Queen Jackson and Debra MacKillop
Queen Jackson (R) tells her case manager, Debra MacKillop (L), how she became homeless.
Originally aired December 16, 2011 on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Jerald Collman
Jerald Collman, who served in Vietnam, remembers receiving the bodies of fallen soldiers as an Army Graves Registration collection point officer.
Judge John Kane and daughter Sally Kane
Judge John Kane talks with his daughter Sally about how his interest in law began.
Kendall Bailey and his friend Don Davis
Kendall Bailey (R) talks to his friend Don Davis (L) about his dismissal from the U.S. Marines under the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy.
Jud Esty-Kendall and Jack Murray
Welder Jack Murray (right) went to Ground Zero on the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Jack, among the first “steel burners” on the scene, cut through metal in the wreckage so that rescue workers could find survivors buried in the rubble of the World Trade Center.
He came to StoryCorps with his friend Jud Esty-Kendall (left), and described the intensity of the heat and fire coming from the debris.
Originally aired September 10, 2010 on NPR’s Morning Edition.
John Romanowich
After September 11, 2001, thousands of men and women came to New York to aid in the recovery effort. As a construction project manager with the city agency in charge of the cleanup, John Romanowich, arrived at the World Trade Center site just days after the attack.
John came to StoryCorps to remember those working long hours—sometimes till midnight—at Ground Zero.
Originally aired September 10, 2010 on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Gene Kendzior and Jennifer Kendzior
Gene Kendzior tells his daughter, Jennifer, about his father, who died working in a coal mine in 1967.
Originally broadcast on NPR’s Morning Edition on April 9, 2010.
Claritza Abreu and Gerardo Villacres
Claritza Abreu, who is originally from the Dominican Republic, tells her friend Gerardo Villacres about one of her first jobs in the United States.
Originally aired March 26, 2010 on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Dr. Pedro Jose Greer and his wife Janus
Dr. Pedro “Joe” Greer talks to his wife, Janus, about how he started working with Miami’s homeless.
Originally aired February 19, 2010 on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Larry Hoover and his granddaughter Anastacia Garcia
Larry Hoover grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, surrounded by gangs. He would spend his Friday nights fighting and his mother would often tell him if he didn’t straighten out he would end up in “Springer,” the New Mexico Boys’ School that is a penal institution for juveniles. At StoryCorps, he tells his granddaughter Anastacia Garcia about his time at “Springer,” not as a child but as a teacher.
Originally aired January 8, 2010, on NPR’s Morning Edition.