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Saving StoriesHall of Fame sportscaster Tom Hammond recounts a memorable Olympic callIt's Olympics time again and in this edition of WUKY's Saving Stories we hear from NBC Olympics sportscaster and native Lexingtonian Tom Hammond. Doug Boyd, director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries shares audio from an interview with Hammond. He talks about one his most memorable moments from the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia. Aboriginal sprinter Cathy Freeman first had the honor of lighting the Olympic torch to open the games, then ten nights later she won 400 meters gold in a most dramatic fashion. Hammond, who called the action in 13 Olympic Games, was behind...2024-07-2605 minSaving StoriesCalculating the perfect Derby ride from the far outsideOver our 15-year collaboration with the UK Libraries’ Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, WUKY’s Saving Stories has brought you numerous Kentucky Derby themed segments featuring the likes of Eddie Arcaro, Penny Chenery, W.T. Young and Arthur B. Hancock III. This week to celebrate Derby 150, Center Director Doug Boyd and Alan Lytle continue that tradition by returning to a 2019 interview with another story by Hancock. In this part of the conversation the Stone Farm horse breeder and owner talks about how he used the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the perfect ride for eventual winner Gato Del Sol in t...2024-05-0104 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastProof of Progress: The Women in Bourbon Oral History ProjectIn early 2021, the Nunn Center and Dr. Janice Fernheimer partnered to launch the Women in Bourbon Oral History Project. This oral history project, built in collaboration with students, documents women who have played important roles in Kentucky’s bourbon industry. Doug Boyd and Janice Fernheimer reflect on this phase of the oral history project and some key themes expressed in the interviews. Access oral history interviews online: The Women in Bourbon Oral History Project. Episode produced by Doug Boyd and Janice Fernheimer Assistant Producers: Taylor Davis, Emily Fay, Qwenton Briggs Music by D...2024-03-1826 min
13 FirstsS1E10: Revisiting Black Educators: Lyman T. JohnsonIn this episode of 13 Firsts, Addison and Viet explore the life and legacy of Lyman T. Johnson, a Kentucky resident, pioneering educator, and civil rights activist. From breaking down racial barriers at the university level to fostering inclusivity in the classroom, Johnson's impact continues to inspire.
Collaborators: Addison L, Viet P, Ellie M.
Publisher of Interview: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries
Rights Statement: All rights to the interviews\, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights...2024-02-1308 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastBy the Power Vested in Me: Marriage Equality, Kentucky, and the US Supreme CourtOn June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States legalized same sex marriage. This episode explores the stories of two Kentucky couples and one lawyer who were part of the legal fight that led to the Supreme Court–and brought marriage equality to the country. The interviews are drawn from two Nunn Center projects, OutSouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project and the John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary. Produced by Doug Boyd and Anu Kasarabada; Music by Doug Boyd. 2024-02-1328 minSaving StoriesSaving Stories celebrates Black History Month: Trailblazing track star Jim GreenThis week on Saving Stories Dr. Doug Boyd, director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries highlights an interview with Jim Green, the first African-American student-athlete to graduate from UK. In the conversation Green talks about his decision to enroll at the state’s flagship university in the late 