| New Letters on the Air celebrates its 28th
year as one of the nation's leading audio-literature collectors and
broadcasters. David and Judy Ray began New Letters on the Air in
1977 as the radio companion to the distinguished literary quarterly New
Letters. Rebekah Presson Mosby worked as a producer and then host from 1982
until 1995. Now, producer/host Angela Elam continues the tradition with New
Letters editor Robert Stewart and other members of the New Letters
staff. New Letters on the Air is not only a weekly program broadcast
over many public radio stations, but is also one of the largest and best
collections of recordings of contemporary authors, both from the United States
and around the world.
Many of these important writers -- Allen Ginsberg,
Jane Kenyon, Howard Nemerov, Michael Dorris, James Dickey, John Gardner,
Gwendolyn Brooks -- have now passed from the literary scene. Many are Nobel
laureates, winners of Pulitzer Prizes or National Book Awards. Most programs
from our extensive archives are offered for sale on audiocassette or
CD.
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