- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 101
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1984-05-31
- Subject:
- Solar eclipses--1984
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, North Carolina, Buncombe County, Montreat, 35.64428, -82.3029 - Medium:
- radio programs
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment, which begins at 1:27, is a feature about the first solar eclipse of the sun seen in Atlanta since 1900. The program features audio excerpts from Jim Summers of the Fernbank Science Center, and unidentified Atlantans viewing the eclipse as it happens near Georgia Tech and in Piedmont Park. The second segment, which begins at 19:18, is a rebroadcast of a "Southwind" program that aired in August 1983 about about Montreat, North Carolina, a small vacation town whose residents are experiencing change as the area grows and develops. The program includes audio excerpts from mayor John Abernathy, and residents Lamar Williamson and John Craven. The program ends with a sign off by Boyd Lewis.
"Southwind" was a radio program about the issues, people, and culture of the South that aired on WABE-FM, Atlanta's public radio station. The series, which aired from 1980 to 1987, was conceived, produced, and reported by journalist Boyd Lewis. - Local Identifier:
- MSS 1118.101.001
ahc.1118.101.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/1
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright is held by Boyd Lewis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Extent:
- 7 in. reel-to-reel audio tape, 3 3/4 ips
29:48 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