1960’s, what it was like competing in the racially-charged Southeastern conference, his role in desegregating the track program, and how he’d like to be remembered by future generations.2024-02-0705 minSaving StoriesSaving Stories: Revisiting an extraordinary interview with MLKIn this special MLK Holiday edition of WUKY's Saving Stories, Doug Boyd, director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries highlights an extraordinary interview with Dr. King from March of 1964. Hear the non-violent advocate and activist at the height of his influence in a one-on-one conversation with Kentucky author Robert Penn Warren discussing the revolutionary nature of the Civil Rights movement and where he thought it should go next.2024-01-1504 min
Saving StoriesIt was 83 years ago this week: WUKY celebrates another birthdayOctober 17 is an important day in the history of WUKY. The station formerly known as WBKY signed on for the first time on October 17, 1940. In 2015 to mark the station's 75th anniversary, we produced a special edition of Saving Stories with Dr. Doug Boyd from the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries. By the way the Nunn Center is celebrating it's 50th anniversary in 2023.2023-10-1905 min
Black DiamondsThe Story of Willard "Home Run" Brown | Featuring the Late Willard BrownHe was Ese Hombre. He was Sunny. He was Home Run Brown. He was Special Services for the US Army at the invasion of Normandy. And he was the Negro Leagues' greatest power hitter of the 1940's.Meet Willard Brown, through the stories of Bob Kendrick and the archived voice of Brown himself. Hear how the late Hall of Famer planned to be a Kansas City Monarch from an early age, and ended up rewriting their record books. Hear about his legendary tape-measure shots, and game-winning heroics, his larger-than-life persona in his career in Latin America, and...2023-09-0740 minBlack DiamondsMarquis Grissom | The Story of Sam "The Jet" JethroeHow fast was Sam "The Jet" Jethroe? He was the fastest man in the Negro Leagues. He was the fastest man in the National League. And when you put him on the track with an Olympian? He was the fastest man on that track too. Bob Kendrick tells the story of the Jet's journey from a championship with the Cleveland Buckeyes, to becoming the first Black player to take the field for the Braves and capturing the NL Rookie of the Year in 1950. Plus, Bob sits down with a man who followed in the Jet's fo...2023-05-2547 min
Women of the Bluegrass"Exploring leadership development in the music industry", an Interview with Renee Collins Cobb, Boyd County | Ep. 17In this episode of Women of the Bluegrass, the host Jordyne Carmack interviews Renee Collins Cobb about growing up around music and business, supporting local musicians through advocacy and leadership development, unconscious bias, and more.
About this week's guest: Renee Collins Cobb is the President/Owner of Collins Consulting Group, Listen Locally, LLC and is the Executive Director of Room 17 Productions, a nonprofit organization that promotes music education. She is also the former host of NPR’s Red Barn Radio and radio shows titled “Overtones” and “Gray Matters” – a show about unconscious bias” which airs weekly on WLXU, Lexingto...2023-05-0234 min
Alabama History PodcastsEpisode 58 Christa Kieffer, 2022 Coley Research AwardeeEpisode # 58
Christa Kieffer -- 2022 Coley Research Award recipient, on Happy Chandler and George Wallace
Air Date: January 9, 2023
Christa Kieffer, doctoral student in history at the University of Kentucky, discusses her dissertation project on A. B. "Happy" Chandler, who was the first pick as George Wallace's 1968 vice-presidential running mate. She also talks about her proposed article that won the CJ and Evelyn Coley Research Award from the Alabama Historical Association in 2022, "'I'm Afraid He Ain't Our Kind of Folks': George Wallace, Happy Chandler, And the Making of Modern Conservatism."
