Jeremy in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Obama reaches out to the young with first weekly YouTube talk
By Bob Albrecht
POST-DISPATCH WASHINGTON BUREAU
Sunday, Nov. 16 2008

President-elect Barack Obama delivered the weekly Democratic
address on YouTube on Saturday, speaking not just on radio
but — a presidential first — in an Internet video as well.

The YouTube address was the first step of an administration
which promises to operate with unprecedented transparency
and to keep the new and young voters drawn to his candidacy
engaged in his presidency.

Obama also plans to take part in question-and-answer
sessions posted on YouTube, a transition spokesman said.
"I think the analogy is both obvious and awesome," said
Jeremy Grace, a Rice University professor and political expert.
"This is FDR's (President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt's) fireside chats for the 21st century.
Above and beyond sort of changing into the YouTube format,
I think you could speak pretty easily to the fact that
seeing someone makes you more likely to trust that person.
I think he's going to be using this medium to do what FDR
did and reach people directly during rather tumultuous times."

Grace said by delivering the "Appleside or laptop-side chats,"
over the YouTube format, the promise of inclusion Obama
touted throughout his campaign continues into his
administration.

"From the very beginning, Obama wanted a true grass-roots
movement, and this sustains that," Grace said.

In the four-minute address, Obama discussed the global
financial forum under way in Washington and said he intends
to work with world leaders to shore up the global economy.

"And yet, as we act in concert with other nations, we must
also act immediately here at home to address America's own
economic crisis," Obama said.

Obama urged Congress to address the nation's still-ailing
economy when it reconvenes this week.

"If Congress does not pass an immediate plan that gives the
economy the boost it needs, I will make it my first
order of business as president," Obama said.

The significance of the address goes beyond the message
to Obama's trailblazing use of the medium to deliver it.

More than 23 million people under 30 voted in the
presidential election, splitting 2-1 in Obama's favor.
Obama wants to keep young people engaged. Using
YouTube and other "new media" is one way to do that, said
Kat Barr, the political outreach director with the Rock
the Vote campaign.

"I think that there's a huge opportunity to continue the
robust youth involvement in the campaign into governing with
things like YouTube and other new media," Barr said.

"The important thing, just as in campaigns, with any
government official is that it's important to combine the
use of new media with substantive action on issues," she
said. "Number one, is to address the issues they got out
and voted on, things like Iraq, college affordability,
health care and other issues that young people care about."

Peter Boumgarden, 25, a medical student at Washington
University, said he watched the address.

He added he intends to make Obama's weekly presidential
address part of his weekend routine. "I don't think I've
ever listened to a Democratic address," Boumgarden said.
"Our generation doesn't listen to radio, or tap into it as
much as we do the YouTube format."

Obama will have to go beyond a radio address on YouTube
to provide the increased transparency he says he'll bring
to office, said Ellen Miller, director of the nonpartisan
Sunlight Foundation, a Washington-based think tank
that focuses on open government.

"Transparency is a nice four-syllable word, but there
has to be more substance behind it," Miller said.

Super Cool!

HOW COOL!!!

So I did an interview with local news 2 yesterday and it got picked up on MSNBC. Yahoo!!! In actuality, the interview was pretty in-depth but they cut it into what I think are two pretty meaningless sound bites but whatever...I made national news, check it out.

Political signs defaced on Election Day
Jeremy Grace, associate director of academic advising, is quoted in an article and story on Election Day vandalism.
MSNBC.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27543936/
KPRC-TV
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Discussing the Obamercial on KPFT

KPFT-FM
Jeremy Grace, associate director of academic advising, is interviewed on presidential candidate Barack Obama's infomercial.
http://www.rice.edu/nationalmedia/multimedia/2008-10-29-grace-kpft

Here is Rice Media's Story on me being a prize

www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=11684&SnID=13040045

Another Interview on KPFT

KPFT-FM
Jeremy Grace, associate director of academic advising, is interviewed on political endorsements. The interview begins approximately two minutes into the clip.
http://archive.kpft.org/mp3/081020_170001news.MP3

Morgan says my last few lines could be interpreted in the wrong way...and it is pretty darn funny.

Another New News Interview

KPFT-FM
Jeremy Grace, associate director of academic advising, is interviewed on the final presidential debate between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain. The interview begins approximately two minutes into the clip.
http://archive.kpft.org/mp3/081016_170001news.MP3

New Link to Jeremy in the News

KPFT-FM
Jeremy Grace, associate director of academic advising, is interviewed on the final presidential debate between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain.
http://archive.kpft.org/mp3/081015_170001news.MP3

I Have Never Been A Prize Before

You will all get a real kick out of this one. As you know I have done many interviews with KPFT over the last few months discussing the election and especially the presidential debates. Well, KPFT just so happens to be doing their fund drive right now and they have asked me to be an “incentive.”

Yes, they are actually saying this on the radio…one of their incentive prizes for contributing to KPFT is the chance to get an invitation to an election night party where contributors will get a chance to meet the entire KPFT news team and watch the election results with people like “Political Communications Expert Jeremy Grace.” I was listening to the radio yesterday and almost had to pull over when I heard my name being offered as an incentive prize. For those of you who know me I am sure you will agree that you would NEVER actually pay money to hang out with me at a bar and talk politics.

It’s just so surreal/funny…and yet kind of a really cool honor also.

So give money to KPFT and hang out with me ☺…I’ll be nice, I promise.

More Media links from Jeremy

Jeremy Grace, associate director of academic advising, was interviewed by KPFT and Channel 2 on the debate between presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. The KPFT interview begins approximately two minutes into the clip. Grace was also interviewed on Associated Press Radio, but a link to this broadcast is not available.
KPFT-FM
http://archive.kpft.org/mp3/081008_170001news.MP3
KPRC-TV
http://www.click2houston.com/politics/17611871/detail.html

Jeremy on the Radio

KPFT-FM
Jeremy Grace, associate director of academic advising, is interviewed on the debate between presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.
http://archive.kpft.org/mp3/081007_170001news.MP3

Ongoing List of Recent Interviews

KTRH (AM 740 Clear Channel)
9/24/08
10/1/08
10/2/08
10/13/08
10/14/08

KUHF (88.7 National Public Radio)
10/7/08

KPFT (FM 90.1 Pacifica Radio)
8/27/08
8/28/08
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9/24/08
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KPRC Channel 2 (NBC)
9/4/08
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10/2/08
10/15/08
11/04/08

Associated Press (800 Stations)
10/2/08
10/7/08

Some links to Jeremy on the news

KPRC-TV
Jeremy Grace, associate director of academic advising, is quoted in two Channel 2 stories on the vice-presidential debate between Sen. Joe Biden and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Grace was also interviewed by KPFT-FM, KTRH-AM and Associated Press Radio on the same subject. Links to the KTRH-AM and Associated Press Radio clips are not available.

The KPFT-FM interview begins approximately five minutes into the clip.

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KPFT-FM
http://archive.kpft.org/mp3/081002_170001news.MP3