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Uptown Radio...May 4, 2007

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Newscast 1
     Peter O'Dowd has the headlines... Transcript

Danger on the tracks
     Two New York City Transit workers were recently killed on the job. Aileen Humphreys reports on the dangers workers face on the tracks. Transcript

More concerns over Atlantic Yards
     A collapsed bakery in Brooklyn raises more worries about Atlantic Yards. David Gura reports. Transcript

United Nations Gets an Extreme Makeover
     The United Nations building in Manhattan will receive a $1.9 billion rennovation this summer. Lily Jamali reports. Transcript

Journalists Rally for Their Own
     Gunmen abducted BBC correspondent Alan Johnston 53 days ago. On World Press Freedom Day, Ellen Gabler reports on a rally held in Johnston's honor. Transcript

Rap and Crack at Queens Art Show
     Arts show elaborates on crack epidemic's impact on rap artists' music out of the neighborhood. Sitara Nieves reports. Transcript

Newscast 2
     Chris Bragg has the headlines... Transcript

Host Interview-Immigration
     Gretchen Cuda speaks with Chung-Wha Hong, the executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition on the importance of International Worker's Day. Transcript

Town Police Stop Immigration
     Morristown, NJ just applied to be the first town in New Jersey that empowers local police to act as ICE agents. Sitara Nieves reports on the demographic shift in the small town where immigrants now consist of over one-third of the town's population. Transcript

Ivy League Soldier
     An Ivy League graduate prepares for his special forces selection process in the U.S. Army deployment in Iraq, against his family wishes. talks about why he shot his Lily Jamali reports. Transcript

Fishing in New York
     As the temperatures rise more anglers head to New York waters to catch their dinner. Tania Haas files a documentary on new fishing regulations that make it harder to keep your fish. Transcript

Canadian Hockey Fan
     Commentator Lisa Desai gives us the background on Canada's love affair with hockey, and the men who constantly leave the country to play for the U.S. Transcript

The Crew

Broadcast Hosts: Gretchen Cuda & Sitara Nieves
Executive Producer: Lisa Desai
Director: David Gura
Senior Producer: Irene Jay Liu
Managing Editor: Henok Fente
Day Reporters: Ellen Gabler & Aileen Humphreys
Board Operator: Bilal Qureshi
Mac: Kaufman Rebecca
Studio Producer: David Gura
Newscasters: Peter O'Dowd & Christopher Bragg
Webcaster: Tania Haas
Advisors :
John Dinges
Rick Karr
Amy Costello
Craig Hettich

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