Launch

The Promised Land with host Majora Carter won a
2010 Peabody Award.

More information at: www.thepromisedland.org

Welcome to Launch, a company devoted to seeking out and developing new talent and media projects.

In 2007, Launch was chosen by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to participate in the CPB Public Radio Talent Quest, a yearlong initiative to develop new public radio stars. During the Talent Quest, the three veteran producers scouted the nation’s top musicians, writers, and thinkers in search of potential radio hosts. After cold-calling more than 60 promising candidates and finding each one receptive to the idea of creating a public radio program, we have narrowed the field through a series of in-depth conversations, assessments of availability and commitment, and audio "screen tests."

The Promised Land
with Majora Carter

Listen to the pilot and let us know what you think!

"What an opportunity, bringing Majora Carter’s personality and intelligence to public radio! As a MacArthur Foundation 'genius' grantee and one of Newsweek’s People to Watch in 2007, she has her pick of projects. But she also has a gift for radio and a passion for the medium. She epitomizes the type of talent Launch has been cultivating." — Marge Ostroushko, producer

There are visionaries among us — men and women with innovative ideas about changing lives and transforming communities. You may find them in the far-flung corners of the world or right down the street. With The Promised Land, host Majora Carter seeks out these extraordinary yet everyday people and reveals their dreams and struggles — what inspires and challenges their work and their lives. From neighborhoods in east Belfast grappling with a polluted river to kids interviewing for Green Jobs Corps in East Oakland, The Promised Land promises a steady stream of powerful radio.

You can read more about Majora Carter here.

Launch is happy to report that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has just announced the next round of Talent Quest funding and has awarded a grant to Launch host Majora Carter's The Promised Land. Here's a video of the announcement:

Download the press release