''Fair Game from PRI with Faith Salie'' was a satirical news and entertainment program produced and distributed by
PRI. Episodes aired weekday evenings on public radio stations and were made available online as podcasts.
The program was hosted by
Faith Salie
Faith Coley Salie (born April 14, 1971) is an American journalist, writer, actress, comedian, television, radio, and podcast host and Rhodes scholar. She is a contributor to ''CBS Sunday Morning'' and a panelist on NPR’s '' Wait Wait... Don't T ...
and featured interviews with celebrities and newsmakers, live music, and regular appearances by comedians. It often asked for listener feedback and contributions via its website. Regularly occurring segments included ''Why Do They Hate Us?'', ''Seemingly Simple Solutions to Intractable Problems'', and ''Bathed in Glory''. ''Fair Game'' was intended to bring in a younger audience for public radio. According to PRI, the program was aired on about 25 public radio stations and received approximately 140,000 weekly listeners on average, as well as 100,000 monthly downloads of its podcasts.
The program was featured in ''The New York Times'' in June 2007.
''Fair Game'' ceased broadcast for financial reasons on May 30, 2008, after 17 months on air.
References
External links
Public Radio International Website
Public Radio International programs
American comedy radio programs
Experimental radio
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2007 radio programme debuts
2008 radio programme endings