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ABOUT ME

Todd McGovern is a writer, radio producer, and strategic communications specialist. He is a segment producer for WBAI's Leonard Lopate At Large and writes for various outlets, including the pop culture website, Please Kill Me. Todd was a contributing producer for The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC. Additionally, Todd has extensive experience as a communications professional for organizations including the National Basketball Association and Teach For America. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife, two sons, and three cats. 

WRITING

Check out articles I've written and listen to radio segments I've produced here. Below is a longer list of radio segments I've produced.

RADIO SEGMENTS 

Music

  • Aaron Neville

  • Alice Cooper

  • Art Garfunkel

  • Angelique Kidjo

  • Barry Manilow

  • Booker T

  • Chick Corea & Bela Fleck

  • Elvis Costello

  • Esperanza Spalding

  • George Benson

  • Ravi Coltrane

  • Priscilla Presley

  • Quincy Jones

  • Randy Newman

  • Robbie Robertson

  • Nick Lowe

  • Loudon Wainwright III

  • Pat Benatar

  • Paul Anka

  • Jimmy Cliff

  • Joe Perry

  • John Lurie

  • Philip Glass

  • Ronnie Spector

  • Rosanne Cash

  • Steve Earle

  • Tony Bennett

  • Willie Colón

  • Ziggy Marley

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News, Politics, & Current Events

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  • Alan Alda

  • Christopher Hitchens

  • Chris Matthews

  • Harry Belafonte

  • Jeffrey Toobin

  • Paul Krugman

  • Seymour Hersh

 

Films

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  • Arthur Miller Documentary

  • OJ - Made in America film

  • Rory Kennedy - film

  • I Am Not Your Negro

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Sports

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  • Bernard King

  • Bob Gibson

  • Bob Knight

  • Craig Robinson

  • Jorge Posada

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  • Ken Griffey

  • Kenny Anderson

  • Tony La Russa

  • Willie Randolph

​Pop Culture, Entertainment, and More

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  • Calvin Trillin

  • Dan Barry

  • Jaron Lanier

  • Jeff Daniels

  • John Turturro

  • Jonathan Demme and Neil Young

  • Norm MacDonald

  • Pam Grier

  • Peter Guralnick

  • Stanley Tucci

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Books

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  • “100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images Of All Time,” Kira Pollack Dye

  • “Altamont: The Rolling Stones, The Hell’s Angels,” Joel Selvin

  • “The Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night: A Private Archive,” Martha Karsh, Editor

  • Bob Gruen

  • Black Mass

  • Born Trump

  • Dave Eggers

  • Itzkoff

  • Jeff Guinn- Life and Times of Charles Manson

  • Mackenzie Phillips

  • Rodney King

  • Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

  • Seymour Stein

COMMUNICATIONS CLIENTS

Corporations & Communications Firms

National Basketball Association | Robinson Lerer Montgomery | Booz & Company |

Edelman Public Relations | Phil & Co

Nonprofit Organizations

Children’s Museum of Manhattan | Teach For America | The Markle Foundation | Seedco 

AWARDS

2013 | New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association, Best Interview, Special Mention, Leonard Lopate Interview with Mike Tyson

2013 | New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association, Best Interview, Special Mention, Leonard Lopate Interview with Barry Manilow

2013  | New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association, Best Interview, Special Mention, Leonard Lopate Interview with Tony Bennett

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