Smart City Radio
Show nameSmart City Radio
Other namesSmart City
FormatTalk radio
Runtimeca. 50 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Home stationWKNO-FM
SyndicatesNPR
PresenterCarol Coletta
ProducerScotty Iseri
Executive producerCarol Coletta
Record locationChicago, Illinois
First aired2001
Last airedpresent
Audio formatMono
Opentheme"Smart City"
Website[1]
Podcast[2]

Smart City is a weekly radio show broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States. Smart City is a weekly, hour-long public radio interview show that takes an in-depth look at urban life, the people, places, ideas and trends shaping cities, hosted by Carol Coletta.[1]

Host

Carol Coletta is president and CEO of CEOs for Cities and host and executive producer of the nationally syndicated public radio show Smart City.[2][3] Before moving to Chicago to become CEOs for Cities, Coletta served as president of Coletta & Company in Memphis.[4][5] In addition, she served as executive director of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design, a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, United States Conference of Mayors and American Architectural Foundation.[6]

Format

Smart City consists of two interviews with guests on topics pertaining to city life, urbanism, architecture and public policy. Regular segments include a news brief from the assistant editor of Planetizen.com, Nate Berg, and an essay from J. Walker Smith. Occasionally, Smart City will air pieces on city life, events, or other items of interest. The show is pre-recorded, and also available as a podcast.

Staff and contributors

  • Carol Coletta - host - executive producer
  • Scotty Iseri - producer - contributing editor
  • Nate Berg - correspondent: Planetizen.com
  • J. Walker Smith - contributor: City Views
  • Otis White: - former contributor

The show's theme was composed for the program by Robby Grant and Steve Selvidge.

References

  1. ^ "Carol Coletta | Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow". Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  2. ^ "2024 Carol Coletta | asla.org". www.asla.org. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  3. ^ alley. "Knight welcomes Carol Coletta as new vice president". Knight Foundation. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  4. ^ "Art Davis to serve as acting CEO of Memphis River Parks Partnership as Carol Coletta departs". localmemphis.com. 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  5. ^ Mehr, Bob. "Carol Coletta to leave Memphis River Parks Partnership, hailed for work on Tom Lee Park". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  6. ^ "How Memphis, Tennessee is transforming its riverfront to work for all". Brookings. Retrieved 2025-10-23.