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APM and The Story present: After Innocence: Exoneration in American

The Story presents – After Innocence: Exoneration in America

More than 1,000 American men and women have been freed from wrongful imprisonment since 1989 and every year thousands more attempt to have their cases reconsidered.

June 10th-13th, The Story will be airing a special series exploring the stories of exonerated men and women, now free after losing decades of their lives behind bars.

Additional material will appear on the new-and-improved website, including original video interviews, photographs and data about pending cases.

Series highlights include:

Gloria Killian was framed for murder and spent 16 years in prison.
Jennifer Thompson’s misidentification sent an innocent man to prison.
Scott Hornoff, a police officer wrongly convicted of murder.
Greg Hampikian, a DNA expert involved in a number of high profile cases.
Janis Puracal fought to release her brother from prison in Nicaragua.
Huy Dao of the Innocence Project, who decided which cases to pursue.

Host Dick Gordon is available to stations to discuss the series. If you have any questions, please contact your Station Relations Representative.

Upcoming special from BURN: An Energy Journal

BURN is back!

Thanks to your great support—and with a major grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation—we’ll be offering a new BURN special this summer.

Here are the details:
BURN: An Energy Journal
The Switch with host Alex Chadwick
A July 4 Special, when energy use across the country is most in demand.

Our nation’s power grid, the patchwork system that transmits and distributes electricity from plants to consumers, is aging and stretched to capacity—especially in summer months when users face triple-digit temperatures, violent storms and power outages.

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Marketplace: Shutting down a major metropolis

Stay tuned for Marketplace today when David Gura reports on the mechanics of shutting down a major metropolis; what it takes and what it costs. Coverage of today’s events in Watertown and Boston from the Marketplace point of view later today. All on Marketplace from American Public Media.

Continuing Coverage of the Boston Bombing Investigation

The BBC World Service will air an extra edition of Newshour at 1700EDT continuing the coverage of the Boston bombing investigation. The BBC Newshour clock will be observed.

The remaining BBC World Service schedule remains intact. Stations can expect full coverage in the afternoon’s and evening’s programs – Newshour, World Have Your Say, Newsroom, and Newsday – to include analysis and reaction. Other top stories from around the globe will be covered as warranted. Stations will be notified via Content Depot message if there is a change to the programming schedule. Stations should also check back here for updated information.