Andrea Silenzi is the Managing Director of the Free Music Archive at WFMU in Jersey City, where she also helps produce the show Seven Second Delay.
She previously worked as the Producer of Central Standard on KCUR in Kansas City, and as a Culture Producer for WNYC in New York. She is a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies and Wesleyan University.
Her work has aired on PRI's Studio 360, BBC4, WNYC News, Re:Sound, APM's Performance Today, Saltcast, and on WFMU. She holds the world record for most guests booked for an hour-long radio show, and that's 68.
To get in touch with Andrea, send an e-mail to her full name at gmail.com.
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Photo by Bill Anderson
Here I am producing Central Standard. For the program I researched and selected show topics, booked guests, directed live shows, call screened, ran weekly editorial meetings, supervised interns, and oversaw the website.
Photo by Bruce Gilden
Here I am using a tiny digital camera to videotape Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden for WNYC's Street Shots. This video now has over a half million views to date.
ME, ME, ME!
(even more spots you can find me online)
TRANSOM'S DEEP WIRELESS BLOG: For the past several years (2009, 2010, 2011) I've blogged from Toronto's Deep Wireless Festival for the Peabody award-winning website Transom.
MEGAPOLIS ARCHIVES: I documented the 2010 Megapolis Audio Arts Festival and curated the archives. This involved shooting and editing videos, recording performances and workshops, taking a zillion photos, and sharing it all online.
GOTHAMIST: My short video about an urban pig roast was featured on Gothamist and on nymag.com.
GAWKER: Once upon a time, an editor a the New York Times tried to get me kicked out of college. Check out the story on NPR.