The goal of our project is to capture and preserve the voices and perspectives of the pioneers who blazed the public radio trail in America. These perspectives provide a wealth of institutional knowledge and experience that benefits everyone who is now on the same public radio journey.
The recent deaths of Marketplace creator Jim Russell, station leader Wally Smith and audio luminary Larry Josephson underscore the urgency of our work.
We plan to interview forty people during the coming year. So far, we have interviewed three leaders of the public radio system: Bill Buzenberg, Doug Mitchell and Doug Vernier. We will interview three more ground breakers in March,
The Public Radio Oral History Project is solely devoted to preserving public radio’s unique history and innovative past. We believe the best way to tell public radio’s story is through the voices of the brave and creative people who built public radio before it is too late.
Today we are proud to share two short clips from our interview arch. First, Bill Buzenberg talks about one of his greatest accomplishments. Then Doug Mitchell tells us abort how he got hired at NPR.
