Hear how Detric Goss and her 14-year-old son Tupac are talking about the Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's death. Watch Detric's Youtube video about the million hoodie march.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
To Climb A Tree
Photo Credit: Anita Shontel Woodley
For 58 years, Mr. William Hubbard climbed and cared for trees at the University of North Carolina. Hear how he maintained on the job and why he waited to retire at a few years shy 80.
I filmed, edited, and produced this short video as the interview unfolded in the field. Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Parent Teacher Conferences in the Grocery Aisle
Reuben Jackson is a teacher in Vermont who encourages his students to use their "poet's eye" on assignments.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
PANELIST - Media Expert Forum
A Panel of Triangle Area Media Experts
Linkedin Live Raleigh Event
A Business Networking and Socialpreneuer Forum
Co-Hosted by the Triangle Association of Black Journalists
March 13, 2012
The topic is "Learn the Best Ways to Connect, Engage, and Get the Coverage Your Business Needs from A Panel of Media Experts." - Brett Chambers, Ayana Hernandez, Anita Shontel Woodley - The Journalist, Producer and Storyteller Jennifer Lawrence! Snipes will serve on the panel.
Anita Shontel Woodley
Radio Producer
WUNC-FM The Story
Monica Barnes
Director of Community Affairs
WTVD ABC 11
Jennifer Lawrence Snipes
Director of Marketing
The Independent Magazine
Panel Moderated By:
Brett Chambers
TABJ President & NCCU Professor
Monday, March 5, 2012
Hit Me
David Drury and Dusty Wisniew share their adventures as members of a Christian card-counting team and how they justified participating in the business in a documentary movie called, "Holy Rollers."
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Landing in the Water - At Night
When Cathy Maready's small aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean she did not expect to survive because of something her mother taught her as a child.
Throwing the Distance
In this follow-up John Collins shares how he broke the current Guinness world record for the longest distance traveled by a paper aircraft.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Making the Perfect Glider
John Collins is attempting to break the current Guinness World Record for the longest distance traveled by a paper aircraft with a new design.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
A Man and his Song for America
Michael Johnathon explores creating an opera based on the Woody Guthrie American Folk Song "This Land is Your Land."
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Fresh Eyes on America's Healthcare
Pharmacist Reddy Annapereddy quit his job at Rite Aid to start his own successful business providing medicine care to patients with in-home service.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Don Cornelius: Love, peace and soul
Thomas Torain and Brett Chambers share their memories of the creator and host of Soul Train, Don Cornelius.
(Starts at 40 minutes)
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Principal for a Day
Mark Goldsmith was principal for a day at Riker's Island Prison and now runs a program that helps formerly incarcerated men discover their passions and find careers .
(2nd Story)
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Picked Up
Sahid Limon is an undocumented Bangladeshi man living in the U.S. After being picked up by I.C.E, he was granted a one year stay in the U.S. before he's ordered to return to his home country. Sahid has not lived there since he fled at 9 years old with is family.
(2nd Story)
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
DOUBLE FEATURE - Finding A Life's Work on A Freedom Ride & Witness to Freedom and Song
Lew Zuchman shares his story about joining the civil rights Freedom Riders movement when he was 19 years old and eventually serving time in jail side by side with black riders.
Also, in the second half of the show Bernice Johnson Reagon recalls her time singing protest songs with "The Freedom Singers" as a way to secure equal rights in the civil rights movement.
(You can Hear her original interview with us here.)
Friday, September 2, 2011
Breaking Down The Score
Vasu Kalkarni started a basketball software company after playing the sport in college. Vasu tells how he's revolutionizing how the game is watched by players and recruiters.
(2nd Interview)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
1-on-1 Interview: MAZZ SWIFT & Anita
Mazz Swift shares the story of how she developed a deep relationship with her electronic violin. Listen in as the two create original, compelling music throughout a conversation with The Story's Producer Anita Woodley.
(Fast Forward to @ 31 minutes)
Photo credit: ©Nisha Sondhe
(Mazz Swift & Her Violin)
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Finding a Life's work on a Freedom Ride
Lew Zuchman shares how joining the Freedom Riders Movement when he was 19 years old led him to a life of pursing justice for youth.
Friday, July 22, 2011
MARIA THE KOREAN BRIDE - One-on-One Interview with Anita
Anita Woodley talks to Maria Yoon about how she answered the stress from her parents to tie the knot. Hear about how she got married in all 50 states as an art project.
(2nd Interview)
Friday, July 8, 2011
Dumpster Diving for Snapdragons
TV crime writer Liz Benjamin shares how dumpster diving after work at the local garden shop has altered her life in unexpected ways.
