H. Johnson at StoryCorps Atlanta: "Jazz for me, is Medicinal"
You may know H. Johnson as the host of both Jazz Classics and Blues Classics right here on WABE. But what you may not know is that H. is a musician...
View ArticleStoryCorps Atlanta: "Your Children Are Next to my Heart"
Growing up, Denise Tremmel recalls witnessing the close friendship between her mother and their neighbor, Civia Yellin. Later, Civia moved to Florida,...
View ArticleStoryCorps Atlanta: Merridee Michelsen On Her "Prince Charming" Father
Kyle Michelsen and his mother Merridee have always been close. Kyle says he learned compassion from the way that his mother raised his brothers and him....
View ArticleSix Years Of City Cafe
City Cafe began on Feb. 2, 2009 with a few jaunty notes and host John Lemley welcoming listeners to the noon hour for a mix of classical music and...
View ArticleStoryCorps Atlanta: 'I Just Started Dreaming'
Nearly 30 years ago, Martha Hawkins had four boys to feed and says that she was living on welfare with no plans and no dreams. She suffered from serious...
View ArticleStoryCorps Atlanta: Brooks Andrews On His 'Healing Journey'
Brooks Andrews is a recently retired pastor at the same Japanese Baptist church in Seattle where his father once preached. His father was with the...
View ArticleStoryCorps Atlanta: Nancy Boatwright On Her Grandfather's Frightening Encounter
Nancy Boatwright grew up hearing stories of her grandparents, the Conlans. They lived in the small town of Clarksville, Texas, where their Catholic...
View ArticleStoryCorps Atlanta: Joan Vrooman On Her Three Decades As A Columnist
In 1962, Joan Vrooman was 33 and recently divorced. She had four children to take care of and needed a job. Vrooman learned about an opening as a...
View ArticleStoryCorps Atlanta: Gloria Ann Jackson Borrows A Famous Leader's Tuxedo
This week on StoryCorps Atlanta, we're doing something just a little different for Black History Month. We're reaching back in our archives for a story...
View ArticleStoryCorps Atlanta: 'Next Thing You Know, I Was Snatched Up In A Headlock'
Rashid Brown grew up on the west side of Las Vegas, Nevada. He remembers it as a place where many people struggled, but he always had dreams of doing...
View ArticleStoryCorps Atlanta: Elsie Burt On Her Grandparents' Home Cooking
Elsie Burt grew up with her grandparents on a farm in Douglasville, Georgia, just outside of town. Many of her favorite memories from childhood involve...
View ArticleStoryCorps Atlanta: Adam Kaylor On The Beauty Of 'Not Fitting In'
One of Adam Kaylor’s earliest memories is asking his mother, when he was five years old, when he was going to become a boy. Adam was born female, but...
View ArticleStoryCorps Atlanta: Claudia Romero On Overcoming Discrimination
Claudia Romero was a single mother when she came to this country to save some money. She left her young son with her sister in Mexico and hoped that...
View ArticleStoryCorps Atlanta: Christine Glass Recalls Dad's Life Lessons
Christine Glass grew up in the Summerhill neighborhood of Atlanta during the 1940s. Her father was a very important person in her life. His childhood...
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