Excerpts from the interviews recorded by StoryCorps at WMNF. http://www.wmnf.org/story (c) WMNF Community Radiostorycorps,oral,history,wmnfSociety & Culture/Personal Journalsweb@wmnf.orgnostorycorps,oral,history,wmnfThe Oral History ProjectExcerpts from audio recorded as part of StoryCorps' visit to WMNF, and our subsequent local oral history project. WMNF's Volunteer Coordinator, Carrie Core, tells 4 Lovers Only host Kwabena Dinizulu about growing up in Tampa in her very large family, and her thoughts on raising children. Edited by Sheila Cowley. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/SRyxt0JZJY0/StoryCorpsCARRIECOREfamily.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST noWMNF's Volunteer Coordinator, Carrie Core, tells 4 Lovers Only host Kwabena Dinizulu about growing up in Tampa in her very large family, and her thoughts on raising children. Edited by Sheila Cowley.web@wmnf.orgWMNF's Volunteer Coordinator, Carrie Core, tells 4 Lovers Only host Kwabena Dinizulu about growing up in Tampa in her very large family, and her thoughts on raising children. Edited by Sheila Cowley.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsCARRIECOREfamily.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsCARRIECOREfamily.mp3 Divya Kumar, whose family came from India, talks to Masatoshi Mochizuki, who spent his childhood in Japan. They're both Americans, and both feel like they don't fit into Indian or Japanese culture now. Edited by Lisa Marzilli. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/-atCkBUd_ds/StoryCorpsKUMARGoingBack.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST noDivya Kumar, whose family came from India, talks to Masatoshi Mochizuki, who spent his childhood in Japan. They're both Americans, and both feel like they don't fit into Indian or Japanese culture now. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.web@wmnf.orgDivya Kumar, whose family came from India, talks to Masatoshi Mochizuki, who spent his childhood in Japan. They're both Americans, and both feel like they don't fit into Indian or Japanese culture now. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsKUMARGoingBack.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsKUMARGoingBack.mp3 As we celebrate Father's Day, Jerry Merrick tells his youngest daughter, Jessica Stehlik, how it felt to see her born. Merrick wasn't allowed in the room when Jessica's siblings were born, in the days before fathers were welcome in maternity wards.Edited by Sheila Cowley. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/99fIyA0_rK4/StoryCorpsMERRICKfatherhood.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST noAs we celebrate Father's Day, Jerry Merrick tells his youngest daughter, Jessica Stehlik, how it felt to see her born. Merrick wasn't allowed in the room when Jessica's siblings were born, in the days before fathers were welcome in maternity wards.Edited web@wmnf.orgAs we celebrate Father's Day, Jerry Merrick tells his youngest daughter, Jessica Stehlik, how it felt to see her born. Merrick wasn't allowed in the room when Jessica's siblings were born, in the days before fathers were welcome in maternity wards.Edited by Sheila Cowley.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsMERRICKfatherhood.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsMERRICKfatherhood.mp3 Professional clowns Jackie LeClaire and Chuck Sidlow recall what happened when one of their colleagues was given the choice, “Do you want to smoke pot, or be a clown in the Greatest Show on Earth?” Edited by Lisa Marzilli http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/obFE1OHOmtc/StoryCorpsLECLAIREpotsmokingmidget.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 EST noProfessional clowns Jackie LeClaire and Chuck Sidlow recall what happened when one of their colleagues was given the choice, “Do you want to smoke pot, or be a clown in the Greatest Show on Earth?” Edited by Lisa Marzilliweb@wmnf.orgProfessional clowns Jackie LeClaire and Chuck Sidlow recall what happened when one of their colleagues was given the choice, “Do you want to smoke pot, or be a clown in the Greatest Show on Earth?” Edited by Lisa Marzillistorycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsLECLAIREpotsmokingmidget.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsLECLAIREpotsmokingmidget.mp3 Hosts of WMNF’s Women’s Show, Mary Glenney tells Arlene Engelhardt how she found out long after he died that her grandfather was a skillful poker player who both made and lost their family fortunes. Edited by Lisa Marzilli http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/UnEe2l1Lx4A/StoryCorpsGLENNEYpokerfarm.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 EST noHosts of WMNF’s Women’s Show, Mary Glenney tells Arlene Engelhardt how she found out long after he died that her grandfather was a skillful poker player who both made and lost their family fortunes. Edited by Lisa Marzilliweb@wmnf.orgHosts of WMNF’s Women’s Show, Mary Glenney tells Arlene Engelhardt how she found out long after he died that her grandfather was a skillful poker player who both made and lost their family fortunes. Edited by Lisa Marzillistorycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsGLENNEYpokerfarm.