StoryCorps in the News
2010
StoryCorps featured at PodPourri, Wed., Jan. 27 from 7-11pm at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn
PodPourri presents a live variety show for the digital age
The Miami Herald, January 7, 2010
StoryCorps project allows locals to tell stories for all to hear
2009
Forbes Magazine, December 21, 2009
The Procrastinator’s Gift List
BBC World Service Documentary, December 4, 2009
The Conversation of Your Life
O, The Oprah Magazine, December 1, 2009
Story Time
AARP, December 1, 2009
Share and Save Family Stories
Good Morning America, November 28, 2009
Listening to Family Can Be Most Priceless Gift of All
NPR, November 27, 2009
StoryCorps’ National Day of Listening 2009 on NPR
The Associated Press, November 26, 2009
National Day of Listening promotes oral history
BBC World Service – Outlook, November 26, 2009
StoryCorps & Your Best Listener
The Dallas Morning News, November 26, 2009
Listen up: It’s the National Day of Listening!
The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, November 25, 2009
Thanks for Listening
New Jersey Star-Ledger, November 25, 2009
StoryCorps’ National Day of Listening unleashes audio history
Country Living, November 1, 2009
Relatively Speaking
Guideposts Magazine, November 1, 2009
StoryCorps National Day of Listening
The Washington Post, September 30, 2009
Salazars Reminisce About Colorado Childhood (audio)
CNN.com, September 25, 2009
Oral histories project turns attention to Latinos (video)
Hearst Newspapers, September 25, 2009
Hispanics get chance to tell life stories
The Associated Press, September 24, 2009
New project seeks US Latinos’ oral histories
Reuters, September 24, 2009
StoryCorps Launches Historias
Latino USA with Maria Hinojosa, September 24, 2009
StoryCorps Historias partners with Latino USA to celebrate the stories (audio)
Montrose Daily Press. Montrose, CO. August 22, 2009
Oral history project comes to Montrose
Erie Times-News. Erie, PA. July 31, 2009
StoryCorps Recording starts at Perry Square
The News Tribune. Tacoma, WA. June 7, 2009
StoryCorps gathers tales across Western states
The Register Guard. Eugene, OR. May 8, 2009
Extraordinary, everyday stories
VOA News. May 4, 2009
With open mic, listening heart, David Isay celebrates Americans’ stories
My Midwest. May 1, 2009
Success stories
KUED Utah Now. Salt Lake City, UT. May 1, 2009
StoryCorps (video/audio)
Guideposts.com. April 30, 2009
Tell me a story
KWMU St. Louis on the Air. St. Louis, MO. April 1, 2009
Talking about cancer and StoryCorps (audio)
Napa Valley Register. Napa Valley, CA. March 27, 2009
Nonprofit chronicles life stories of locals
KUT 90.5 FM. Austin, TX. March 26, 2009
StoryCorps comes to Austin again (audio)
BBC News Magazine. March 20, 2009
Does everyone have a story to tell?
