Joe Richman

CONTRIBUTING PRODUCERS: Producer Joe Richman and Assistant Producer Teal Krechof of Radio Diaries, Inc. Prison Diiaries . A recent production of Radio Diaries . J oe Richman is an award-winning independent radio producer and reporter for public radio. He is the head of Radio Diaries, Inc., a not-for-profit radio production center committed to producing a new kind of oral history devotred "to find ing extraordinary stories in ordinary places, and preserve these voices for generations to come." Before becoming an independent producer, Richman worked for many years as a producer on National Public Radio programs All Things Considered , Weekend Edition Saturday , Car Talk and Heat . Currently, in addition to his work at Radio Diaries and for NPR, Joe teaches at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, helping to train future generations of radio documentarians. A ssistant Producer Teal Krech began working in radio as a regional correspondent for New Hampshire Public Radio. She's also reported for a variety of publications, including The Keene Sentinel , Community Innovation News and The Village Voice . She is currently working on an audio and written project on trains. Teal is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.