Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Episode #3: Marshall Thompson

The third episode of Reform Radio features an interview with Marshall Thompson, an Iraq War veteran and Army journalist. This former Army reservist and E.W. Scripps graduate student undertook a 27-day walk through Utah, his home state, shown in his award-winning documentary, “A Soldier’s Peace.” Thompson was in Athens for the “We Want Better Media Conference 2008,” sponsored by Campus Progress and Athens Free Press, during which his movie was shown. In the 30-minute interview, second-year Ohio University journalism student Amy Nordrum and Reform Radio executive producer Kevin Sanders talk with Thompson about his experiences in the military, Iraq, and making the film. The episode first aired Sunday, May 18, at 12:30 p.m. and aired again Thursday, May 22, at 9 a.m., on 1340 AM WOUB in Athens. Episodes are simulcast on the WOUB Web site, woub.org. Thanks for supporting Reform Radio, your voice for alternative media in Southeastern Ohio.

Episode 3 podcast, Marshall Thompson