Southwind No. 85

Collection:: Southwind recordings
Title:: Southwind No. 85
Creator:: Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Date of Original:: 1984-01-12
Subject:: Medical care
Theaters--Georgia--Atlanta
Poverty--Georgia--Albany
Acme Theater (Atlanta, Ga.)
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 1:44, is a segment on the poor state of healthcare for children in Georgia aired after a report listed Georgia as eighth in the United States for child mortality. The program features audio excerpts from state representatives Mary Young of Albany; Eleanor Richardson of suburban Atlanta; James White of Albany, and Tyrone Brooks of Atlanta. Other voice excerpts are from Gerald Hegner of the Medical Association of Georgia, and Dr. James Alley, Director of Public Health for the state of Georgia. The second segment, which begins at 19:30, is a feature about Acme Theater in Atlanta. The program includes audio excerpts from theater members Priscilla Smith, Monte Schuth, Alexandria O'Claire, and other unidentified members. 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 1118.085.001
ahc.1118.085.001
Metadata URL:: http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/4
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
30:01 minutes
Original Collection:: Southwind recordings
Holding Institution:: Atlanta History Center
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