Burlap to Cashmere
The band Brulap to Cashmere speaks about recently reuniting after a band member was hospitalized after an attack nearly killed their a member.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
FINDING MO
Lindaleigh Irvin-Portner's intriguing follow-up after appearing on our show in May when she shared her story about having her baby daughter taken away at a "wayward home" for girls in Virginia.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
LOST CHOICES
W.C. Lynch was forcibly sterilized when he was a 14 years old at a North Carolina Reform School because it was a graduation requirement.
JUSTICE IN OAKLAND
Journalist and Community Organizer, JR Valrey shares how the killing of Oscar Grant by a BART Officer impacted his work.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Prison to Life
Mike Anderson is thriving in the community after serving 17 years in prison. Learn how poetry and community support have aided his reentry into society over the past 3 years.
LISTEN TO MIKE
LISTEN TO MIKE
Friday, June 10, 2011
Back to the Cello
Shana Tucker is a cellist whose fan's helped her raise funds to record a debut cd. Hear how reevaluating her family life led to Shana returning to the stage.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Mama Juggs
Anita Woodley (myself) AKA 'rie Shontel shares the story behind my one-woman show Mama Juggs and how the women in my family influenced my performance and life.
Friday, May 27, 2011
After American Idol
Charly Lowry made it to the top 32 on American Idol. Here how she joined with Aaron and Corey Locklear, friends who played Guitar hero together, to create the band Dark Water Rising.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
GOODBYE MS. WINFREY, HELLO MS. WOODLEY
My career choice was influenced by Oprah Winfrey in the early 80s, Listen as I reflect on trying to become Oprah and eventually finding myself.
Friday, May 13, 2011
A Class At A Time
Kathy Vitzthum took 19 years to finish her college degree and is walking the stage the same year her son is graduating college.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Dear Mo
Lindaleigh Irvin-Porter's newborn daughter was taken from her after she gave birth at a wayward home for teenaged girls. Hear how her neighbor Melissa Ford's helped her cope.
(2nd Story)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
24/7 Teacher
Students Keweyn Chandlier and Celia Garza of Grad Lab Coach Tracy Elam share how support and laughter helped them stay out of school.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
The Little Church That Could
Pastor Bill Whitehead has a small congregation and he is using social networking to bring in more people.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Exonerated in Texas
James D. Waller and James Curtis Giles were exonerated after serving over a decade incarcerated.
They share how their lives changed after they were compensated for being wrongly accused.
They share how their lives changed after they were compensated for being wrongly accused.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Losing Martin Luther King
Duane VanderBrug, a white minister, presided over the funeral of a black veteran killed in the Vietnam War. The service happened the same day Dr. King was laid to rest.
Monday, February 21, 2011
The Evolution of Malcolm Shabazz
Malcolm Shabazz, the first grandson of Malcolm X, shares how learning about his grandfather's life as a teen has changed him.
LISTEN to Malcolm's STORY
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Saved From Captivity
Somaly and Sina share how they help girls and women escape from Cambodian brothels liek the ones they were held captive in as teenagers.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Hip Bop Hero
Hip Bop inventor Ohene discusses how he learned to successful blend his classical piano playing skills and rap lyrics while living abroad in Ghana, Africa.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
30 Years of The Breaks
Rap legend Kurtis Blow shares his personal story and why he decided to rejuvenate his rap career after becoming a reverend.
LISTEN to Kurtis Story
LISTEN to Kurtis Story
Monday, December 13, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Mystery Guitar Man
Joe Penna shares how he's made a career for himself as a character known as "Mystery Guitar Man" on youtube after dropping out of medical school
LISTEN to Joe's Story
LISTEN to Joe's Story
Friday, December 3, 2010
A New Vision for Architecture
Architect Chris Downey shares how he redefined his career after unexpectedly losing his eyesight.
LISTEN to Chris' Story
LISTEN to Chris' Story
Thursday, December 2, 2010
The Notebook
Annelies Gentile has a mailbox near a memorial bench for her father with a notebook where strangers leave various messages.
LISTEN to the mix of letters read in "The Notebook"
LISTEN to the mix of letters read in "The Notebook"
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
All Alone
Victor Vangelakos and his family lived in a 32-story building as the lone residents for years until the property owner auctioned off condo units at drastically reduced prices.
LISTEN to Victor's Story
(3rd Interview)
LISTEN to Victor's Story
(3rd Interview)
Monday, November 29, 2010
Yummy, Remembered
Author Greg Neri uses a Graphic Novel to capture the story an 11-year old Chicago boy who murdered a teenager and later became a victim of homicide himself.
