Smart City is a weekly radio

Radio

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 show broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States

United States

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. Smart City is a weekly, hour-long public radio interview show that takes an in-depth look at urban life, the people, places, ideas and
trends shaping cities. Our host, Carol Coletta, talks with national and
international public policy experts, elected officials, economists,
business leaders, artists, developers, planners and others for a
discussion of urban issues.

Host

Carol Coletta Carol Coletta

Carol Coletta

Carol Coletta Coletta is president and CEO of CEOs for Cities and host and producer of the nationally syndicated public radio show Smart City Before moving to Chicago to head CEOs for Cities, she served as president of Coletta & Company in Memphis...

 Coletta is president and CEO of CEOs for Cities and host and executive producer of the nationally syndicated public radio show Smart City Before moving to Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

 to head CEOs for Cities, she served as president of Coletta & Company in Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

. In addition, she served as executive director of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design, a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts

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, United States Conference of Mayors

United States Conference of Mayors

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and American Architectural Foundation.

Format

The show consists of two interviews with guests on topics pertaining to city life, urbanism, architecture and public policy. Regular segments include a newsbrief from the assistant editor of Planetizen.com, Nate Berg, and a short essay from J. Walker Smith. Occasionally, Smart City will air short, produced pieces on city life, events, or other items of interest. The show is pre-recorded, and aired at various times in various markets and is podcast.

Staff and Contributors

• Carol Coletta - host - executive producer
• Scotty Iseri - producer - contributing editor
• Nate Berg - correspondent: Planetizen.com
• J. Walker Smith - contributor: City Views
• Otis White: - former contributor

The show's theme was composed for the program by Robby Grant and Steve Selvidge.

External links

• Official website
• Smart City podcast RSS Feed
• Show Archive
• Vending Machine Creators of the Smart City theme music.
• Producer Scotty Iseri
• Planetizen.com Contributor Nate Berg