ABC World News with Charles Gibson. March 18, 2009
Saving memories from Alzheimer’s reach
Newsweek. February 7, 2009
Stop me if you’ve heard this one
The Dutch Harbor Fisherman. Anchorage, AK. February 5, 2009
Unalaskans make history go further
Green Valley News. Green Valley, AZ. January 20, 2009
StoryCorps project shares lives
New Haven Register. New Haven, CT. January 19, 2009
Seniors preserve life memories
CBS 10Connects. Tampa, FL. January 15, 2009
StoryCorps listens to your story (video)
NBC Arkansas Matters. Little Rock, AR. January 14, 2009
Preserving life stories forever (video)
The Villager. New York, NY. January 7, 2009
The greatest story never told
Juneau Empire. Juneau, AK. January 7, 2009
StoryCorps captures voices of Juneau history
Channel 4 News KVOA. Tucson, AZ. January 7, 2009
Group lets Tucsonans record their stories
Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, AZ. January 6, 2009
StoryCorps: The conversation of a lifetime (photo/audio slide show)
New Haven Register. New Haven, CT. January 5, 2009
Ordinary people talking: StoryCorps captures heartfelt moments in time
2008
Alameda Sun. Alameda, CA. December 25, 2008
The gift of good listening
Des Moines Register. Des Moines, IA. December 19, 2008
Stories bring meaning to the holidays
Tampa Tribune. Tampa, FL. December 11, 2008
StoryCorps to collect interviews in Tampa
Capital City Weekly. Juneau, AK. December 10, 2008
Nationwide oral history project comes to Juneau
The State. Columbia, SC. November 28, 2008
Listening is at the heart of the newest national holiday
USA Today. November 28, 2008
Families collect oral histories on National Day of Listening
San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, CA. November 28, 2008
Oral history project: Small stories, big impact
Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. November 28, 2008
Listen up
Tulsa World. Tulsa, OK. November 27, 2008
Traveler at home in Tulsa
Boston Globe. Boston, MA. November 26, 2008
Taking the time to listen
Associated Press. November 25, 2008
On Black Friday, a ‘National Day of Listening’
The Recorder. Greenfield, MA. November 22, 2008
StoryCorps collects local treasures
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 20, 2008.
Daniel Rubin: Memories fade, but still endure
Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, FL. November 2, 2008
Listening is an act of love
The Arctic Sounder. Anchorage, AK. October 30, 2008
Speak up, Barrow; StoryCorps is listening
Anchorage Daily News. Anchorage, AK. October 26, 2008
StoryCorps on quest to compile Native oral histories
The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California. San Francisco, CA. October 24, 2008
Storytelling booth comes to CJM for a year
The Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, FL. October 23, 2008
Stories worth preserving
The Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, FL. October 18, 2008
Projects like StoryCorps shed light on the importance of oral history
Talk of the Nation on NPR. October 15, 2008
StoryCorps chronicles hard times in Roanoke, Va.(audio)
The Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, FL. October 4, 2008
StoryCorps to air stories of North Central Fla.
The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, VA. October 4, 2008
Telling their stories
Associated Press. October 1, 2008
StoryCorps: Ordinary folks telling tales a big hit
The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, IA. September 30, 2008
Iowa City flood victims share memories
Peoria Journal Star. Peoria, IL. September 25, 2008
Telling life’s stories
The Butler Collegian. Indianapolis, IN. September 24, 2008
StoryCorps founder promotes engaging personal interaction
New York Times. New York, NY. September 16, 2008
The Lincoln Center turns 50 and prepares a party
Denver Post. Denver, CO. September 16, 2008
Everyone has a story
American Farm Bureau Federation. September 15, 2008
The conversation of a lifetime
Democracy Now! New York, NY. September 11, 2008
On 7th Anniversary of 9/11, Voices from StoryCorps Recordings of Friends, Kin of Victims Killed in the Attacks
