A conversation with Laura Garbes, Carolina Velloso and Sam Choo
Join us for an afternoon conversation with UMN sociologist Laura Garbes on race in public radio.
Planning to join us in person or online? Please register
- Date: Wednesday, Nov. 5
- Time: 2:30-4 p.m.
- In person: Liberal Arts Engagement Hub — Pillsbury Hall Room 120, 310 Pillsbury Dr. S.E., Minneapolis, MN. 55455
- Online: Zoom (register here)
- Cost: The event is free, but please register!
Garbes will discuss her new book, "Listeners Like Who? Exclusion and Resistance in the Public Radio Industry," which examines how public radio was formed as a white racialized institution.
Through in-depth qualitative interviews, "Listeners Like Who?" shows the complex cultural work that public radio professionals of color have done to expand who the network is for.
Garbes will be joined in the discussion by Hubbard School associate professor Carolina Velloso, who studies the intersections of journalism and identity, and Sam Choo, a longtime public radio producer, trainer and news leader based in the Twin Cities — and Hubbard School alumnus.
This event is free and open to the public.
Registration is required, and space is limited.
About the speakers
Laura Garbes is a sociologist and assistant professor at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Her research focuses on racism, voice and the cultural industries.
Sam Choo is an independent audio journalist and media consultant. He is also a committee member at Public Media for All, a BIPOC-founded and -led consultancy working to expand audience engagement with public and community radio stations. Sam has spent almost 20 years working in public radio, producing and leading broadcast and livestream teams for community, statewide and national distribution programming.
Carolina Velloso is an assistant professor at the Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication. Her research addresses several dimensions of journalism studies from both historical and contemporary lenses, including journalism and identity, journalism practice, journalism ethics, and sports journalism. She has published scholarship in several leading journals including Journalism, Journalism Studies, Journalism History, American Journalism, The Howard Journal of Communications, and Feminist Media Studies. She earned her Ph.D. in Journalism Studies from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland.
Event sponsors
This event is being hosted by RIDGS — the University of Minnesota's Center for Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender & Sexuality Studies. It is co-sponsored by the university's Sociology Department and the Minnesota Journalism Center.