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New York, NY, Dec. 12, 2001 – Talk to America, the Voice of America’s (VOA) worldwide call-in program, this week is carrying programs from “the city that never sleeps.” 

The programs, which are being carried live on radio, television and the Internet, cover the United Nations' expressions of solidarity with the United States in combating terrorism, the economic impact of Sept. 11, life today at ground zero, the diversity of New Yorkers and their reactions to the terrorist attacks, and the city’s remarkable cultural and historic life.

Host Carol Pearson’s featured guests will include Paula Madrid, a psychologist providing counseling and crisis services at ground zero; John Smyth, a retired firefighter who returned to work for ladder company #18; and Mort Jaffe, Executive Director of the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce.

The studio guests are being joined by numerous interviews with shopkeepers, craftspeople, and people-on-the-street. Talk to America engages VOA listeners from around the world through a toll-free telephone line.

The Voice of America is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government. VOA broadcasts over 900 hours of news, informational, educational, and cultural programming every week to an audience of some 91 million worldwide.  Programs are produced and broadcast in 53 languages, including Dari and Pashto to Afghanistan. 

For additional information, please contact the Office of External Affairs at (202) 619-2538 or send email to pubaff@voa.gov.