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About Bruce Schimmel

Bruce Schimmel founded the alternative newsweekly, the Philadelphia City Paper, where he writes a weekly column on civic issues. Schimmel also produces news and documentaries for Public Radio. Among other Youth Radio projects, he is now working with juveniles being held in detention. Schimmel teaches Media Ethics at the University of the Arts, and runs a Journalism Fellowship at the University of Rochester. Read full bio

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Current Op-Ed Column

Loose Canon Column
Philadelphia City Paper

Breaking the Mold

Food Feature, City Paper, 7 August 2003

Torture by Hire

Editorial, 2 January, 2003

From Pest to Pesto

Lance Haver, the man who threw stones, is now trying to make a living in a greenhouse. (Winner, Business Story, Society of Professional Journalists, Phila.)  City Paper cover story,  Oct 3, 2002

Audio/Slideshows

Horseshoe Crab Sanctuary

NPR : “All Things Considered.”

Kate Makes a Salad

From the Braykewynde Chronicles

Making Dumplings

NFCB, “Golden Reel” National Winner. WSCL: Life on Delmarva Series

Prison Messiah

Associated Press, Wash/Baltimore, Best Documentary. WSCL: December 2001

Punkin Chunkin

PRNDI, National First Prize. WSCL: Feature

The Clockmaker

WSCL: Life on Delmarva Series

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Sonic Squad Youth Radio Documentary

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“Squirrelly-Mae”: What happens when a wild animal literally drops into a family’s life, by Hannah Williamson, age 9. Listen

“Pancakes with Grandpop”: Alexis Heuring, age 9, describes an embarrassing moment that’s become a family legend. Listen

“The Last Hug”: 11-year-old Alec says goodbye to a beloved companion. Listen

The Story Finder

“Bruce Schimmel wears many creative hats, but above all, he’s a listener, searching for what people have to say” –Delaware Beach Life magazine (pdf), July 2004.