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CJ and Evelyn Coley Research Award (Alabama...2023-01-0920 minBlack DiamondsTriston McKenzie | The Legacy of Satchel PaigeGuardians Pitcher Triston McKenzie joins Bob Kendrick to talk about Satchel Paige's historic "rookie" season in Cleveland, the legacy of Satchel among Black pitchers, his own career, and his place as a role model. Plus, Bob tackles the century-old debate... just how old was Satchel Paige? As Buck O'Neil would say, "Older than that." Audio of Satchel Paige with journalist Steven Banker - YoutubeAudio of Larry Doby and Bill Veeck courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Library - Nunn Center...2022-06-1656 minBlack DiamondsCedric Mullins | The Story of Leon DayBob Kendrick tells the incredible story of Hall of Famer Leon Day, and sits down with Orioles All-Star Cedric Mullins to discuss the legacy of Black baseball in Leon's hometown of Baltimore. Learn more, and contribute to Dr. Bob Hieronimus' effort to build a statue in Leon Day's honor - https://leondaystatueproject.com/Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterviews with Effa Manley and Larry Doby courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral H...2022-05-1259 minBlack DiamondsCurtis Granderson | The Infamous LaGuardia LetterBob Kendrick tells the story of the memorandum from Yankees Co-Owner Larry MacPhail to New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia advising against the breaking of the color barrier in 1945, and how baseball's segregation would come to end just two years later, with help from special narrator Curtis Granderson.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comFor more on the story of the McPhail Memorandum at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: nlbm.mlblogs.comInterview with...2022-04-2846 minBlack DiamondsWilliam C. Rhoden | Integration and the Black PressWilliam Rhoden, author of "Forty Million Dollar Slaves", discusses the impact of integration - both positive and negative - on the Black community, the legacy of Negro Leagues baseball, and the role of the Black Press in breaking baseball's color barrier.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comRead "Forty Million Dollar Slaves" by William Rhoden - https://amzn.to/3OsuLv2Interview with Bob Feller courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History...2022-04-2149 minBlack DiamondsThe Road to IntegrationBob Kendrick takes an in-depth look at the history of baseball's segregation, and the forces who paved the way for Jackie Robinson to break the color barrier.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterviews with Bill Veeck, Happy Chandler, Shirley Povich, Monte Irvin, and Calvin Griffith courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, at the University of Kentucky. For more information, visit https://www.kentuckyoralhistory.orgInterview with Sam Lacy courtesy...2022-04-2152 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastHis Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Remembering Thomas MertonHis Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was interviewed in Louisville, KY in 2013 for filmmaker Morgan C. Atkinson's documentary "The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton" The Dalai Lama shared his memories of meeting Merton and the profound impact their friendship had on his life. Interview with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, 2013. To learn more about Morgan Atkinson's documentaries: https://morganatkinson.com Music for this episode was composed by Doug Boyd Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries 2022-01-3110 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastDancing with Princesses: Englishman, Sailor, Priest, KentuckianThis episode features an interview with Mark Lyon Thornewill, interviewed on January 23, 2018. In addition to telling a story about dancing with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in 1947, this episode explores Thornewill's many adventures as a British naval officer during World War II, a priest, a husband, and a father. This episode features an interview with Thornewill's daughter, Joanna Hay. Interview with Mark Thornewill, January 23, 2018 Music was composed by Doug Boyd, with the exception of a licensed version of "the Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II. 2021-11-1931 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastLocal Spirits: Ghosts at the Wild Turkey DistilleryThis episode explores ghost stories about ghosts at the Wild Turkey Distillery. The ghost stories are from an oral history interview conducted in 2014 with Olivia J. Ripy for the Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project. This episode was produced by Doug Boyd and Maddy Williams. Music was composed and produced by Doug Boyd 2021-10-2511 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastRemembering 9/11, A Flight Attendant's PerspectiveIn honor of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, this episode features a powerful oral history interview conducted on September 11, 2002, with flight attendant Janet Foushee. Foushee recalls her memories of working on a flight that day. Produced by Doug Boyd; Music by Doug Boyd2021-09-1025 minBlack Diamonds"The First Two-Way Superstar": Bob Kendrick, Phil Dixon, and Carl Rogan on the life of Wilber "Bullet" RoganFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterview with Effa Manley appear courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe audio originally recorded with Stephen BankerTo learn more about the life of Bullet Rogan, check out Wilber "Bullet" Rogan and the Kansas City Monarchs by Phil Dixon - https://amzn.to/37jY12D
