David Barsamian (born 1945) is an Armenian-American radio broadcaster, writer, and the founder and director of ''Alternative Radio'', a

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–based syndicated weekly public affairs program heard on some 250 radio stations worldwide. Barsamian started working in radio in 1978 at KGNU in

, and then KRZA in Alamosa, Colorado. Articles by (and interviews with) Barsamian have appeared regularly in '' The Progressive'', ''

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'' and '' Z Magazine''. Barsamian also lectures on U.S. foreign policy, corporate control, the media, and propaganda. As a writer, Barsamian is best known for his series of interviews with

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, which have been published in book form and translated into many languages.

Deportation from India

On 23 September 2011, Barsamian was deported from

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. After arriving on a flight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, he was refused entry and placed on a return flight. Barsamian attributes this to his reportage on human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir.

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About David Barsamian
with list of programs featuring him, at Alternative Radio's website
Alternative Radio (Australia) website
South Asia Citizens Web, Sep 28, 2011 *
David Barsamian Collection of ''Alternative Radio'' Audio Recordings
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives at New York University {{DEFAULTSORT:Barsamian, David 1945 births Living people 20th-century American journalists 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American journalists 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers American alternative journalists American anti–Iraq War activists American anti-war activists American male journalists American male non-fiction writers American people of Armenian descent American radio journalists Writers from Boulder, Colorado

Deportation from India

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