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| Russian President Putin Speaks With America in Special Call-In Program From NPR News |
Unprecedented Interview on KQED Public Radio Thursday, November 15 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, California, November 13, 2001--In a historic, unprecedented interview, the president of Russia will take questions directly from the American people during a special broadcast from NPR News. In the exclusive special report, President Vladimir Putin will engage the American public in a live call-in program moderated by Robert Siegel, host of All Things Considered. This is the only interview President Putin has granted during his visit to the United States.
Following this conversation, Neal Conan, host of Talk of the Nation, will join listeners, foreign affairs experts and NPR reporters to continue the discussion about President Putin's meetings this week with President Bush and their impact on U.S. foreign policy.
Titled "Special Report from NPR News," the program can be heard by tuning in to KQED Public Radio 88.5 FM or by accessing the live audio stream on KQED.org. The Web site will also feature archival NPR News interviews about Russia and President Putin, as well as reports covering his past visits to the United States.
NPR, renowned for journalistic excellence and standard-setting news, information and cultural programming, serves a growing audience of more than 16 million Americans each week via more than 640 public radio stations. NPR Online at npr.org brings hourly newscasts, news features, commentaries and live events to Internet users through original online reports, audio streaming and other multimedia elements. NPR also distributes programming to listeners in Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa via NPR Worldwide, to military installations overseas via American Forces Network and throughout Japan via cable.
KQED Public Broadcasting operates KQED Public Television 9, one of the nation's most-watched public television station during prime-time, and Digital Television 9, Northern California's first digital public television signal; KQED Public Radio, the most-listened-to public radio station in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service (88.5 FM in San Francisco and 89.3 FM in Sacramento); KQED.org, which harnesses the power of the Internet to bring KQED to communities across the Web; and KQED Education Network, which brings the impact of KQED to thousands of teachers, students, parents and media professionals through workshops, seminars and resources.
Editor's Note: An audio file of the program will be permanently available 15 minutes after the broadcast is complete at npr.org/news/specials/putin. If you would like to receive a transcript or video of the interview, please contact Laura Gross at 202-513-2304 or via email at lgross@npr.org.
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