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''American Routes'' is a weekly two-hour public radio program that presents the breadth and depth of the American musical and cultural landscape. Hosted by Nick Spitzer, ''American Routes'' is syndicated by 225 stations, with over half a million listeners.〔John Wirt (January 16, 2009). ("Staying on Course" ) ''Baton Rouge Advocate''.〕 It is produced out of New Orleans and distributed by PRX. ''American Routes'' is the most widely heard regular presence for tradition-derived and community-based music on public radio today. ==History== The show was launched in November 1997 on WWOZ in New Orleans. It was created by Nick Spitzer and Mary Beth Kirchner, who had worked together previously producing segments for All Things Considered. By 1998, ''American Routes'' was syndicated by American Public Radio for 39 stations.〔Samuel G. Freedman (August 13, 2000). ("Crisscrossing the Wide Map of American Music" ) ''The New York Times''.〕 In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, production of the show temporarily relocated to KRVS 88.7 FM at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana.〔Samuel G. Freedman (September 7, 2005). ("This Song Goes Out to You, Big Easy" ) ''The New York Times''.〕 While in Lafayette, Spitzer and his crew produced a series of shows called "After the Storm,"〔Samuel Hughes (March/April 2009). ("Digging Routes" ) ''The Pennsylvania Gazette''.〕 which "followed the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast through the stories and songs of its musicians."〔After the Storm IV: Thanksgiving http://americanroutes.publicradio.org/archives/show/150/after-the-storm-iv-thanksgiving〕 Production operations have since returned to New Orleans with studios now at Tulane University. In July 2008, ''American Routes'' announced an affiliation with Tulane.〔New Orleans CityBusiness article (July 17, 2008), http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/uptotheminute.cfm?recid=18622〕 ''American Routes'' celebrated its 10th anniversary on January 16, 2009, with a concert at the House of Blues in New Orleans. Performers included Dr. Michael White, Trombone Shorty and Al Johnson. Performances and interviews from the show were included in a program that aired the week of February 18, 2009.〔Samuel Hughes (March/April 2009). ("Digging Routes" ) ''The Pennsylvania Gazette''.〕 ''American Routes'' has more than 300 original shows in its catalog, and a database of over 1000 hours of interviews.〔John Wirt (January 16, 2009). ("Staying on Course" ) ''Baton Rouge Advocate''.〕 As of July 6, the program will switch distributors from APM to the Public Radio Exchange, although it will continue to be distributed on the public radio satellite system. It is the second major public radio series to switch to the web-based distributor from one of the "Big 3" public radio distributors, after ''Sound Opinions'' switched from APM last year.〔(PRX page for ''American Routes.'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Routes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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