LISTEN to G. Neri's Story
(3rd Interview)
LISTEN to G. Neri's Story
(3rd Interview)
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
We Spend Our Holidays Apart - And We Like It
Patrick and Allison Saucer are spending their first holiday together after twenty years of going their separate ways.
LISTEN to the Saucer's Story
LISTEN to the Saucer's Story
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Rollin' On
Bernard Sadow invented the wheeled luggage and shares what sparked the idea in the 70s.
LISTEN to Bernard's Story
(3rd Interview)
LISTEN to Bernard's Story
(3rd Interview)
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Documenting Foreclosure
Kristin Lavanway is a Realtor who lost her home to foreclosure after helping many save their homes.
LISTEN to Kristin's Story
LISTEN to Kristin's Story
Monday, November 15, 2010
P,H.A.T.W.A
Yassin Alsalman is often refused entry into the U.S from Canada, be believes, because of his race.
LISTEN to Yassin's Story
LISTEN to Yassin's Story
Thursday, November 11, 2010
The Silver Spoon
Jan Rivero shares the story of how an old silver spoon helped her trace her family's roots.
LISTEN to Jan's Story
LISTEN to Jan's Story
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Crossing the Saar - Twice
Three generations of the Baumgaertner family share how their individual trips to the Saar River where their grandfather fought transformed their lives.
LISTEN to the Baumgaertner's Story
LISTEN to the Baumgaertner's Story
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Franko's Maps
Frank Neilsen shares how saving a women who was being attacked by dogs led to the career of his dreams.
LISTEN to Franko's Story
LISTEN to Franko's Story
Flooding in Haiti
Roody Joseph shares what is happening on the streets and tent cities in Haiti.
LISTEN to Roody's Story
(2nd Interview)
LISTEN to Roody's Story
(2nd Interview)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Next Chapter - Prayer's of a Bullied Boy
Terrance Mensa shares how his life is change since he stopped being bullied.
LISTEN to Terrance's Story
LISTEN to Terrance's Story
Wounded Solider's and Art
Ivan Pineiro and Craig Bone share how being wounded soldier's is helping them create art that's healing.
LISTEN to Ivan and Craig's Story
LISTEN to Ivan and Craig's Story
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Disappearing Money
Johnathan David create multi-million dollar commercials before he got divorced. Now he's watching his retirement money disappear and is reconsidering his lifestyle.
LISTEN to Johnathan's Story
LISTEN to Johnathan's Story
Monday, October 18, 2010
Traveling to N'Ditam
Dr. George Bwelle and I, Anita Woodley, share our encounters while visiting a village in Cameroon called N'Ditam. Dr. George provides free medical care to many whom have never before seen a doctor. I was visiting my ancestral tribe for the first time and received a traditional name.
LISTEN to Dr. George and My Story
LISTEN to Dr. George and My Story
Friday, October 15, 2010
The Green Team
The McCarthy family shares how they turned their green lifestyle became the blueprint for their school's recycling program.
LISTEN to the McCarthy's Story
LISTEN to the McCarthy's Story
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
A Dollar Job
Edna Harris shares stories of working several jobs for years that only paid one dollar an hour.
LISTEN TO Edna's Story
(2nd Story)
LISTEN TO Edna's Story
(2nd Story)
Monday, October 4, 2010
When Living in a Hotel is No Vacation
Melissa and her daughter Diane share their family's story of living in a hotel and striving to get back on their feet during the recession.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The Real Return
Former solider Javorn Drummond shares the challenges he faces to find steady employment and stay in college after serving in the Iraq war.
Larry and Dennis: The Next Chapter
LISTEN to Dennis & Larry's show
(2nd Interview)
(2nd Interview)
Dennis Golay and Larry Gibson share how their lives have changed as a couple after living more than 20 years with HIV.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Securing A Position
LISTEN to Nancy's Story
(2nd Interview)
(2nd Interview)
Nancy Eade shares how she weathered fourteen months of unemployment.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The Next Chapter: Jeremy Lee
Jeremy Lee shares why the hard work he's putting forth to repair his reputation is paying off in a pre-med program at Morehouse University.
Monday, April 26, 2010
One Grand Road Trip
Sue and Dave Dixon share how a one year vacation traveling across the country in a small vehicle united their family.
