Sample Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
00:10 The {NAME OF ORGANIZATION} will host a six-week program called “America's
Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway” starting on
{DATE}. For details, call {ORGANIZATION’S PHONE NUMBER} or visit
{ORGANIZATION’S WEB ADDRESS}.*
00:20 Come discover how American music from the twentieth century has influenced modern
American culture during a six-week program series at {NAME OF ORGANIZATION}.
“America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway”
will begin on {DATE} and features documentary film screenings and scholar-led discussions of
twentieth-century American popular music. The six sessions focus on these uniquely American
musical genres: blues and gospel, Broadway, jazz, bluegrass and country, rock ’n’ roll, and
mambo and hip hop. For details, call {ORGANIZATION’S PHONE NUMBER} or visit
{ORGANIZATION’S WEB ADDRESS}.*
00:30 When your toes are tapping to songs on the radio or on your iPod, do you ever stop to
wonder how other styles of American music have influenced what you’re listening to? The
{NAME OF ORGANIZATION} will host a program titled “America's Music: A Film History of
Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway” to illuminate our understanding of
American culture. Audiences of all ages are encouraged to discover how genres of twentiethcentury American music have influenced the cultural landscape of today. The series features
documentary film screenings and scholar-led discussions of twentieth-century American popular
music. The six sessions focus on these uniquely American musical genres: blues and gospel,
Broadway, jazz, bluegrass and country, rock ’n’ roll, and mambo and hip hop. The six-week
series begins on {DATE} at the {NAME OF ORGANIZATION}. For details, call
{ORGANIZATION’S PHONE NUMBER} or visit {ORGANIZATION’S WEB ADDRESS}.*
* “America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to
Broadway” is a project by the Tribeca Film Institute in collaboration with the American Library
Association, Tribeca Flashpoint, and the Society for American Music. “America’s Music” has
been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities:
Exploring the Human Endeavor.