PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical
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In the 1970's, Studs Terkel interviewed Duke and Lee Singer at their auto repair shop in Geneva, Illinois. He was looking for a story about fixing ...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: May 09, 2017
- Length: 06:27
- Purchases: 2
In 1974, author and oral historian Studs Terkel published his seminal book "Working," a portrait of America based on 130 interviews. The raw record...
Bought by Troy Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: May 09, 2017
- Length: 05:05
- Purchases: 3
Gary Bryner tells Studs Terkel about being a union member and working in an auto factory for General Motors. Four decades later, he reflects on how...
Bought by Troy Public Radio, Prairie Public, KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KICI Iowa City and more
- Added: May 09, 2017
- Length: 04:17
- Purchases: 6
88-year-old Frank Curre remembers serving on the U.S.S. Tennessee during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WDBM, WVBI-LP, WEZU, KUER and more
- Added: Nov 18, 2011
- Length: 02:23
- Purchases: 10