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsGLENNEYpokerfarm.mp3 Stephanie Agliano and Enrique Woodroffe talk about what Ybor City was like before I-4 and the Crosstown cut through it – and neighborhoods that were forgotten, but that used to be part of the thriving Ybor community. Edited by Lisa Marzilli. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/XssSKa3Bs_A/StoryCorpsAGLIANOYborurbanrenewal.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 6 May 2009 00:00:00 EST noStephanie Agliano and Enrique Woodroffe talk about what Ybor City was like before I-4 and the Crosstown cut through it – and neighborhoods that were forgotten, but that used to be part of the thriving Ybor community. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.web@wmnf.orgStephanie Agliano and Enrique Woodroffe talk about what Ybor City was like before I-4 and the Crosstown cut through it – and neighborhoods that were forgotten, but that used to be part of the thriving Ybor community. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsAGLIANOYborurbanrenewal.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsAGLIANOYborurbanrenewal.mp3 Ward Hall and Chris Christ remember running off to join the circus when they were teenagers - and how their families predicted they'd be back home in a week or two. After a lifetime in the sideshow - learning magic tricks and fire-eating from library books and trial and error - they wouldn't change jobs for anything. Edited by Lisa Marzilli. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/EAU4EerwNic/StoryCorpsHALLjoiningcircus.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 6 May 2009 00:00:00 EST noWard Hall and Chris Christ remember running off to join the circus when they were teenagers - and how their families predicted they'd be back home in a week or two. After a lifetime in the sideshow - learning magic tricks and fire-eating from library bookweb@wmnf.orgWard Hall and Chris Christ remember running off to join the circus when they were teenagers - and how their families predicted they'd be back home in a week or two. After a lifetime in the sideshow - learning magic tricks and fire-eating from library books and trial and error - they wouldn't change jobs for anything. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsHALLjoiningcircus.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsHALLjoiningcircus.mp3 WMNF’s Chief Engineer Bill Brown tells Sheila Cowley how he started out his career mowing the lawn at an AM station, then wound up as a DJ and learned engineering by helping out the station engineers. Bill Brown’s now one of the most respected broadcast engineers around. He remembers one station he worked at, where he wound up fixing the transmitter while he was on the air DJ-ing, and what happened when a listener thought they’re being off the air was a communist plot. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/tmhfjzizitM/StoryCorpsBROWNengineer.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST noWMNF’s Chief Engineer Bill Brown tells Sheila Cowley how he started out his career mowing the lawn at an AM station, then wound up as a DJ and learned engineering by helping out the station engineers. Bill Brown’s now one of the most respected broadcaweb@wmnf.orgWMNF’s Chief Engineer Bill Brown tells Sheila Cowley how he started out his career mowing the lawn at an AM station, then wound up as a DJ and learned engineering by helping out the station engineers. Bill Brown’s now one of the most respected broadcast engineers around. He remembers one station he worked at, where he wound up fixing the transmitter while he was on the air DJ-ing, and what happened when a listener thought they’re being off the air was a communist plot.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsBROWNengineer.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsBROWNengineer.mp3 Stephanie Agliano tells Enrique Woodroffe about her family’s fish business in Ybor City, recalls Ybor Christmas traditions and explains how sociable Ybor businesses were when she was growing up. Edited by Lisa Marzilli http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/lgyH1LczTQo/StoryCorpsAGLIANOYborfish.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST noStephanie Agliano tells Enrique Woodroffe about her family’s fish business in Ybor City, recalls Ybor Christmas traditions and explains how sociable Ybor businesses were when she was growing up. Edited by Lisa Marzilli web@wmnf.orgStephanie Agliano tells Enrique Woodroffe about her family’s fish business in Ybor City, recalls Ybor Christmas traditions and explains how sociable Ybor businesses were when she was growing up. Edited by Lisa Marzilli storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsAGLIANOYborfish.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsAGLIANOYborfish.mp3 Betty Grebenschikoff tells her daughter, Jennifer, how she didn’t understand why everyone was crying when she and her family left their home in Berlin to move to Shanghai. All of her family who stayed in Europe were lost in the Holocaust. Betty grew up in Shanghai, until her family had to leave when the Chinese Communists came to power. She talks about moving to Australia a few weeks before Jennifer was born, and how it felt to come to America. Edited by Mark Anderson. