Sprouts

Sprouts: Radio From the Grassroots is a 29-minute weekly
program coordinated out of the Pacifica Affiliates office, dedicated to
showcasing radio content produced at community radio stations and
independent production groups. Sprouts celebrates grassroots
voices and is renowned for bringing diverse topics to national and
international audiences. It is an open door for grassroots radio
producers who wish to easily get widespread attention for a particular
production, story, or issue.

Participating producers are provided with Sprouts Production Instructions,
including the introduction and closing script and music, as well as
assistance, if needed. A variety of topics and styles are acceptable,
from mini-documentaries, to cultural themes, to breaking issues of
national importance. Radio producers are encouraged to send us local
stories that have national relevance and are presented in a way that a
national audience can appreciate.

Sprouts is distributed by Pacifica Radio and is free of
charge to all radio stations. It is aired regularly by 40-50 radio
station in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The program is also
aired by many other stations on an irregular basis, depending upon the
topic.

Contributing a production to Sprouts is an excellent way to
bring a worthwhile production piece to a wider audience and to let
people know about great production and reporting in grassroots radio. It
is an excellent way to get an important story or issue to a wide
audience.