The Promised Land (radio program)

The Promised Land was a public radio program created and hosted by Majora Carter.

In 2008, Majora Carter and Marge Ostroushko co-produced the pilot episode of The Promised Land, which won a 3-way competition for a Corporation for Public Broadcasting Talent Quest <>.

The one-hour programs debuted on over 150 public radio stations across the US on January 19, 2009, and has since earned a 2010 Peabody Award.

[1] Season 1: Nalini Nadkarni, Audrey and Frank Peterman, Brenda Palms Barber, John Francis (environmentalist), Winona LaDuke.

Season 2: Kyshun Webster, Nat Turner, Wilma Subra, Vietnamese Fisherfolk, Sharon Hanshaw.

A Peabody Award for The Promised Land . L to R: Fred Young (juror), Marge Ostroushko , Majora Carter , Mary Beth Kircher and Emily Botein , 2011