Stephen Snyder, Producer

Biography

I did not start out to be a journalist.

I was a working musician in my twenties, then became a record producer, which led to my work as a radio producer. That remains my main job: producing radio stories, promos, even fundraising messages for PRI's The World.

Working alongside some great radio journalists inspired me to try reporting and writing stories myself. I've posted a few of my best here on Muck Rack.

Some background: I joined the staff of PRI's The World in 1998. Before that I produced public radio’s Sound & Spirit. From 1989-1995 I produced the Peabody Award-winning children’s news program Kid Company on WBZ-AM 1030 in Boston. Before that, in my music days, I played trumpet, guitar, and keyboard instruments, sang, wrote and taught music.

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The World in 30-seconds - Hear some of Stephen's promos for PRI's The World http://soundcloud.com/stephen_snyder-1/sets/the-world-in-30-seconds
Stephen Snyder
Senior Radio Producer
Peabody Award-winning radio producer Stephen Snyder joined The World staff in 1998. Then the president was in the middle of impeachment and launched cruise missiles into Sudan to try to destroy Al Qaeda. India and Pakistan seemed to be on the brink of a nuclear war. The world economy was on a boom that seemed to be benefiting only the wealthy.

Then, as now, Snyder's job was to help The World make the news beyond our borders understandable, interesting. Now, as then, he writes the daily 30-second radio ads that preview stories coming up on The World. Sometimes he helps write and produce the stories themselves.

Snyder also helps public radio stations — maybe yours — to make The World a successful part of their broadcast day. He writes the short fundraising messages that you may hear anchor Marco Werman read on the air during public radio pledge drives. Several times a month he directs the radio program, and gets to drive our roller coaster of an hour through reports, interviews, host intros and musical bridges, all the while watching the clock to make sure we don't collide with a newscast or a station break.

Before joining The World he was senior producer of public radio’s “Sound & Spirit." From 1989-1995 he produced the Peabody Award-winning children’s news program “Kid Company” on WBZ in Boston. Before that he was a professional musician. He still makes music.


Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenProducer
The World in 30-seconds - Hear some of Stephen's promos for PRI's The World
Stephen Snyder's news portfolio