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Page 8 March 8, 2023 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Portland Radio Show Wins Worldwide Let’s Talk About Race! radio show wins National and International Awards Portland radio show LTAR: Let’s Talk About Race’s remark- able show, “A Woman’s Rights vs. The Supreme Court’s Might” is lauded in a number of interna- tional awards. The episode won “Best Podcast under 30 minutes” at Echonation Audio & Film Festival in Greater Manchester, England, “Best Podcast” at the Swedish International Film Fes- tival, and “Best Audio Podcast” at EdiPlay International Film Festival in France. LTAR: Let’s Talk About Race is an intergenerational, round- table discussion of independent national journalists who engage in rigorous conversations and analysis of news coverage re- garding the role race plays in politics, government, the econo- my, education, and health. This show was created in the after- math of the United States Su- preme Court's decision to over- turn the right to an abortion. The panelists digest the issue and find the complex, overlapping problems that this decision cre- ates for Americans. “I’m so proud of how our show has grown, and how we focus on the intersectionality of issues. We’ll be banned in Flor- ida soon, but that’s a point of pride,” said LaNita Duke, host, and moderator of LTAR. Another highly lauded LTAR episode is “The Second Pandem- ic – Domestic Violence in Amer- ica.” That program won “Best Podcast” at the 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival in Bali, Indonesia, “Best Audio Podcast” at Bright Internation- al Film Festival in London, and won at the International Black & Diversity Film Festival in Toron- to, Canada. The roundtable line-up features: LaNita Duke, an award-winning audio and video producer who has written, di- rected, and produced political news and commentary for Grass- roots NW and KBOO Radio for over 45 years. Dianne Johnson, a journalist from Texas co- host/ musicologist on From the Grass- roots, a political news magazine. Althea Billings, journalist, and radio producer. Cecil Prescod is a talk-show host on local, national, and international issues ranging from poverty in Portland to pol- itics in Africa. Nia Gray, host and blogger of The Faith Report and The Woke Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mary Li, the Di- rector of the Multnomah Idea Lab, a think tank in Portland, OR. LTAR is a production of Grassroot News NW based in Portland, Oregon, and airs on KBOO Radio. Episodes come out twice monthly, and are available online wherever you find podcasts, by searching “I’m so proud of how our show has grown, and how we focus on “LTAR: Let’s Talk About Race.” the intersectionality of issues,” — Lanita Duke, host, and moderator of LTAR. (pictured) ltarshow@gmail.com
