
Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
Pulse of the Planet is broadcast over 179 public and commercial stations around the world and on the Voice of America and the Armed Forces Radio Network, reaching over 415,000 listeners daily. The series is presented by the National Science Foundation.
Biographies
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Jim Metzner - Executive Producer Executive Producer Jim Metzner has produced more than 5,000 short-format radio programs since 1979, winning over a dozen broadcasting awards, including the 1995 Grand Award at the International Radio Festival of New York. |
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Peggy O'Connor - Database Developer Graduated from the University of Texas, started with web development in 1993 and has been doing this non-stop ever since. Loves programming, especially databases and Adobe Flex. Speaks fluent PHP, and a little Spanish. And East Texas English. |
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Web site design and development by Ann Zumwinkle, John Marchena, Douglas Bland, Donna Jones, Shelly Cole for Zumwinkle.com |
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Pulse of the Planet Logo design by Louise Fili |



