- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 172
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1986-11-06
- Subject:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Cleland, Max, 1942-
Conroy, Pat - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- 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 1:03, is a feature about women veterans, and their recognition by the Veterans Day parade that occurred in Atlanta in 1986. The program features audio excerpts of Georgia Secretary of State Max Cleland, and Vietnam nurse Lilly Adams. The second segment, which begins at 12:50, is a feature about author Pat Conroy. The program features an interview with him as he talks about his life and his recent book, "The Prince of Tides." He talks about historic preservation in Atlanta and environmental concerns on the Georgia and South Carolina coasts. 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 1118.172.001
ahc.1118.172.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/36
- 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
28:40 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
