Despite things being fairly quiet with my original podcasting project (the Richmond News Review), I am still working on a few audio production projects. One is a new podcast which I'll be ready to announce in the coming weeks, but the other is a great new oral history project that's moving forward quickly here in Richmond. If you're familiar with StoryCorps, the NPR-affiliated project that gathers compelling personal interviews (mentioned here previously), you know how powerful some of those audio segments can be as they capture the stories of our lives. Fortunately, Girls Inc of Wayne County applied for and received a generous grant from the Wayne County Foundation to bring the StoryCorps folks to Richmond and record some of our stories here.
This is just the first phase of what we hope to be a broader oral history project in the area. You can read all about it on the new project website, WhatIsYourStory.org. If you're a podcast listener or producer, a fan of StoryCorps or oral history projects, want to be trained on interviewing and audio production, or just someone who wants to be involved in this effort, please contact us! We'll find a way to put your talents to work as we try to honor and appreciate those who live in our community, through listening.
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