Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
Pulse of the Planet is broadcast over 209 public and commercial stations around the world and on the Voice of America and the Armed Forces Radio Network, reaching over 415,000 listeners daily. The series is presented by the National Science Foundation.
Biographies
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Jim Metzner - Executive Producer Executive Producer Jim Metzner has produced more than 5,000 short-format radio programs since 1979, winning over a dozen broadcasting awards, including the 1995 Grand Award at the International Radio Festival of New York. Read Jim's Blog and visit Jim's jimmetzner.com web site. |
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Megan Dzwonkowski - Project Development Manager Megan Dzwonkowski spent the first four years of her career fundraising for the American Red Cross and then the National Kidney Foundation in Washington DC, overseeing special events, producing galas and coordinating donor outreach. In 1999 she left the non-profit world and accepted a position at Discovery Communications, Inc. where she managed the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge. She also worked on Discovery's partnerships with the National Parks Foundation and the American Film Institute. Megan graduated from Lafayette College with a BA in International Relations. |
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April Mach - Administrative Assistant If you call the studio, April will probably be the delightful person who greets you on the other end. An administrative assistant extraordinaire, she keeps everything running smoothly and us all on target. |
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Peggy O'Connor - Database Developer Peggy O'Connor graduated from the University of Texas, began web development in 1993 and has been developing non-stop ever since. Loves programming, especially databases and Adobe Flex. Speaks fluent PHP, and a little Spanish. And East Texas English. |
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Web site design and development by Ann Zumwinkle, John Marchena, Douglas Bland, Mike Bilz, Donna Jones, Christina Lannen, Shelly Cole for Zumwinkle.com |
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Pulse of the Planet Logo design by Jason Mark Jones |
