More Than Baseball: Clemente's Story has Broad Appeal
You may remember how excited we were a few months ago when we posted our first-ever podcast. Now it's official, other people (not just our production team and our mothers) agree that it was a great piece!
Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto Clemente batted against more than 200 other podcasts last week at the American's Association of Museum's conference in Denver, and it won a silver medal. Here's what the judges had to say:
"The elegance of its presentation and organization of its themes, the compelling and inspirational stories, and production values which let you lose yourself in its time and place all add up to a concise and excellent podcast series. For both those who remember Clemente and those for whom Clemente has little resonance, the podcasts are engaging, informative, inspirational and bring little-known information and context to light. The voices, music, and background sounds are appropriate and a pleasure to listen to.
Clemente’s story is about clashing cultures, tolerance and understanding, perseverance and integrity, politics and social justice, and how a place on the world stage can be exploited for greater good--a wealth of subtexts for personal contemplation and further discussion. It is also a great story about baseball and American life, assuring broad interest. The podcast successfully augments a website which presents images from the traveling exhibition, videos, and lesson plans for middle schoolers. Versions in both Spanish and English will help assure broad access. Both in association with the traveling exhibition and by itself, this podcast promises to be an enduring resource. The website describes Clemente’s story as the “ascendancy of man to myth.” These podcasts are truly “Beyond Baseball."'
If you can't make it to the large-scale exhibit, we've got good news for you. SITES and the U.S. Geological Survey are producing a free poster version of Earth from Space, featuring the same stunning images that have been so popular (the traveling exhibit won a government communications award for science content in 2007). A collaboration with geographer and curator Andrew Johnston at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s (NASM) Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, the posters will be available on a limited basis to libraries, schools, community centers, and others. 
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