Whether your listeners need help in the kitchen, help navigating loss, or just a healthy serving of great music and gratitude, these APM Celebrates offerings will satisfy their audio appetites:
“Giving Thanks: A Celebration of Fall, Food & Gratitude”
BROADCAST WINDOW: Through November 30, 2016, with multiple airings permitted.
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Two-hour version
One-hour version
Classical music is the heart and soul of “Giving Thanks,” with no clichés about pilgrims and pumpkin pies between pieces. Instead, host John Birge presents a contemporary celebration of the spirit of gratitude, with this year’s special guest, chef Jacques Pepin. “Giving Thanks” provides the warmth of great music and memorable words.
Stations can choose between two versions of “Giving Thanks”. The original, one-hour show is designed with news and talk formats in mind. Promo spots for both are available now.
NEW FOR 2016 – “Terrible, Thanks for Asking”
BROADCAST WINDOW: November 22, 2016 – January 7, 2017, with multiple airings permitted.
PROMOS AVAILABLE: November 22, 2016
Two days after Nora McInerny’s husband Aaron died, she celebrated Thanksgiving with her family. Well…maybe not “celebrated”. Actually, why would you do that? Try to be normal when clearly everything isn’t?
But every year, millions of people do the same thing during the holidays. This new special will feature conversations with Lucy Kalinithi and Amber Tozer, and some of the women of the Hot Young Widows Club on the challenges of dealing with trauma and loss during this sensitive season. Plus, stories of people’s worst holidays ever. That’s for real. Worst. Ever.
Preview audio for “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” is available now.
The Splendid Table‘s “Turkey Confidential”
BROADCAST WINDOW: November 24, 2016 (Thanksgiving Day) – live broadcast at 12 p.m. ET
Host Lynne Rossetto Kasper comes to the rescue of Thanksgiving cooks, kitchen helpers, and dinner guests alike on the biggest cooking day of the year.
A Thanksgiving morning tradition, Lynne answers listener questions throughout this live, two-hour program. Previous “Turkey Confidential” specials have included everything from a cross-country trucker cooking his Thanksgiving dinner on the manifold to a panicked first-time cook who didn’t realize a turkey needs to be thawed. Lynne handles all questions with wit, expertise and laughter.
This year, Lynne will field listeners’ questions with the help of America’s Test Kitchen co-host, Bridget Lancaster. Lancaster and other America’s Test Kitchen personalities will join Lynne for a new weekly segment starting in January!
Promo spots for “Turkey Confidential” are available now.
“Advent Voices” (2015 encore)
BROADCAST WINDOW: November 21 – December 26, 2016, with multiple airings permitted.
PROMOS AVAILABLE: November 21, 2016
Holiday can be hectic. Give your listeners an opportunity to pause and reflect, as host Lynne Warfel presents an hour of gorgeous, contemplative music related to the Advent season, the Christmas story, and its symbolism.
See the full menu of fall and winter holiday specials here.