PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s Northwest Public Radio will celebrate the arrival of StoryCorps, a national initiative to document everyday history and the unique stories of America, when it arrives in Moscow, Idaho, Aug. 25 to collect the stories of Palouse residents as part of the program’s cross-country tour.
The specially-outfitted StoryCorps Airstream MobileBooth will be parked on
Deena Heath, Moscow Arts Commission director, said that the StoryCorps celebration will coincide with the reopening of
“Were so pleased to celebrate the refurbishing of
The music of Kuture and Sesitshaya runs the gamut from the music of
The members of Sesitshaya include Sue Byrnes, Kathy Dawes, Mary Donahoe, Joanne Evans, Kirstin Malm, Elinor Michels, Mimi Pengilly, Tom Richardson and Diane Walker.
StoryCorps opened its first StoryBooth, a freestanding soundproof recording studio, in
At the MobileBooth, people participate in pairs–oftentimes friends or loved ones–one interviewing the other. A trained facilitator guides the participants through the interview process and handles the technical aspects of the recording. At the end of a 40-minute session, the participants walk away with a CD of their interview. With their permission, copies will be archived at
This project is sponsored by Northwest Public Radio, the city of