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Muhammad news release bio

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James Muhammad became Director of Radio Services at WVPB in 2001. During his tenure, he oversaw productions that won major awards including a Peabody Award. Currently, he is spearheading outreach projects in West Virginia on child poverty and serves on boards for public radio organizations. Muhammad also consults for prominent public radio shows and organizations. He began his career in public radio as an intern and has held various roles including reporter, producer and program director at different public radio stations.

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James A. Muhammad Biography James Muhammad became Director of Radio Services of WVPB, an NPR station, in 2001. During his tenure, he oversaw many major productions such as NPRs Mountain Stage, the national jazz holiday special Joy to the World, the Peabody Award-winning documentary The Great Textbook War and others. Mountain Stage and Joy to the World have both had some national distribution on public television. Under Muhammads leadership, West Virginia Public Broadcasting won its first Gabriel Award, Peabody Award, Alfred I. duPont Silver Baton and National Edward R. Murrow Award. Currently, James is spearheading major outreach projects in West Virginia for the West Virginia Senate Select Committee on Child Poverty with PBS Frontlines Jezza Neumann, PBS and PRIs Tavis Smiley and PRIs Dr. Cornel West. He also serves on several boards including Public Radio Program Directors Association, Eastern Region Public Media and National Public Radios Committee on Signal Expansion. Muhammad is a regular consultant in public broadcasting. He has done consulting work for such outstanding organizations and projects as The Tavis Smiley Show, The Motley Fool Radio Show, Prime Time Radio, On Being with Krista Tippett, Ask Me Another, TED Radio Hour, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, NPR and WNYC. James began his broadcasting career as an intern at Alabama Public Radio at the University of Alabama. He served as a Reporter, Producer, Classical Host and Operations Manager. He also worked as a production assistant and narrator for The Center for Public Television on campus. He continued his career in broadcasting at WCBU at Bradley University as its Program Director. Muhammad received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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Muhammad news release bio

  • 1. James A. Muhammad Biography James Muhammad became Director of Radio Services of WVPB, an NPR station, in 2001. During his tenure, he oversaw many major productions such as NPRs Mountain Stage, the national jazz holiday special Joy to the World, the Peabody Award-winning documentary The Great Textbook War and others. Mountain Stage and Joy to the World have both had some national distribution on public television. Under Muhammads leadership, West Virginia Public Broadcasting won its first Gabriel Award, Peabody Award, Alfred I. duPont Silver Baton and National Edward R. Murrow Award. Currently, James is spearheading major outreach projects in West Virginia for the West Virginia Senate Select Committee on Child Poverty with PBS Frontlines Jezza Neumann, PBS and PRIs Tavis Smiley and PRIs Dr. Cornel West. He also serves on several boards including Public Radio Program Directors Association, Eastern Region Public Media and National Public Radios Committee on Signal Expansion. Muhammad is a regular consultant in public broadcasting. He has done consulting work for such outstanding organizations and projects as The Tavis Smiley Show, The Motley Fool Radio Show, Prime Time Radio, On Being with Krista Tippett, Ask Me Another, TED Radio Hour, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, NPR and WNYC. James began his broadcasting career as an intern at Alabama Public Radio at the University of Alabama. He served as a Reporter, Producer, Classical Host and Operations Manager. He also worked as a production assistant and narrator for The Center for Public Television on campus. He continued his career in broadcasting at WCBU at Bradley University as its Program Director. Muhammad received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.