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/1vxQrH-hqj0/StoryCorpsGREBENSCHIKOFFHolocaust.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST noBetty Grebenschikoff tells her daughter, Jennifer, how she didn’t understand why everyone was crying when she and her family left their home in Berlin to move to Shanghai. All of her family who stayed in Europe were lost in the Holocaust. Betty grew up web@wmnf.orgBetty Grebenschikoff tells her daughter, Jennifer, how she didn’t understand why everyone was crying when she and her family left their home in Berlin to move to Shanghai. All of her family who stayed in Europe were lost in the Holocaust. Betty grew up in Shanghai, until her family had to leave when the Chinese Communists came to power. She talks about moving to Australia a few weeks before Jennifer was born, and how it felt to come to America. Edited by Mark Anderson.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsGREBENSCHIKOFFHolocaust.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsGREBENSCHIKOFFHolocaust.mp3 Professional clowns Jackie LeClaire and Chuck Sidlow share their love of the art of clowning. Edited by Lisa Marzilli http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/kGprTbUmW7s/StoryCorpsLECLAIRLoveofClowning.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST noProfessional clowns Jackie LeClaire and Chuck Sidlow share their love of the art of clowning. Edited by Lisa Marzilliweb@wmnf.orgProfessional clowns Jackie LeClaire and Chuck Sidlow share their love of the art of clowning. Edited by Lisa Marzillistorycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsLECLAIRLoveofClowning.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsLECLAIRLoveofClowning.mp3 Fanni Green tells her daughter, Danyealah Green-Lemons, how difficult it was to take her fiesty mother to an assisted living facility – and the advice her best friend’s mother gave her, that helped her through that day. Edited by Sheila Cowley http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/Yg8RNAZ82b4/StoryCorpsFANNIGREENMother.mp3 web@wmnf.org Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST noFanni Green tells her daughter, Danyealah Green-Lemons, how difficult it was to take her fiesty mother to an assisted living facility – and the advice her best friend’s mother gave her, that helped her through that day. Edited by Sheila Cowleyweb@wmnf.orgFanni Green tells her daughter, Danyealah Green-Lemons, how difficult it was to take her fiesty mother to an assisted living facility – and the advice her best friend’s mother gave her, that helped her through that day. Edited by Sheila Cowleystorycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsFANNIGREENMother.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsFANNIGREENMother.mp3 USF Theatre professor Fanni Green talks to her daughter, Danyealah Green-Lemons, about how a person has different seasons in her life - and how it felt to move back to Florida, after leaving home to become a famous actor.Fanni Green is a stage, film and TV actor, a playwright and teacher. She’s performed Shakespeare on Broadway, been in the originating cast of a short play by Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Kushner and performed in Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks' "The Death of the Last Black Man." Edited by Sheila Cowley http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/a2I3MIEMJ1c/StoryCorpsGREENmovingback.mp3 web@wmnf.org Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST noUSF Theatre professor Fanni Green talks to her daughter, Danyealah Green-Lemons, about how a person has different seasons in her life - and how it felt to move back to Florida, after leaving home to become a famous actor.Fanni Green is a stage, film and Tweb@wmnf.orgUSF Theatre professor Fanni Green talks to her daughter, Danyealah Green-Lemons, about how a person has different seasons in her life - and how it felt to move back to Florida, after leaving home to become a famous actor.Fanni Green is a stage, film and TV actor, a playwright and teacher. She’s performed Shakespeare on Broadway, been in the originating cast of a short play by Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Kushner and performed in Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks' "The Death of the Last Black Man." Edited by Sheila Cowleystorycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsGREENmovingback.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsGREENmovingback.mp3 WMNF’s Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator, Carrie Core, talks with Kwabena Dinizulu, host of For Lovers Only, about growing up in Tampa in the 1950s, and how segregation kept her father from finding medical help. Edited by Mark Anderson. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/1e1V6rXydJc/StoryCorpsCORE.mp3 web@wmnf.org Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST noWMNF’s Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator, Carrie Core, talks with Kwabena Dinizulu, host of For Lovers Only, about growing up in Tampa in the 1950s, and how segregation kept her father from finding medical help. Edited by Mark Anderson.web@wmnf.orgWMNF’s Volunteer & Community Outreach Coordinator, Carrie Core, talks with Kwabena Dinizulu, host of For Lovers Only, about growing up in Tampa in the 1950s, and how segregation kept her father from finding medical help. Edited by Mark Anderson.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsCORE.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsCORE.mp3 Fellow clowns Jackie LeClaire and Chuck Sidlow talk about how the show must go on - no matter how you're feeling. Edited by Lisa Marzilli. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/vjEUGNKo0-Y/StoryCorpsLECLAIREBoat.mp3 web@wmnf.org Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST noFellow clowns Jackie LeClaire and Chuck Sidlow talk about how the show must go on - no matter how you're feeling. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.web@wmnf.orgFellow clowns Jackie LeClaire and Chuck Sidlow talk about how the show must go on - no matter how you're feeling. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsLECLAIREBoat.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsLECLAIREBoat.mp3 Masatoshi Mochizuki and Divya Kumar talk about what kind of Americans they want to be. Edited by Lisa Marzilli. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/1oy47bgtN4Y/StoryCorpsKUMARAmerican.mp3 web@wmnf.org Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST noMasatoshi Mochizuki and Divya Kumar talk about what kind of Americans they want to be. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.web@wmnf.orgMasatoshi Mochizuki and Divya Kumar talk about what kind of Americans they want to be. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsKUMARAmerican.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsKUMARAmerican.mp3 Mohamad Iqbal Saleh and Magda Elkadi Saleh talk about what it felt like to move to a new home thousands of miles away from their families, and how their children are growing up with a different experience. Edited by Lisa Marzilli. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/UUnCCU1G0C8/StoryCorpsSALEHHome.mp3 web@wmnf.org Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST noMohamad Iqbal Saleh and Magda Elkadi Saleh talk about what it felt like to move to a new home thousands of miles away from their families, and how their children are growing up with a different experience. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.web@wmnf.orgMohamad Iqbal Saleh and Magda Elkadi Saleh talk about what it felt like to move to a new home thousands of miles away from their families, and how their children are growing up with a different experience. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsSALEHHome.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsSALEHHome.mp3 Poet and spoken word artist Lizz Straight, host of WMNF’s Poetry Is. . . show, talks about what poetry means in her everyday life. Edited by Sheila Cowley. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/YfmULboHc-M/StoryCorpsLIZZSTRAIGHTpoetry.mp3 web@wmnf.org Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST noPoet and spoken word artist Lizz Straight, host of WMNF’s Poetry Is. . . show, talks about what poetry means in her everyday life. Edited by Sheila Cowley.web@wmnf.orgPoet and spoken word artist Lizz Straight, host of WMNF’s Poetry Is. . . show, talks about what poetry means in her everyday life. Edited by Sheila Cowley.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsLIZZSTRAIGHTpoetry.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsLIZZSTRAIGHTpoetry.mp3 WMNF’s Chief Engineer Bill Brown tells Sheila Cowley how he talked his way out of being sent to Vietnam – and wound up counseling other draftees while he was waiting in line. Edited by Sheila Cowley. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/zw6eBkS-jwY/StoryCorpsBROWNdraftcounselor.mp3 web@wmnf.org Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST noWMNF’s Chief Engineer Bill Brown tells Sheila Cowley how he talked his way out of being sent to Vietnam – and wound up counseling other draftees while he was waiting in line. Edited by Sheila Cowley.web@wmnf.orgWMNF’s Chief Engineer Bill Brown tells Sheila Cowley how he talked his way out of being sent to Vietnam – and wound up counseling other draftees while he was waiting in line. Edited by Sheila Cowley.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsBROWNdraftcounselor.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsBROWNdraftcounselor.mp3 Cousins Vince and Pete Pardo talk about growing up in Ybor City’s eclectic community, and how they didn’t know what racism was until they grew up. Edited by Lisa Marzilli. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/lNyo8EDR7kw/StoryCorpsPARDORaceRelations.mp3 web@wmnf.org Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST noCousins Vince and Pete Pardo talk about growing up in Ybor City’s eclectic community, and how they didn’t know what racism was until they grew up. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.web@wmnf.orgCousins Vince and Pete Pardo talk about growing up in Ybor City’s eclectic community, and how they didn’t know what racism was until they grew up. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsPARDORaceRelations.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsPARDORaceRelations.mp3 Artist Timm Mettler and his teacher and mentor David Malcolm Bewley talk about Mettler’s first exhibition, about being an artist, and the responsibility teachers have for passing on their gifts. Edited by Mark Anderson. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/jmeNCiYhnKQ/StoryCorpsMETTLER-BUELEYArtists.mp3 web@wmnf.org Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST noArtist Timm Mettler and his teacher and mentor David Malcolm Bewley talk about Mettler’s first exhibition, about being an artist, and the responsibility teachers have for passing on their gifts. Edited by Mark Anderson.web@wmnf.orgArtist Timm Mettler and his teacher and mentor David Malcolm Bewley talk about Mettler’s first exhibition, about being an artist, and the responsibility teachers have for passing on their gifts. Edited by Mark Anderson.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsMETTLER-BUELEYArtists.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsMETTLER-BUELEYArtists.mp3 WMNF’s Chief Engineer Bill Brown tells co-worker Sheila Cowley how he once had a summer job in South Florida as a prisoner working on a road gang - at a time when that county would hire young guys to fill in for the real prisoners, so they wouldn’t have to lay off the guards over the summer. Edited by Sheila Cowley. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/L4mKtSY6qlI/StoryCorpsBROWNproprisoner.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST noWMNF’s Chief Engineer Bill Brown tells co-worker Sheila Cowley how he once had a summer job in South Florida as a prisoner working on a road gang - at a time when that county would hire young guys to fill in for the real prisoners, so they wouldn’t haweb@wmnf.orgWMNF’s Chief Engineer Bill Brown tells co-worker Sheila Cowley how he once had a summer job in South Florida as a prisoner working on a road gang - at a time when that county would hire young guys to fill in for the real prisoners, so they wouldn’t have to lay off the guards over the summer. Edited by Sheila Cowley.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsBROWNproprisoner.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsBROWNproprisoner.mp3 Cousins Vince Pardo and Pete Pardo remember growing up in Ybor City in a thriving Italian and Spanish community – when the Ritz was a movie theatre showing cliffhanger serials, and the Cuban Club and Italian Club were that neighborhood’s HMOs. Edited by Lisa Marzilli. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/bcvBjyQSekc/StoryCorpsPARDO1.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST noCousins Vince Pardo and Pete Pardo remember growing up in Ybor City in a thriving Italian and Spanish community – when the Ritz was a movie theatre showing cliffhanger serials, and the Cuban Club and Italian Club were that neighborhood’s HMOs. Edited web@wmnf.orgCousins Vince Pardo and Pete Pardo remember growing up in Ybor City in a thriving Italian and Spanish community – when the Ritz was a movie theatre showing cliffhanger serials, and the Cuban Club and Italian Club were that neighborhood’s HMOs. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsPARDO1.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsPARDO1.mp3 Lourdes Villanueva talks to her son Roger Villanueva about her going back to school as her children were growing up, and the importance of remembering your heritage even as you try to fit in and become an American. Edited by Lisa Marzilli. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/WRSYccN-8ck/StoryCorpsVILLANUEVASpanish.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST noLourdes Villanueva talks to her son Roger Villanueva about her going back to school as her children were growing up, and the importance of remembering your heritage even as you try to fit in and become an American. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.web@wmnf.orgLourdes Villanueva talks to her son Roger Villanueva about her going back to school as her children were growing up, and the importance of remembering your heritage even as you try to fit in and become an American. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsVILLANUEVASpanish.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorpsVILLANUEVASpanish.mp3 Silent film organist Rosa Rio talks to Tara Schroeder about how she got started in the business – and a performance she still laughs about. Edited by Sheila Cowley. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/lcGpFxoz8X4/StoryCorps_ROSA_RIO_Silent_Film.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST noSilent film organist Rosa Rio talks to Tara Schroeder about how she got started in the business – and a performance she still laughs about. Edited by Sheila Cowley.web@wmnf.orgSilent film organist Rosa Rio talks to Tara Schroeder about how she got started in the business – and a performance she still laughs about. Edited by Sheila Cowley.