New School Free Press. New York, NY. September 10, 2008
Share your life story
The Press-Citizen. Iowa City, Iowa. September 4, 2008
Participants sought for local StoryCorps flood stories project
The Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. September 2, 2008
Family preserving history
Duluth News Tribune. Grand Rapids, Minnesota. August 31, 2008
Public radio’s ‘StoryCorps’ wants to hear your stories
Grand Rapids Herald-Review. Grand Rapids, Minnesota. August 25, 2008
StoryCorps aims to collect real-life interviews from ordinary Americans
The Timberjay Newspapers. Ely, Tower, and Cook, Minnesota. August 18, 2008
StoryCorps project coming to NE Minnesota
The Arctic Sounder. Anchorage, Alaska. August 14, 2008
Alaskans’ history gets new hearing
The Grand Junction Free Press. Grand Junction, Colorado. August 13, 2008
Grand Valley families record life stories for oral history project
The Rocky Mountain News. Denver, Colorado. August 4, 2008
Public radio will air stories from StoryCorps
The Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. July 20, 2008
StoryCorps booth comes to Springfield
Denver Post. Denver, Colorado. July 18, 2008
Tell me a story
The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. July 17, 2008
StoryCorps parks in Buffalo to collect prized American tales
University at Buffalo Reporter. Buffalo, New York. July 10, 2008
StoryCorps oral history project coming to Buffalo
Laramie Boomerang. Laramie, Wyoming. July 7, 2008
Sharing their stories
Buffalo Rising. Buffalo, New York. July 7, 2008
StoryCorps is coming to town
The Glens Falls Post-Star. Glens Falls, New York. July 3, 2008
Saving their stories
The Glens Falls Post-Star. Glens Falls, New York. July 2, 2008
StoryCorps in area to help preserve memories
Christian Science Monitor. July 2, 2008
Going the Extra Mile
Plattsburg Press-Republican. Canton, New York. June 24, 2008
StoryCorps makes a 10-day stop in the Adirondacks
Laramie Boomerang. Laramie, Wyoming. June 22, 2008
Everyone has a story to tell
Dayton Daily News. Cincinnati, Ohio. June 15, 2008
NPR sponsors effort to record stories of average people
Boise Weekly. Boise, Idaho. June 11, 2008
Everyone has a tale to tell
Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 8, 2008
Idaho StoryCorps is creating a ‘culture of listening’
Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. June 5, 2008
Project is seeking ’snapshot’
Week-tv. Peoria, Illinois. June 5, 2008
Telling their story
Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. June 5, 2008
The stories they did tell
Plattsburgh Press Republican. Canton, New York. June 3, 2008
StoryCorps to visit Saranac Lake
Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia. June 2, 2008
Group to collect stories of S.W. Va.
Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. May 15, 2008
Share your life story with NPR
Local12.com. Cincinnati, Ohio. May 15, 2008
StoryCorps preserving local history
WCPO/ABC. Cincinnati, Ohio. May 15, 2008
StoryCorps makes month-long stop at Museum Center
Abilene Reporter News. Abilene, Texas. May 15, 2008
The pain never leaves you
Blackvoices. University of Southern California. May 11, 2008
Telling your mother’s story
ABC News10. Sacramento, California. May 10, 2008
Sacramentans sharing life stories for future generations
Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. May 8, 2008
Oral history effort holds interviews at Enfield Library
Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 28, 2008
‘Everybody’s story matters’: Oral history project comes to Boise
The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. April 27, 2008
NPR wants your story
Baker Orange. Baldwin City, Kansas. April 25, 2008
Students, professors record memories for StoryCorps
San Mateo County Times. San Mateo, California. April 24, 2008
Passover celebrates history through tales
The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. April 21, 2008
StoryCorps trailer rolls into Sacramento
The News Journal. Georgetown, Delaware. April 19, 2008
Storytelling studio sets up shop in Del.
