As I was digging through old files on my computer the other day, I came upon one that got me curious. It was labeled “mollyisms,” and I tried and tried to open it but it was corrupted or just too prehistoric. Driven by curiosity I persisted, and voilà: documentation of toddler Molly’s quotable quotes appeared on the screen. Here she is at age two-and-a-half, 29 years ago: Molly: What’s this, Mama?Ginna: That’s a rolling pin, […]
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Radio Programs: Music
From crystal to lips: music can come from many sources. I profiled a concert whistler named Jason Serinus. And then there was the guy who mounted wine glasses on a plywood board and made other-worldly music by stroking them in turn. On to more momentous stuff, meet the Rockabilly legend Rose Maddox. And J.C. Burris, cousin of blues legend Sonny Terry, was a master not only of the harmonica, but of the dancing wooden percussive […]
Read moreRadio Programs: Californiana
In 1975, I moved to California for one year, to finish art school. I haven’t left yet. As a producer, I’ve found the state to be a rich source of documentary subject matter. First, there are the earthquakes. I did a short feature for children, who think that our frequent tremors are lots of fun. Fortunately, in recent years we’ve been spared catastrophic events. NPR asked me to do a stereotypical vignette about a new […]
Read moreRadio Programs: South Africa
In 1995, I was blessed with the opportunity to go to South Africa for two months, to teach radio journalism workshops and to co-produce, with talented local producers, two documentaries about life life under apartheid. The Knock at the Door is about the forced removals of “colored” families from their homes in a district that the whites found desirable. Soldiers introduces listeners to the members of the army on both sides of the apartheid divide: […]
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