World Cafe
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The World Cafe at the former Hajoca Corp. showroom
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| Genre | Music/Interview |
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| Running time | 2 hours, Monday-Friday |
| Country | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WXPN 88.5 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Syndicates | Public Radio International (1991-2005) NPR (2005-present) |
| Hosted by | David Dye (1991-2017) Talia Schlanger (2017-) |
| Air dates | since 1991 |
| Website | worldcafe |
| Podcast | World Cafe Podcasts |
World Cafe is a two-hour-long, nationally syndicated music radio program that originates from WXPN, a non-commercial station licensed to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The program began on October 14, 1991[1] and was originally distributed by Public Radio International. Since 2005, the show has been distributed by NPR.
World Cafe features live performances and interviews with established and emerging artists. The program's format covers a wide spectrum of musical genres, including indie rock, folk, hard rock, singer-songwriter, alt-country, and world music. The program produces two weekly podcasts containing interviews and information about musical performers: "World Cafe Words and Music," which features more established singers and bands, and "World Cafe Next," which highlights emerging artists.
Since the program's launch, World Cafe was hosted by David Dye.[1] The program announced Talia Schlanger as its new host in February 2017.[2] Dye will continue as full-time host and producer of the radio show until March 31, 2017, continuing afterward as a part-time contributor to the program,[1][3] although Schlanger has already hosted some episodes in Dye's absence.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c David Dye Announces A Change With 'World Cafe' Radio Show. National Public Radio, November 14, 2016.
- ^ "'World Cafe' Selects Talia Schlanger as New Host". Billboard, February 24, 2017.
- ^ David Dye to leave ‘World Cafe’ host chair next spring. Current, November 18, 2016
