Go Vegan
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Go Vegan Radio is a one-hour talk radio program hosted by Bob Linden. The show airs in the United States on terrestrial radio via the Clear Channel network on Green 960 AM{{citation | url=http://www.green960.com/main.html | title=Green 960 | location=San Francisco | access-date=2010-11-17 | archive-date=2010-07-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715225941/http://green960.com/main.html | url-status=dead }} in San Francisco and K-TALK 1150 AM in Los Angeles, CA every Sunday between 3 pm and 4 pm Pacific Time (5 pm – 6 pm ET). The show is also accessible via download, live stream and free podcast at Go Vegan Radio's webpage. The show has been the subject of a full-page article written by Pulitzer Prize–winning Los Angeles Times media critic Howard Rosenberg{{citation | url=http://www.goveganradio.com/veg/1051/Howard_Rosenberg.htm | title=Go Vegan Radio – Howard Rosenberg | publisher=Go Vegan Radio | access-date=2010-11-17 }} and has been featured as "Radio Show of the Week" in the Los Angeles Daily News.{{citation | url=http://www.goveganradio.com/veg/1002/About_Us.htm | title=Go Vegan Radio – About Us | publisher=Go Vegan Radio | access-date=2010-11-17 }} Go Vegan is produced by GoVeganRadio.com, a project of 501(c)3 non-profit public charity the International Humanities Center.
Description
The show seeks to address a wide range of topics related to animal rights, diet, health, environment, world hunger, morality, civil liberties, free speech, justice, peace, product reviews, current events and vegan cooking recipes. It also features interviews with celebrity, expert and activist guests and community leaders.
History
Go Vegan debuted in its original form in January 2001.{{citation | url=http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/14/18427406.php | title="Go Vegan with Bob Linden" to Debut on Air America Network weekend of June 30 | date= June 14, 2007| author=GoVeganRadio | publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center | access-date=2010-11-17 }} It was picked up by Air America and aired syndication across roughly 30 channels on June 30, 2007. While on Air America, the show aired Saturday afternoons from 2–3pm ET until January 2010 when Air America filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and liquidation.{{citation | url=http://www.air-america.org | title=Air America | access-date=2010-11-17 }}
Prior to June 2007, the show aired on various stations including KTYM-AM-1460 in Los Angeles and KCEO-AM-1000 in San Diego. The show has also aired on CBS affiliates and mainstream media outlets.{{citation | url=http://www.goveganradio.com | title=Go Vegan Radio – Home | publisher=Go Vegan Radio | access-date=2010-11-17 }}
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- {{citation | url=http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_12661274 | title=Green Day in Valley | publisher=LA Daily News | author=Talal Ansari | date=June 22, 2009 | access-date=2010-11-17 | archive-date=2011-06-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621235006/http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_12661274 | url-status=dead }}
External links
- [http://www.goveganradio.com/ Go Vegan Radio]
- [http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/14/18427406.php Original press release announcing show (from Indybay.org)]
- [http://www.green960.com/main.html Green 960 San Francisco] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715225941/http://green960.com/main.html |date=2010-07-15 }}
- [http://www.vegparadise.com/24carrot312.html Vegetarians in Paradise Interview with Bob Linden]
- [http://arzone.ning.com/profiles/blogs/go-vegan-with-bob-linden Abolitionist Online interview with Bob Linden]
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Category:Alternative radio programs
Category:American talk radio programs
Category:Animal rights movement
Category:Radio programs on XM Satellite Radio
Category:Vegetarian-related mass media
Category:Veganism in the United States
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