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The World is a public radio international news magazine co-produced by the WGBH Educational Foundation and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and co-hosted by Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler. The show is produced from the Nan and Bill Harris Studios at the WGBH building in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Genre | International news |
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Running time | One hour |
Country of origin | United States |
Home station | WGBH |
Syndicates | Public Radio Exchange |
Hosted by | Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler |
Created by | Public Radio International |
Directed by | April Peavey |
Produced by | Dan Lothian |
Recording studio | Boston, Massachusetts |
Original release | January 1, 1996[1] – present |
Website | theworld |
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In 1997, The World began producing a segment entitled "Global Hit", highlighting musicians and musical trends in the global news context.[2]
Lisa Mullins hosted The World from 1998 to 2013. Since 2010, Werman has stepped in for Mullins as host. Beginning in 2013, he has served as the show's full-time host.[3]
On April 14, 2020, the BBC announced it would end its production partnership on The World effectively July 1; the announcement caused WAMU in Washington, D.C. to move the show back to its 8 p.m. timeslot.[4] The last episode of Boston Calling aired on June 27.[5]
In July 2022, Werman began producing The World from the University of California, San Diego to help develop the university's Democracy Lab.[6] As of June 2023, he broadcasts two days a week from the Department of Communication Social Sciences Research building.[7]
On December 5th, 2023 it was announced that The World reporter Carolyn Beeler would join Werman as the program's co-host. Beeler joined The World as a reporter in 2015 and at the time of her becoming co-host, she oversaw the show's environmental coverage. [8]
The World is produced from the Nan and Bill Harris Studios at the WGBH building in Boston, Massachusetts.[9] The show airs on over 300 public radio stations and has 2.5 million weekly listeners.[4] Additionally, portions of The World aired in the United Kingdom as Boston Calling until 2020 and in whole in Canada through CBC Radio One.[5][10]
The theme music of The World was produced by Eric Goldberg, who received the gig in 1995. In February 2015, the theme was redone to introduce a more contemporary sound with Marco Werman's new role.[1] The current theme was written by Ned Porter.[11]
A new theme song was commissioned in 2019.
Several series covered on The World have received awards. In 2006, the four-part series "The Global Race for Stem Cell Therapies" won an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and a National Journalism Award in 2006. That same year, "The Forgotten Plague: Malaria" received a Public Communications Award from the American Society for Microbiology and "Hiroshima's Survivors: The Last Generation" was recognized by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma.[12]
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