Category: Work

Sam Reed, a mortician and the caretaker of Atlanta's historic Oakland Cemetery, talks about how his interest in the funeral business started at a young age.

Recorded in partnership with WABE in Atlanta, GA.

53-year-old Willie Jefferson tells Chloe Smith, a student at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School, about the 23 years he has worked there as a custodian.

Recorded in partnership with WABE in Atlanta, GA.

Sharon Holley, a retired librarian, tells her husband, Kenneth, about preparing for her career at an early age. Holley operated Harambee Books and Crafts, a community black bookstore, for 29 years in Buffalo, NY.

Recorded in partnership with WBFO in Buffalo, NY.

Ironworkers Kerry Davis (L) and Ken Hopper (R), who have been working together for 25 years, talk about rescuing suicide jumpers on the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Recorded in in partnership with the Contemporary Jewish Museum and KALW in San Francisco, CA.

Sarafina Viviano asks her mother, Dana, about her work as a cancer nurse.

Recorded in partnership with the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

Lawrence Anthony (L), who has been cutting hair for over 60 years, and fellow barber David Shirley (R), talk about their work. For more photos, click here.

Recorded in Drexel, NC.

Johnny Bradley tells his daughter Kathy about growing up in Georgia as the son of a sharecropper.

Recorded in Savannah, GA.

Retired newspaperman Ed Pierce talks to his grandson, Scott, and his daughter, Rebecca, about working as managing editor of the Miami News.

Recorded in Gainesville, FL.

90-year-old Bill Schifrin tells his son-in-law, Herman Rotenberg, about making his living as a wedding ring salesman.

Recorded in New York, NY.

James Bost remembers his father, a salesman during the Great Depression, in an interview with his son Doug.

Recorded in New York, NY.