The BBC looks ahead to 2016

KALW | By Matt Martin

Published December 30, 2015 at 7:38 AM PST

Owen Bennett-Jones and leading BBC correspondents discuss and give their predictions about what will shape the world in the year ahead.

Owen is joined by BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet who has spent the year reporting from across the globe. North America Editor Jon Sopel looks ahead to next year's US Presidential election and discusses who he thinks will win the race for the White House. Joining them are the BBC's most experienced diplomatic correspondents, James Robbins and Bridget Kendall. Last year, Bridget predicted that 2015 would be a year of shocking terrorist activities in Europe and a big year for the Pope. What will she and the other correspondents predict for 2016?

Listen now on the BBC's website.

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Matt Martin

Matt Martin was KALW’s general manager from 2006 through 2018. Under his leadership, KALW grew into one of the most productive and innovative stations in public radio. Programs launched at KALW during Matt’s tenure as GM include the award-winning local newsmagazine Crosscurrents, the design podcast 99% Invisible, and the Spanish-language narrative journalism program Radio Ambulante. He helped create the station’s Audio Academy, a year-long program aimed at developing new talents in public radio, and led the first broad-based strategic planning process in the station’s history.

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