Monthly Archives: February 2010

Taking On: Gen. David Petraeus

Photo: Sophie Moskop for WPRB News

This week, we talk with the commander of United States Central Command General David Petraeus about military issues in the Middle East, from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, to drones, to cybersecurity. Gen. Petraeus is the 2010 recipient of Princeton’s James Madison Medal, the highest honor conferred upon a Princeton graduate alumnus. Nick Tagher and Naomi Nix are the co-hosts for this episode. Nikki Leon is the executive producer. Andrew Saraf contributed research.

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Web Extra: Aaron Smargon interviews General Petraeus about his Princeton dissertation and ROTC.

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Thanks to our friends at Daily Princetonian Multimedia and The Prox for cross-posting this interview.

(Creative Commons Licensed Music from Learning Music and Chad Crouch; homepage photo credit: DVIDSHUB)

Recorded on February 20, 2010

Back Story: A Student Journalism Project from Princeton University

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As part of WPRB’s educational outreach, on Sunday, February 7 and 14 from 12:00-1:00 PM, we will be airing a two part radio show created by Princeton University students enrolled in JRN 450: Audio Journalism. Their show, called Back Story, reveals the realities of student life at Princeton.

You can listen to segments from Back Story online at the Princeton Alumni Weekly’s website.

The Dispatch Web Content: A Bit of Wedding History

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If you tuned in to WPRB in October, you may have caught an earlier version of Naomi Nix’s story about the first same-sex commitment ceremony performed in the Princeton University Chapel. Here’s the final version, which is quite a bit different from the original. Take a listen:

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(Reporting by Naomi Nix, Produced by Nikki Leon)

Correction: Reverend Sue Anne Steffey Morrow was the Associate Dean of Religious Life in 1997 not the dean of the Princeton University Chapel. WPRB regrets the error.