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Blue Mic Radio Talks Fashion on Hartford's Pratt Street

Connecticut Public Radio | By Catie Talarski
Published May 13, 2014 at 9:09 AM EDT
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Student David interviews Stuart Miller on Pratt Street.
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Pratt Street in downtown Hartford has several small storefronts.
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Students at the Journalism and Media Academy in Hartford took to Pratt Street downtown recently to talk to people on the street about fashion. 

JMA's Blue Mic Radio teamed up with the Learning Lab at Connecticut Public Broadcasting to interview local business owners and models about Hartford's style, and their own. They were previewing an upcoming fashion show and party on May 17 called Hartford Has Style.

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Keith Claytor talks fashion outside the NIRO storefront with Blue Mic Radio on Pratt Street.
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Student Greidy and Learning Lab fellow Frank Wallace work with a camera on Pratt Street.
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Student Nardia interviews Julie Ramirez on a mini red carpet on Pratt Street.
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Fashion on display at NIRO on Pratt Street.
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Student Nardia interviews Joe Jones about fashion on Pratt Street.
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Greidy holds a recorder on Pratt Street.

WNPR's Where We Live featured an excerpt from Blue Mic Radio's latest podcast, all about fashion and individuality. Listen to the segment below:

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Catie Talarski was a senior director of storytelling and radio programming at Connecticut Public.
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