Delmarva Daily Times. Delmarva, Delaware. April 12, 2008
NPR fosters storytelling: StoryCorps call for Delmarva residents to share history
The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, California. April 10, 2008
National oral history project comes to Sacramento
Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. April 6, 2008
With a microphone, memories saved
Cape Gazette. Cape Region, Delaware. March 31, 2008
StoryCorps to record oral histories in Georgetown in April
Sun Journal. New Bern, North Carolina. March 28, 2008
Want to tell your story? Oral history project may want to preserve it
The News Journal. Georgetown, Delaware. March 27, 2008
Sussex: StoryCorps to record oral histories at Del Tech
Reporter News. Abilene, Texas. March 20, 2008
StoryCorps can make you pals for posterity
Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. March 18, 2008
Boise State Radio has worked to bring NPR hosts, a quiz show and an oral history program to town
Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. March 12, 2008
A chance for people to tell their story
Outer Banks Sentinel. Outer Banks, North Carolina. February 28, 2008
Unique local stories sought by visiting StoryCorps
Camp Lejeune Globe. Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. February 28, 2008
StoryCorps to visit Camp Lejeune
The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. February 17, 2008
Library sound booth transforms lives into legacies
Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. February 9, 2008
In sound booth, lives become legacy
San Antonio Express-News. San Antonio, Texas. February 8, 2008
For generations as yet unborn, voices tell stories of their lives
LA Weekly Columns. Los Angeles, California. February 6, 2008
StoryCorps’ oral historians: Lift every voice
Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. February 6, 2008
Team on cross-country story search
Citizen-Times.com. Asheville, North Carolina. January, 29, 2008
Rescuing memories: Project aims to capture, record fading life stories
Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. January 28, 2008
StoryCorps founder finds new reasons to listen every day
Los Angeles Time. Los Angeles, California. January 25, 2008
Collecting L.A’s life stories, one person at a time
The Boston Globe. Boston. Massachusetts. January 18, 2008
Turning a page to save stories for posterity
The Hornet Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. January 13, 2008
StoryCorps Griot stops at ASU to record oral histories
The Emporia Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. January 12, 2008
Everyone has a story to tell
Citizen-Times.com. Asheville, North Carolina. January 9, 2008
StoryCorps coming to MemoryCare
The Gazette. Montreal, Canada. January 7, 2008
People bowl you over with their tales
Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. January 6, 2008
StoryCorps turns attention from celebrities to everyday folks
Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. January 6, 2008
StoryCorps: Personal histories as reality radio
2007
ABC.com. December 19, 2007
Excerpt: ‘Listening Is an Act of Love’
Denver Post. Denver, Colorado. December 15, 2007
Preserving our history
Time.com. December 11, 2007
Philadelphia Daily News. December 10, 2007
These Philadelphians are making history
The Epoch Times. November 30, 2007
StoryCorps: ‘Listening Is an Act of Love’
The Argonaut, Santa Monica, California. November 21, 2007
KCRW brings ‘StoryCorps’ MobileBooth to 3rd Street (pdf)
USA Today. November 20, 2007
‘Listening’ a page-turner packed with historic revelations
The Village Voice, New York, New York. November 20, 2007
Headless models and disembodied voices at Grand Central
Tennessean.com. Nashville, Tennessee. November 18, 2007
Project preserves of black history memories
WMCTV.com. Memphis, Tennessee. November 17, 2007
StoryCorps project preserves memories of black history
Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. November 11, 2007
Collection of StoryCorps segments riveting, moving
The Star-Ledger. Newark, New Jersey. November 11, 2007
Corps curriculum
St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. November 11, 2007
Whatever happened to…the man who got people talking
The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. November 10, 2007
For posterity, taking stories to Sacred Heart
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 9, 2007
Program’s creator began by listening
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 9, 2007
Ordinary folk, extraordinary stories
WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show. New York, New York. November 8, 2007
Hearing with a heart
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. November 8, 2007
Powerful experiences unfold on the pages of ‘Listening Is an Act of Love’
NPR.org. November 8, 2007
StoryCorps: ‘Listening Is an Act of Love’
Aging Today. San Francisco, California. July-August, 2007
NPR’s StoryCorps initiative helps preserve fading memories (pdf)
The Cape Cod Times. Cape Cod, Massachusetts. June 1, 2007
StoryCorps collects, archives Cape tales
MSNBC.com. April 12, 2007
Capturing history?one voice at a time (with video)
The Hill. Washington, D.C. April 4, 2007
Lawmakers find deeper meaning in personal stories
The Star-Ledger. Newark, New Jersey. April 2, 2007
In 40 minutes, stories of a lifetime
The Independent Weekly. Lafayette, Louisiana. January 31, 2007
What’s Your Story?
