Sam Manno
Host and ProducerSam Manno, that’s me! The host and producer of the Children's Corner.
It has been over thirty years since I moved to Montana with every intention of returning to Chicago when I finished graduate school, but like one of Darwin’s Finches, I found a niche.
The niche children’s programming here at Montana Public Radio, first as a guest celebrating reptiles and amphibians with Marcia, to becoming Annie’s “Girl Friday”. Over the past 15 years, with Annie in the lead, I became a co-conspirator in bringing MTPR listeners great (okay better than average) programming for kids of all ages.
As I look back on all those years, the most remarkable thing to date is that I have not lost the keys to the building!
When not in Master control, I attempt to keep a herd of dairy goats out of my neighbor’s yard with limited success, learning along the way that “a well-behaved goat is a sick goat” and “if the wind can get through a fence, so can a goat”.
I proclaim to be an artist, and pastoralist, finding peace as part of a herd of dairy goats with no intention of moving back to Chicago but maybe the rolling hills of Southern Wisconsin.
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My last Children’s Corner broadcast did not end as I planned with favorite songs and stories, it ended asking and answering that very question. I can’t think of a better way to end my journey here at MTPR and continue to walk the path of my life. -
We follow up our reading of "A Long Walk to Water" on the Children’s Corner with a visit from Ajang Agok, known as “AJ.” -
“… can a children’s book save the world … No but the young people who read them can!” -Linda Sue Park, TEDx Talk December 2, 2015 -
On July 6, Sam Manno will host his last episode of Children’s Corner. -
Sharon Levin - Reviewer, Book Talker, Teacher, & Big Mouth will be joining us on the Children's Corner this Saturday, May 25 at 8 a.m. We will have a lively conversation about Windows, Mirrors and Sliding Glass Doors — diversity in children's books. -
Bill Harley returns to Montana for a week of concerts and to celebrate 50 years of Children’s Programming on Montana Public Radio. Concerts begin May 11 in locations across western Montana. -
Saddle Up! Join us Friday, December 22 at 4 p.m.on The Pea Green Boat for our yearly broadcast of Stubby Pringle’s Christmas by Jack Schaefer, brought to life for us by Richard Dunn. -
Join us on the Children’s Corner this Saturday as we conclude our reading our Home of the Brave and host a visit by #1 New York Times best selling author and Newbery Medal-winning author Katherine Applegate. -
Join us this Saturday, February 4th at 8 a.m. on the Children's Corner as we begin our reading of Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate. -
Katie Stone from The Children’s Hour will join us live on The Children’s Corner to introduce us to and share excepts from her six-part podcast, A Brief History of the American Southwest for Kids.
