NPR's Nick Spitzer Will Speak at Juice Conference

Juice Conference 2009 is very proud to report that Nick Spitzer will be speaking at this year's conference. Nick will really get the ball rolling at Juice 2009 as he speaks about Cultural Investment & Economic Recovery on Friday, November 13.



Nick Spitzer from public radio's American Routes will kick-off the two-day conference. Spitzer is the producer and host of the radio show American Routes, a weekly program devoted to vernacular music and culture, reaching over half a million listeners on over 200 stations nationwide. A folklorist and professor of American studies at Tulane University, Spitzer was recognized as Louisiana Humanist of the Year in 2006 and has been a regular guest on Nightline, BBC, and ABC News, regarding his work to help rebuild communities along the Gulf Coast. Spitzer has produced over a dozen LP/CD recordings of American music. He will address the Juice 2.0 conference audience on the topic of “Valuing Culture from Louisiana to Maine.”