StoryCorps Alumni: Continuing the Conversation

March 2, 2011

IN THIS ISSUE:

Spotlight on StoryCorps Atlanta

Alumni Share

Listen to Stories

The mission of StoryCorps is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives.

Major funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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Additional support for StoryCorps is provided by:

  • The Atlantic Philanthropies
  • The Ford Foundation
  • The Kaplen Foundation
  • The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • Joe and Carol Reich

We are proud of our national partnerships with NPR and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress:

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Dear StoryCorps Alum,

As a StoryCorps Alum, you know firsthand how special it was to record your own story, and how transformative that experience was for you and your interview partner.

StoryCorps also serves communities across the country by recording, sharing, and preserving stories through meaningful partnerships in the small towns and big cities we visit. In this issue, we're highlighting StoryCorps Atlanta, which has had a tremendous impact and presence in the greater Atlanta community through partnerships with local nonprofits, radio stations, and public libraries.

Whether you did your StoryCorps interview in 2003 or 2011, we hope you'll write in and let us know how StoryCorps has impacted your life, and your community.

Warmly,

christa

Christa Orth
StoryCorps Alumni Coordinator
646-723-7020 ext. 77
alumni@storycorps.org HrSPOTLIGHT ON STORYCORPS ATLANTA

 We're thrilled to report that last week, StoryCorps Atlanta received the Civic League for Regional Atlanta's Regional Excellence Award for our extraordinary commitment to creating a better community.

StoryCorps Atlanta was honored with this award because since 2009 we have recorded, shared, and preserved the stories of hundreds of Atlantans and others who have driven from cities and towns all over the South to record their stories. StoryCorps Atlanta has also served dozens of nonprofits by recording interviews with their clients and constituents, including Atlanta Community Food Bank, Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse, Sagal Radio Services, AIDS Memorial Quilt, VOX Teen Communications, and Piedmont Cancer Wellness Center.

StoryCorps Atlanta is reaching out to people who don't often have their stories heard. Read about these transformative recording sessions on the StoryCorps blog.

StoryCorps Atlanta shares these stories through our radio partner and studio host, WABE, which edits and broadcasts meaningful story clips every week. And soon, StoryCorps Atlanta archives will be available at the Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library System. Stay tuned for details!

StoryCorps could not bring these significant services to communities across the country without the support of our donors and sponsors. We would like to acknowledge and thank the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta for their recent, generous grant for StoryCorps Atlanta.

Alicia Phillip, president of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, says, "The Community Foundation believes the type of storytelling and historical perspective captured by StoryCorps Atlanta is a significant asset to our region, and we want to ensure its success. We are investing in this effort because of the value created by sharing stories of individuals and nonprofits that are having a significant impact on communities and people's lives."

If you would like to record a story or bring StoryCorps Atlanta to your organization, please contact Amanda Plumb at aplumb@storycorps.org.     

 

HrAlumni Share

 
StoryCorps Alumni

Interviewing my mother was a pleasure, and both of us were instantly at ease in the StoryCorps setting. Our time spent together was, in a word, uplifting. Each time I listen to our recording, I tear up. I am so fortunate to have been able to do this. This is one of the best gifts I have ever given myself.

Lori Hoke (L), with mother Rose Anne Mulville Appleby
Phoenix, AZ


StoryCorps Alumni

I recorded a story with my son, Pedro. It was wonderful to express myself to my son - in my everyday life I forget to tell him how grateful I am to have him and how proud I am that he is the first to attend college in my family. We played the CD for my husband and he was almost in tears.

Alicia Villanueva (L), with son Pedro Espinosa
San Francisco, CA

StoryCorps Alumni

 

StoryCorps is a timeless service to the stories, legends, spirits, and history of the American people. It provides a glimpse into the heritage and journey of human civilization. I hope that more Americans will learn about this imaginative and critical endeavor and access these archived stories to witness reflections of their experiences and our collective heritage as a human family.

Kanwal Prakash Singh (R) with friend Richard Hamilton
Indianapolis, IN

We hope you'll write in and let us know the impact your StoryCorps interview had on your life and/or your community.


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listen to stories


 
"He was so busy that he would schedule surgeries for three and four in the morning."

Linda Kenney Miller (R) and her sister Diane Kenney (L) remember their grandfather, Dr. John A. Kenney, who founded the first hospital for African Americans in Newark, NJ.

 

 
"I was working in the gas station..."
 
Majid Al-Bahadli and his wife, Diana Klatte, remember how they met.
     


"The guy that was interviewing told me I was too little."
Dee Dickson remembers trying to get a job as a shipyard electrician in the 1970s.




 
"You don't have to be dirty to be poor."

94-year-old Mary Van Beke tells her son, Charles, about growing up in the 1920s.

  

 

    Listen to more stories on StoryCorps' free podcast.