'OFF THE PAGE'
Bringing the book world to life on the airwaves
WBAI99.5FM: FRI JAN 02 09 @11AM
WHAT? Off The Page is the provocative, powerful radio talk show about the world of books. This week is a FIRST TIMERS special. First time authors tell all about their powerful debut work. We delve between the sheets of two very special literary virgins and their must read work on controversial histories. Tune in!
WHEN? Friday January 02 2009 @ 11am til 12 noon. Check out Off The Page every FIRST and THIRD Friday of each month.
WHO? Your host? International award-winning journalist, playwright and author Esther Armah. Off The Page's special guests? KAREN CHILTON and FRANK WILDERSON III in a FIRST TIME AUTHORS special.
WHY? Off The Page brings the book world to life. Tune in and hear from those who write, critique, publish, profit, publicize and organize - with a particular emphasis on people of color, nationally and internationally.
ON FRI JAN 2ND SHOW? A FIRST TIMERS Special.
First Timers Literary virgins hit the airwaves and reveal all about their debut work. Our theme? History brought to life on the page. Hear about one of the most famous black couples in Hollywood and political history - known only by their first names; HAZEL & ADAM. Pianist, activist, the first black woman to have her own tv show, HAZEL SCOTT; and controversial congressman and activist ADAM CLAYTON POWELL JR from debut author KAREN CHILTON. Tune in to FRANK WILDERSON III dubbed a threat to Mandela and South Africa as he scoops the 2008 American Book Award with his powerful literary debut Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile & Apartheid .
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OFF THE PAGE with ESTHER ARMAH!
FRIDAY JAN 2ND 2009 @ 11AM ON WBAI 99.5FM.
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