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorps_ROSA_RIO_Silent_Film.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorps_ROSA_RIO_Silent_Film.mp3 Noted poet and spoken word artist Lizz Straight, host of WMNF’s “Poetry Is. . .” program, talks to Lance Newman about the first time she performed poetry for a prison audience. Edited by Ryder Wooten. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/7KInJlHlm6s/StoryCorps_LIZZ_STRAIGHT_1.MP3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST noNoted poet and spoken word artist Lizz Straight, host of WMNF’s “Poetry Is. . .” program, talks to Lance Newman about the first time she performed poetry for a prison audience. Edited by Ryder Wooten.web@wmnf.orgNoted poet and spoken word artist Lizz Straight, host of WMNF’s “Poetry Is. . .” program, talks to Lance Newman about the first time she performed poetry for a prison audience. Edited by Ryder Wooten.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorps_LIZZ_STRAIGHT_1.MP3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorps_LIZZ_STRAIGHT_1.MP3 Jessica Stehlik talks to her dad, Jerry Merrick, about how his childhood, and how he turned to a life of crime to get hold of his first ukulele. (Jerry Merrick grew up to be a mainstay of the '60s folk scene. His songs have been recorded by Richie Havens, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Susan Tedeschi.) Edited by Sheila Cowley. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/C9CQWYNLpPc/StoryCorps_Ybor_MERRICK_1.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST noJessica Stehlik talks to her dad, Jerry Merrick, about how his childhood, and how he turned to a life of crime to get hold of his first ukulele. (Jerry Merrick grew up to be a mainstay of the '60s folk scene. His songs have been recorded by Richie Havens,web@wmnf.orgJessica Stehlik talks to her dad, Jerry Merrick, about how his childhood, and how he turned to a life of crime to get hold of his first ukulele. (Jerry Merrick grew up to be a mainstay of the '60s folk scene. His songs have been recorded by Richie Havens, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Susan Tedeschi.) Edited by Sheila Cowley.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorps_Ybor_MERRICK_1.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorps_Ybor_MERRICK_1.mp3 Magda Elkadi Saleh and Mohamad Iqbal Saleh talk about the effect the events of 9/11 had on their American-born children’s identity. Edited by Lisa Marzilli. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/o3AGqaiq5T8/StoryCorps_SALEH_1.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST noMagda Elkadi Saleh and Mohamad Iqbal Saleh talk about the effect the events of 9/11 had on their American-born children’s identity. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.web@wmnf.orgMagda Elkadi Saleh and Mohamad Iqbal Saleh talk about the effect the events of 9/11 had on their American-born children’s identity. Edited by Lisa Marzilli.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorps_SALEH_1.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorps_SALEH_1.mp3 Sheila Wisdahl and Sarah Graddy have known each other for 21 years. They talk about meeting as children, and about Sheila’s first experience with cancer. Edited by Ryder Wooten. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/7ndjafB-6a4/StoryCorps_WISDAHL-GRADDY_1.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST noSheila Wisdahl and Sarah Graddy have known each other for 21 years. They talk about meeting as children, and about Sheila’s first experience with cancer. Edited by Ryder Wooten.web@wmnf.orgSheila Wisdahl and Sarah Graddy have known each other for 21 years. They talk about meeting as children, and about Sheila’s first experience with cancer. Edited by Ryder Wooten.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorps_WISDAHL-GRADDY_1.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorps_WISDAHL-GRADDY_1.mp3 Sheila Wisdahl and Sarah Graddy have been friends for 21 years. They talk about when Sarah's cancer returned, and her decision to take charge of her own treatment using natural therapies. Edited by Sheila Cowley. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmnfstory/~3/REuZ7QpyCTk/StoryCorps_WISDAHL-GRADDY_2.mp3 web@wmnf.org Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST noSheila Wisdahl and Sarah Graddy have been friends for 21 years. They talk about when Sarah's cancer returned, and her decision to take charge of her own treatment using natural therapies. Edited by Sheila Cowley.web@wmnf.orgSheila Wisdahl and Sarah Graddy have been friends for 21 years. They talk about when Sarah's cancer returned, and her decision to take charge of her own treatment using natural therapies. Edited by Sheila Cowley.storycorps,oral,history,wmnfhttp://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorps_WISDAHL-GRADDY_2.mp3http://sound.wmnf.org/sound/StoryCorps_WISDAHL-GRADDY_2.mp3 en-us(c) WMNF Community RadiononadultThe Oral History Project