DescriptionIn 1966, a young Marine took a reel-to-reel tape recorder with him into the Vietnam War. For two months, until he was killed in action, Michael Baronowski made tapes of his friends, of life in foxholes, of combat. And he sent those audio letters home to his family in Norristown, Pennsylvania. 34 years later, his comrade Tim Duffie brought those tapes to radio producer Jay Allison, as part of the Lost & Found Sound series. This radio story originally aired on NPR's All Things Considered .
DescriptionRadio producer Dan Gediman's story about his older brother, "Alex Jones, " who he idolized when they were kids. After many unsuccessful attempts to become a rock star, Alex finally made it in music, as a Tom Jones impersonator. This story was produced by Jay Allison with Ginna Allison, as part of Jay's Life Stories series. My Brother, Tom Jones was first heard on the public radio show This American Life.
DescriptionDan Gediman tells the story of how he was cast, at age 10, in the public TV show Zoom, which aired from 1972 to 1979. He was cut from the cast before the show ever went on the air, so for years, he lied about it. He let friends believe he was on Zoom . In this special half-hour story, produced by Jay Allison as part of his Life Stories series, Gediman tracks down the original Zoom cast members to find out what his life would've been like if he had achieved his childhood dream of being on Zoom . I, Danny: A History of Zoom originally aired on the public radio show, This American Life.
DescriptionThe third of three half-hour radio documentaries on one woman's experience of a nervous breakdown. This Peabody Award-winning radio piece blends reality and fantasy - her poetry and music, real and imagined scenes, and interviews with her family and friends. A Jay Allison co-production with Marjorie Van Halterin and Lou Giansante.
