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America Abroad

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America Abroad
GenreNews: Global news, analysis, interviews, discussion
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
SyndicatesPRI Public Radio International
Hosted byMadeleine Brand
Produced byRob Sachs, Yael Even Or
Original release2003 –
2018
Audio formatStereophonic
Websitehttp://www.americaabroad.org
Podcasthttp://www.publicbroadcasting.net/america-abroad/podcasts/553.xml

America Abroad was a monthly documentary radio program produced by America Abroad Media (AAM), a Washington D.C.–based non-profit organization. The program was distributed by Public Radio International[1] (PRI) and broadcast on public radio stations around the United States. Former hosts include Madeleine Brand, Hari Sreenivasan and Ray Suarez. Each month, America Abroad worked with independent reporters from several countries.

America Abroad began broadcasting on February 1, 2003, with a program on the invasion of Iraq. The program was broadcast six times per year until it became a monthly program in September 2007. AAM was awarded $600,000 in 2007 by the Hewlett Foundation for its radio programing particularly America Abroad.[2] America Abroad ended in 2018.

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  1. ^ "America Abroad".
  2. ^ "America Abroad Media - for AAM's public radio programming, particularly its international affairs program, America Abroad". Hewlett Foundation. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
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