Griot Tour History
StoryCorps Griot began as a one-year initiative funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to collect the stories of 1,750 African Americans.
On February 7, 2007, we launched the GriotBooth – an Airstream trailer outfitted with a traveling recording studio – with a press conference
in Washington, D.C. The Griot Tour ended on February 16, 2008 in Montgomery,
Alabama. StoryCorps partnered with groups and organizations all over the country
to record over 1,800 stories of African Americans across the country.
Read press from our year-long tour and follow the travels of the GriotBooth and its facilitators on the StoryCorps Griot blog. Or click on a city name below to view blog posts from that location.
| City | Booth open | Radio partner | Reservations open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | May 20 - June 26, 2010 | KUNM | NOW |
| Chicago, IL | May 20 - June 26, 2010 | Radio Arte | NOW |
| Fort Wayne, IN | July 9 - Aug. 1, 2010 | Northeast Indiana Public Radio | July 22, 2010 |
| State College, PA | Aug. 5 - Sept. 4, 2010 | WPSU | July 22, 2010 |
