StoryCorps, the recorders of regular folks' oral histories that you hear on public radio, will be setting up shop tomorrow on Market Square. They're bringing their MobileBooth (actually an Airstream outfitted with a recording studio) to gather the stories of East Tennesseans--with 180 interviews, as a matter of fact.
So, while they'll be kicking off the project with their first two interviews at 11:45 a.m., they're actually going to be on Market Square for about a month--through Nov. 13. (Note to self: Apply for this job.)
The inaugural couple will be Patricia Robledo, of Robledo Translations, and her husband John Craig, who's done quite a bit of downtown redevelopment. You can come by and watch all the action.
More info on the jump.
UT MEDIA ADVISORY
Oct. 5, 2010
StoryCorps to Record First Interviews with East Tennessee Residents
WHAT: Press conference and StoryCorps' first interviews in Market Square.
WHO: WUOT Director Regina Dean, StoryCorps Site Supervisor Lilly Sullivan and the first couples conducting interviews: Patricia Robledo and John Craig and Jerry and Kate Shattuck.
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 7, at 11:45 a.m. ET.
WHERE: StoryCorps MobileBooth, Market Square, Union Avenue End.
StoryCorps, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving and sharing the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs, will kick off its visit in Knoxville with a media event and its first two interviews on Thursday, Oct. 7, at 11:45 a.m. ET.
Partnering with WUOT 91.9 FM, UT Knoxville's NPR station, StoryCorps' MobileBooth -- an Airstream trailer outfitted with a recording studio -- will be parked in Market Square through Nov. 13 to record 180 interviews with East Tennessee residents. These interviews, more closely resembling conversations between two emotionally connected individuals, will be guided by a trained StoryCorps facilitator.
After short remarks at 11:45 a.m., the media will have the opportunity to interview StoryCorps and WUOT staff, as well as the people who have been selected for the first two interview slots.
Patricia Robledo will talk with her husband, John Craig. Robledo, who owns Robledo Translations, LLC, moved to Knoxville from Columbia in 1981 and can discuss her experiences as a Latina in this community. Craig can discuss his involvement in downtown Knoxville redevelopment efforts. Both own Segundo Properties, LLC, a firm specializing in historic building renovation.
Kate Shattuck will talk with her father, Jerry Shattuck, who attended Clinton High School during its desegregation in 1956. As president of his high school class, he arranged to have the high school football team escort the "Clinton 12" into the school. The school was bombed after it desegregated.
Major funding for StoryCorps is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. StoryCorps' visit to Knoxville is sponsored by the City of Knoxville, Jupiter Entertainment and Pilot Corporation.
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