Marjorie "Marge" Ostroushko (born March 14, 1951) is a public radio producer.

Early life

Ostroushko was born and raised in upstate New York. In 1973, she graduated from

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with a

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in East Asian Studies and Environmental Studies.

Career

In 2001, Ostroushko co-created the public radio show ''Speaking of Faith''. From 1977 to 1983, she was a producer at the public radio show ''

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'' hosted by

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. The show won a Peabody during her tenure. She has won two Peabody Awards as an executive producer, for ''Mississippi: River of Song'' and '' The Promised Land''. Ostroushko worked in new program development and marketing for Public Radio International for ten years. In 2008, she and

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co-produced the pilot episode of ''The Promised Land'', which won a three-way competition for a

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Talent Quest grant. The one-hour program debuted on over 150 public radio stations across the US on January 19, 2009, was renewed for the 2010/2011 season, and earned a 2010

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. Ostroushko is a partner of Launch Productions, a collaboration in national programming development.

Personal life

Ostroushko was married to mandolin player

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, who died in February 2021.

References

External links

''The Promised Land''
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