menace is debated in interviews with industrial, academic, and government biogeneticists. Includes interviews with Dr. Sidney Udenfriend of Hoffmann-La Roche Pharmaceutical Corporation, Jeremy Rifkin and Dan Smith of the People’s Business Commission, and Dr. Steven Beckenford of UC…