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  2. Learning English (version of English) - Wikipedia

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    Learning English (previously known as Special English) is a controlled version of the English language first used on October 19, 1959, and still presented daily by the United States broadcasting service Voice of America (VOA). World news and other programs are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. Reporters avoid idioms and use a core ...

  3. Voice of America - Wikipedia

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    www.voanews.com. Voice of America (VOA or VoA) is an international radio broadcasting state media network funded by the United States of America. It is the largest and oldest of the U.S. international broadcasters. [4][5][6] VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 48 languages, which it distributes to affiliate stations around the world. [7]

  4. Specialized English - Wikipedia

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    Specialized English is a controlled version of the English language used for radio broadcasting, easier for non-native speakers of English. It is derived from Voice of America (VoA) Special English . Specialized English was developed initially by Feba Radio in the UK, but Feba ceased direct involvement in 2009.

  5. English as a Second Language Podcast - Wikipedia

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    English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcast is a web-based English language-learning podcast. It is the first and longest-running English language learning podcast on the Internet. It was launched in July 2005 by two former university professors, Dr. Jeff McQuillan and Dr. Lucy Tse of the Center for Educational Development in Los Angeles ...

  6. Thomas Fletcher (diplomat) - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Stuart Francis "Tom" Fletcher CMG (born 27 March 1975) is the Principal of Hertford College, Oxford. He was formerly a British diplomat, a writer, and a campaigner. From 2011 to 2015, he was the British Ambassador to Lebanon. [1][2] He is a visiting professor at New York University and author of The Naked Diplomat (2016) and " Ten ...

  7. Willis Conover - Wikipedia

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    Died. May 17, 1996. (1996-05-17) (aged 75) Alexandria, Virginia, US [1] Occupation (s) Broadcaster, producer. Willis Clark Conover, Jr. (December 18, 1920 – May 17, 1996) was a jazz producer and broadcaster on the Voice of America for over forty years. He produced jazz concerts at the White House, the Newport Jazz Festival, and for movies and ...

  8. Georges Collinet - Wikipedia

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    From 1965 until the late 1990s, Collinet hosted a hugely popular morning show broadcast by Voice of America which had over 120 million daily listeners. He is widely considered the best-known and most famous broadcaster on the African continent. Most, if not all, of his work focuses on Africa. He has broadcast in French and English. [3]

  9. Noel King (broadcast journalist) - Wikipedia

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    Noel King is a co-host and editorial director of the podcast and radio show Today Explained for Vox. She is a graduate of Brown University, and comes from Kerhonkson, New York. [1] King began working in radio in 2004 in Khartoum as a freelance journalist for the Voice of America. [2] She also worked for Public Radio International's The World ...