NY1. New York, New York. January 23, 2007
Website Records Oral History Of America Through Personal Stories
The Journal Times. Racine, Wisconsin. January 21, 2007
StoryCorps records the tales of the ordinary American
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. January 20, 2007
This is your life, Milwaukee residents
2006
The Baltimore Examiner. Baltimore, Maryland. October 27, 2006
NPR’s StoryCorps brings soundstage to Inner Harbor
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 15, 2006
Stories to tell
The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 3, 2006
Everyday people get a vehicle for life stories
The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 25, 2006
Capturing everyday stories seeks to preserve traditions
WNYC. New York, New York. September 11, 2006
9/11 Stories on The Brian Lehrer Show (with audio)
Channel 7 Eyewitness News. New York, New York. September 9, 2006
Recording the stories of the victims of terrorism (with video)
The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 7, 2006
If you’ve got stories to tell, WBUR would like to hear them
The New York Sun. New York, New York. September 6, 2006
Audio Recordings of September 11 Memories Being Collected
NY1. New York, New York. September 5, 2006
World Trade Center Memorial Museum Announces StoryCorps Project (with video)
International Herald Tribune. Paris, France. September 5, 2006
Oral histories at WTC museum will keep stories alive
Portland Press Herald. Portland, Maine. September 1, 2006
Grass-roots history
Portland Press Herald. Portland, Maine. August 13, 2006
Project to let Mainers tell – and save – stories
WCAX-TV News. Burlington, Vermont. August 3, 2006
Public Radio Brings Oral History to Vermont
Out in the Mountains. Burlington, Vermont. August, 2006
StoryCorps Comes to Town
Missouri Valley Times-News. Missouri Valley, Iowa. July 17, 2006
The People’s Business – An opportunity to tell your story
Columbia Journalism Review. New York, New York. July/August 2006
Other Voices
Quad City Times. Davenport, Iowa. July 11, 2006
The People’s Business: StoryCorps collects oral histories in Iowa
Rocky Mountain News. Denver Colorado. June 9, 2006
Tom Sutherland’s story a tight fit for 40-minute CD
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 9, 2006
Folks invited to record their oral histories with the StoryCorps
WTAE-TV. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 6, 2006
StoryCorps to Record Pittsburgh’s History
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 5, 2006
StoryCorps project records everyday people
Current. Tacoma Park, Maryland. May 30, 2006
StoryCorps puts flesh on the bones of history
NPR.org. May 23, 2006
StoryCorps Founder David Isay
Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. April 18, 2006
Everyday people tell their stories in nationwide audio project
The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. March 9, 2006
NPR wants to hear Arizonan’s stories
Democracy Now! New York, New York. February 28, 2006
National Oral History Project StoryCorps Travels America, Recording Stories of Ordinary People
The Argonaut. Marina del Rey, California. February 16, 2006
StoryCorps national oral history project currently in Santa Monica
Village Voice. New York, New York. February 14, 2006
Elegy for a Cabbie – A veteran driver who fought the Nazis in Europe and the bosses at home
San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego, California. February 10, 2006
Mobile studio travels nation as part of oral history project
LA Weekly. Los Angeles, California. January 25, 2006
Auto-Iconography
The LookOut News. Santa Monica, California. January 24, 2006
Telling Stories of Our Lives
St. Petersburg Press. St. Petersburg, Florida. January 17, 2006
You talk, they listen
2005
Memphis Flyer. Memphis, Tennessee. October 28, 2005
Do Tell – StoryCorps travels across the country gathering extraordinary stories from ordinary people
Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 20, 2005
The Way We Were – Oral histories provide a colorful link to our past, and they’re relatively easy for each of us to do
The Stockton Record. Stockton, California. October 16, 2005
StoryCorps gives public the chance to tell their stories in their own words
Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. October 13, 2005
National oral history project will roll into Medford
The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Sept 25, 2005
Project collects the stories of regular people
The Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago, Illinois. Sept 5, 2005
Oral histories from ‘everyday people’ immortalized
