About

Writer’s Voice…where the conversation goes deeper. We talk to writers of all genres about matters that move us and make us think.

“You are such a good interviewer - informed and engaged, both well-prepared and able to pick up on things [guests] say, offer your own experiences and observations, and expand the conversation - in fact, your interviews really are conversations, and that’s terrific.” Chris Rohmann, author and listener.

Join Francesca Rheannon on Fridays at 4:30 pm on WMUA 91.1 FM and Thursdays at 8:00 am on Valley Free Radio 103.3 FM.

Writer’s Voice features author interviews and readings, as well as news, commentary and tips related to writing and publishing. We also talk with editors, agents, publicists and others about issues of interest to writers.

Francesca RheannonFrancesca Rheannon is producer and host of Writer’s Voice. She is a writer, an independent radio producer and a freelance print and broadcast journalist. In November 2006 she won the prestigious Nancy Dickerson Whitehead Award for Excellence in Reporting on Drug and Alcohol Issues for her five-part news series, VOICES OF HIV, produced for National Public Radio affiliate station, 88.5 WFCR in Amherst, MA. (more info below on the series).
Rheannon also co-produces Corporate Watchdog Radio, with co-hosts Bill Baue and Sanford Lewis. Corporate Watchdog Radio is a radio show and podcast on corporations, environment, human rights and socially responsible finance that airs on the Pacifica Network and on the Web. Rheannon writes on business and sustainability issues for SocialFunds.com, among other venues.

But she’s not just a wonk! Her essay, “The Shepherd’s Mantra”, was published in the anthology, “Traveler’s Tales Provence” (Traveler’s Tales Press, 2003). It is excerpted from her book-in-progress, A PROVINCE OF THE HEART.
Rheannon’s radio pieces have appeared on NPR and public and community radio stations around the country. She produced Voices of HIV, a five part series on the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on Latinos living in the Connecticut River Valley. The Voices of HIV series is available as a podcast on the website of WFCR 88.5 Public Radio for Western New England. You can find other news features by Francesca Rheannon at that site.

Francesca is a member of the National Writer’s Union and of AIR (Association of Independents in Radio).

Fellow WMUA DJ Michael Pollitt is associate producer. He says he’s “lately rediscovering the magic of radio. Realized too late in life that I was born into being a farmer having grown up colonial in Southern Rhodesia. Presently running the Deerfield Guest House in South Deerfield, Massuchusetts which gives time to grow vegetables and radio dreams.” Michael is also host of The Kid’s Show on 91.1 WMUA.

The Writer’s Voice website was designed and programmed by Bill Weye, a web designer, podcaster, and social media consultant.

Love the Writer’s Voice logo? We’ve received tons of complements about it. They should all go to graphic designer, Ian Callahan.

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