A four-part radio series produced by Jack Straw and KUOW, with Harriet Baskas looking at the Music/Culture, Space, Technology, and Souvenirs/Legacies of the Seattle World’s Fair
In 2012, Jack Straw Cultural Center and KUOW produced a series of radio pieces about Music/Culture, Space, Technology, and Souvenirs/Legacies of the Seattle World’s Fair, with reporter Harriet Baskas. This 4-part series aired on KUOW-FM in 2012, and was made possible with funding support from 4Culture.
Episode 1. Art, Culture, and Music at Seattle’s Space Age World’s Fair
Aired on KUOW 94.9 FM
Monday, May 21, 2012 on Morning Edition, KUOW Presents, and All Things Considered
2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. Dubbed Century 21, many pavilions at the space-themed exposition looked to the future. The fairgrounds were also filled with music and amusements of all kinds. In the first of a four part series produced by Jack Straw Cultural Center and KUOW, Harriet Baskas looks at some cultural impacts of Seattle’s Space Age World’s Fair.
Episode 2. Space Is the Place
Aired on KUOW 94.9 FM
Friday, July 20, 2012 on Morning Edition, KUOW Presents, and All Things Considered
The summer of 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair – an event shaped by the Soviet Union’s launch of sputnik, President Eisenhower’s creation of NASA and President Kennedy’s promise to put a man on the moon. In this second part of our series on the fair, produced with Jack Straw Cultural Center, Harriet Baskas explores science and space at Seattle’s Space Age World’s Fair.
Episode 3. Technology at the Seattle World’s Fair
Aired on KUOW 94.9 FM
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 on Morning Edition and All Things Considered
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 on KUOW Presents
The Fair gave visitors a peek at how they might communicate and use something called a computer in the 21st Century. In the third part of our series on the fair, Harriet Baskas looks at some of technological innovations unveiled at Seattle’s Space Age World’s Fair.
Thank you to the staff and volunteers at Seattle’s Museum of Communications.
Episode 4. Souvenirs at the Seattle World’s Fair
Aired on KUOW 94.9 FM
Friday, October 19, 2012 on Morning Edition, KUOW Presents, and All Things Considered
On Sunday, October 21st, 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair came to an end. For six months, nearly 10 million people visited the Century 21 Exposition. The Space Age themed fair left behind many memories and a lot of memorabilia. In the final part of our series on the Seattle World’s Fair, Harriet Baskas looks at some of the stories behind the souvenirs.
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