Follow Bob Kend...2021-08-0554 minBlack Diamonds"The Second Man on the Moon": Bob Kendrick and Larry Doby Jr. on the Life of Larry Doby, plus Remembrances of Mudcat GrantFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterviews with Larry Doby and Effa Manley appear courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries Ted Williams' Hall of Fame Speech Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Youtube
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South Phoenix Oral History Project2.35. Using Your Oral Histories - Indexing Your Interview II of IIIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: practice indexing an oral history. Today's Resources: Indexing as Engaging Oral History Research: Using OHMS to “Compose History” in the Writing Classroom by Douglas A. Boyd, Janice W. Fernheimer &Rachel Dixon, Oral History ReviewTranscribing Oral History” https://www.routledge.com/Transcribing-Oral-History/Bergen/p/book/9780815350934Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History Resources: https://libraries.uky.edu/libp...2021-05-0708 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.34. Using Your Oral Histories - Indexing Your Interview I of IIIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: brainstorm and define the components of an oral history index. Today's Resources: Indexing as Engaging Oral History Research: Using OHMS to “Compose History” in the Writing Classroom by Douglas A. Boyd, Janice W. Fernheimer &Rachel Dixon, Oral History Review Transcribing Oral History” https://www.routledge.com/Transcribing-Oral-History/Bergen/p/book/9780815350934 Louie B. Nunn Center f...2021-05-0611 minBlack Diamonds"The Queen of the Negro Leagues": Bob Kendrick & Jim Overmyer on the Legacy of Effa ManleyFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com/Interviews with Effa Manley and Monte Irvin appear courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries
Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.com Visit the Negro...2021-05-0652 min
ObscureBallHappyThe backstory of how a folksy, quick witted, singing politician from rural Kentucky helped integrate professional baseball
The Negro League Baseball Museum
nlbm.com
Terry Bohn's SABR Pagesabr.org/authors/terry-bohn/
Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral Histories, University of Kentucky Librarieshttps://kentuckyoralhistory.org/
Chandler, Albert Benjamin, interview by William J. Marshall. September 03, 1980, A. B. "Happy" Chandler: Desegregation of Major League Baseball Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Small League Productionssmallleaguestu.c...2020-12-0345 min
Adam's InterviewsLouie B. Nunn Center for Oral History - University of KentuckyPeace Corps: COVID-19 Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Oral History ProjectAdam Greenberg was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia from 2018-2020 as a Rural Aquaculture Promotion Extension Agent. The Zambian government asked Peace Corps to assist with aquaculture, as protein deficiency is an issue. Adam has a history of community service, having also served two terms with AmeriCorps, as well as teaching and traveling for years abroad before joining Peace Corps with his girlfriend. He describes training and their work with fish farmers, as well as what life was like in rural Zambia with no electrical grid...2020-09-1253 min
Breaking Beans PodcastThe Back Bone of KYFarming has never been easy, but, as this month’s farmer states, “Black people have had a hard time trying to farm.” John Botts’s great-grandmother was brought to his now farm by two white men that held her in slavery. She had two children by these men, and John’s father was one of them. Those slavers gave John’s great-grandmother that farm as a gift, and John later bought it from his mother. As of 1991 he was raising about 9,000 lbs of tobacco and had about 30 head of dairy cattle knowing none of his four kids wanted to farm once he was...2020-08-0757 min
Breaking Beans Podcast#36 The Back Bone of KYFarming has never been easy, but, as this month’s farmer states, “Black people have had a hard time trying to farm.” John Botts’s great-grandmother was brought to his now farm by two white men that held her in slavery. She had two children by these men, and John’s father was one of them. Those slavers gave John’s great-grandmother that farm as a gift, and John later bought it from his mother. As of 1991 he was raising about 9,000 lbs of tobacco and had about 30 head of dairy cattle knowing none of his four kids wanted to farm once he was...2020-08-0700 min
The Kitchen SistersDoug Boyd - Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History“Every story matters. The challenge is getting that story to the historical record. Simply putting it into the archive is maybe not enough.” -Doug Boyd, Director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky Libraries.
