STORYCORPS, THE GROUNDBREAKING ORAL HISTORY ORGANIZATION
StoryCorps, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs, will record interviews in Fort Wayne from July 9, 2010 to July 31, 2010 as part of its cross-country MobileBooth tour. StoryCorps’ MobileBooth—an Airstream trailer outfitted with a recording studio—will be parked at the Allen County Public Library, Washington Street Lot. Waiting list reservations are available by calling StoryCorps’ 24-hour toll-free reservation line at 1-800-850-4406 or visiting storycorps.org. Additional appointments will be available on July 10, 2010.
StoryCorps’ MobileBooth interviews are conducted between two people who know and care about each other. A trained StoryCorps facilitator guides participants through the interview process. At the end of each 40-minute recording session, participants receive a complimentary CD copy of their interview. With participant permission, a second copy is archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress for future generations to hear.
In northeast Indiana, StoryCorps will partner with WBOI, Fort Wayne’s NPR station, to collect 120 interviews. WBOI will air a selection of the local interviews recorded in the StoryCorps MobileBooth and create special programs around the project. Segments of select interviews may also air nationally on NPR’s Morning Edition.
Founded in 2003 by award-winning documentary producer and MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipient Dave Isay, StoryCorps aims to create a growing portrait of who we are as Americans. By traveling to every corner of the country, StoryCorps currently has one of the largest collections of American voices ever gathered, with interviews collected from more than 60,000 Americans in all 50 states.
“StoryCorps tells the true American story—that we are a people defined by small acts of courage, kindness and heroism. Each interview reminds people that their lives matter and will not be forgotten,” said Isay. “By strengthening connections between people and building an archive that reflects the rich diversity of American voices, we hope to build StoryCorps into an enduring institution that will touch the lives of every American family.”
“We’re so pleased that StoryCorps is spending July in Fort Wayne. Having the stories of northeast Indiana and the surrounding region included in this remarkable collection of everyday, American voices is important. WBOI is honored to be hosting the StoryCorps team, along with our partner the Allen County Public Library. We’ve already seen incredible enthusiasm from the community around this project, so we anticipate a full schedule of inspiring interviews.”
In addition to two traveling MobileBooths, StoryCorps currently operates stationary recording booths at Foley Square in New York City, at Atlanta’s public radio station WABE-FM, and at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.
To ensure the diversity of our participants, StoryCorps sponsors four major initiatives: Historias collects the stories of Latinos throughout the United States and Puerto Rico; Griot preserves the voices and experiences of African Americans; the Memory Loss Initiative reaches out to people affected by various forms of memory loss; and the September 11 Initiative honors and remembers the stories of those most personally affected by the events of September 11, 2001.
To help offset its operating costs, StoryCorps requests a donation of at least $25 for each MobileBooth interview. If participants cannot afford to meet the suggested donation, they may participate at no cost to ensure that StoryCorps remains a free public service.
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WBOI 89.1fm is a station of Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Inc, with the mission “to engage the community with content that enriches the human experience.” An NPR affiliate, WBOI also provides a broad menu of local news and programming, including Midday Matters, a locally produced community affairs program and a number of alternative music programs. Led by a board of community trustees, NIPR has a professional staff of 11 and is supported through contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. WBOI broadcasts from the Madge Rothschild Studios at 3204 Clairmont Court, Fort Wayne.
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