Listen to this story about the power of oral history to make connections across continents and across history.2018-12-1808 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastFreedom Singer: Civil Rights Activist Charles NeblettThis episode explores the personal story of civil rights activist Charles Neblett who was a member of the Freedom Singers. Neblett was interviewed for the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project, a partnership between the Nunn Center, UK Libraries, the University of Kentucky's Office of Community Engagement, and the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. Listen/search oral history interviews here: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/catalog/xt7prr1pk37h Produced by Doug Boyd and Hannah Jones; Music by Doug Boyd2018-02-0120 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastMoonshiners and RevenuersThis episode explores the story of moonshine in Wayne County, Kentucky. Interviews are part of the Moonshiners and Revenuers Oral History Project at the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries and were conducted by Betty Boles Ellison and Russell Stockton between 1986-1988. Listen/search oral history interviews here: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/catalog/xt7kd50fxr0c Produced by Doug Boyd and Hannah Jones.; Music by Doug Boyd 2018-01-1627 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastTrial by Fire: Looking back at the Heaven Hill Distillery FireOn November 7, 1996, the Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky experienced one of the most devastating distillery fires of all time. Marking the 20th anniversary of the fire, this episode looks back from multiple perspectives. Full interviews are searchable online: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org This episode was produced by Doug Boyd; Assistant Producer of this episode: JD Caruthers; Music by Doug Boyd. 2016-11-0720 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastThe Writing on the Wall: An American Soldier in ItalyEpisode #006 of the Wisdom Project tells a story of archival discovery, linking Marshall Webb, a World War II veteran from Campbellsville, Kentucky, to the small town of Tremensuoli, Italy. This episode begins season 2 of the Wisdom Project podcast. The oral history interviews featured in this episode are available online: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org Marshall Webb’s papers and photographs (including his poetry) are available online via Explore UK: https://exploreuk.edu View the original video story on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j5nOrByPE4U This episode of the Wisdom Project was produced by...2016-10-2719 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastTake Her Out to the Ballgame: Effa Manley and Negro League BaseballEpisode #005 features an oral history interview with Effa Manley, the first African American woman to own a professional baseball team. She co-owned the Newark Eagles (Negro League) with her husband Abe Manley. In this episode Effa Manley looks back at the impact of Jackie Robinson and the integration of Major League Baseball on the Negro League. To listen to and search the oral history interviews from this podcast: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/catalog/xt7nzs2k9c74 Produced by Doug Boyd and Kopana Terry; Assistant Producer Charlotte Boyd2016-04-0821 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastMartin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Robert Penn WarrenEpisode #004 utilizes two oral history interviews conducted by poet/author Robert Penn Warren in 1964 with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. To listen to Robert Penn Warren's collection of oral history interviews with Civil Rights leaders, including the interviews used in this episode, go to http://kentuckyoralhistory.org Produced by Doug Boyd and Kopana Terry; Assistant Producer J.D. Carruthers; Music by Doug Boyd2016-01-1816 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastVeterans' Stories: Remembering the D-Day InvasionIn honor of Veterans Day, episode #003 of the Wisdom Project focuses attention on the stories of two World War II veterans who both participated in the D-Day invasion. Jesse Beazley and Louis Bower tell powerful stories about their experiences. The interviews with Jesse Beazley and Louis Bower were both conducted by William J. Marshall and are part of the Colonel Arthur L. Kelly American Veterans Oral History Collection at the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. This episode is hosted by Doug Boyd. To listen to and search the oral history interviews f...2015-11-1117 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastColonel Sanders and KFC , An Original Recipe for a Kentucky StartupEpisode #002 features an oral history interview with Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and explores the foundational story of this company. Additionally, we explore the story of John Y. Brown, Jr.'s purchase of the company in 1964 and the company's transition into the global market. The interviews with Colonel Harland Sanders and John Y. Brown, Jr. are housed at the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. To listen to and search the oral history interviews from this podcast: Colonel Sanders, go to http://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/24535 2015-11-0323 min
The Wisdom Project PodcastInterviewing Jackie OThis episode explores an oral history interview with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis from 1981. The interview was conducted by Terry Birdwhistell for the John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project. The interviews with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Terry Birdwhistell are housed at the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. To listen to and search the 1981 oral history interview with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, go to http://kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/190582015-10-2020 min