Non-Combat PTSD
Former Marine Jeremy Berggren shares how he healed his life after suffering from non-combat PTSD.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Roody's Next Chapter
(2nd interview)
Roody Joseph shares why his outreach work in Haiti has expanded beyond infants and how rubble removal is being snarled months after the earthquake.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Discovered
Ray Matthews shares how his painting that captured his childhood in South Hill, Virginia led to a friendship with writer Janet Hubbard and unexpected popularity of his artwork.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Off the Corner
LISTEN to Albert's story
Albert Smith shares how he's managed to successfully stay off the street corners of Oakland, California for one year.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
The Dust Bowl
LISTEN to Lindy's story
Elmer "Lindy" Linenberger shares his compelling experiences from the Dust Bowl and Great Depression.
Elmer "Lindy" Linenberger shares his compelling experiences from the Dust Bowl and Great Depression.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Women and Prison
LISTEN to Destiny & Vicki's story
Destiny Coleman and Vicki Lopez-Lukis share how the time they spent in prison brought them together and now helps other at-risk women thrive outside of prison.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Jabari: Upgraded
Jabari Aali Shaw shares how he's fighting against deep education cuts in California and why his school-aged son is involved.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Avoiding Foreclosure
Judy and Frank Viola share the steps they took over several years to avoid foreclosure on their home of 22 years.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Deep Undercover
Officer April Leatherwood shares how being undercover as an addict for one-year changed her career.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Fishing Perfect
LISTEN to Rick's story
Rick Jackson shares the perfect fishing day with his again father after they lost a relative.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Out of the Money Pit
LISTEN to Shana & Matthew's story
Shana and Matthew Onigman share why they decided to tear down and rebuild their termite damaged fixer-upper instead of foreclose on their home.
Monday, February 8, 2010
The Layoff - A Child's Perspective
Nine-year old Alison Spiller shares her experience with unemployment after her father was laid off.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Hundred's of Babies
LISTEN HERE to Roody's Story
Missionary Roody Joseph refused to leave Haiti after the earthquake to help care for 500 babies. He share how he's getting formula to babies and why he's compelled to help the children.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Home Away from Haiti
LISTEN HERE to Darline's Story
Teen Haitian orphan Darline Blanchard Williams shares her story of assisting others during the earthquake and her journey to get out of Haiti to her adoptive parents.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
One Public Opinion
Faith Coleman is a registered nurse without health insurance. Learn about how after her cancer diagnoses she set up a free clinic in Florida to help the uninsured.
Monday, December 14, 2009
DOUBLE FEATURE - Win One for the Forests & Not in my Backyard
Hugo Jabini is from Suriname's rain forest. Find out how he fought and won a judgment to stop his government from allowing Chinese logging companies from destroy the forest.
The second interview is with Rev. Robert Campbell. He shares how his community were successful in helping shut down a landfill after 30 years of fighting.
Monday, December 7, 2009
The Soul of Water
Deborah Crammer talks about how she become a kind of accidental science writer about the effects of Global Warming.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Timeless Jam
LISTEN HERE to the Kansas City Jammers
Geoff Greif, Jasey Schnaars and Bob Thompson talk about the resurgence of their rock career "The Kansas City Jammers" more than 40 years later.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Touchdown in Texas
LISTEN HERE to Daederick's story
Daederick Ford is a high school football player who experienced homelessness and dreams of being self-sufficient.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Off The Streets
15-year old Delencia unveils how she adjusting to high school after spending years on the street as a prostitute.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
A New Mission
LISTEN HERE to Chris and Jon's story
**2nd Interview**
Brothers Chris and Jon Boggiano share why they started their own sustainable building consulting company after serving in Iraq.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Spotlight: The Author of Her Life
LISTEN HERE to Anita's Interview
As a successful young producer for a nationally syndicated radio program, Anita Woodley's career was well on its way. Her experiences growing up in the rich cultural environment of Oakland, California, gave her a unique voice—but she lacked the confidence to use it. She decided to take a Community Classroom Series course called “Write Your Life” and began a life-changing transformation. “It taught me to appreciate who I am and to put it into my work. I just soared!” she recalls. Anita has since taken another Friday Center course and recently won two national journalism awards.
Nurturing Monet's Garden
Elizabeth Murray recounts why quitting her dream job to work in Monet's garden in Giverny, France made her deeply appreciate his the man and the art.
Brush with Fame - Wicked Witch of the West
** 2nd Interview**
Kathy Hopwood tells how a chance encounter with actress Margaret Hamiliton changed her perceptions of the terrifying Wicked Witch character from the Wizard of Oz.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
One Broken American Dream
LISTEN HERE to Zed's story
Engineer Zed Chang talks about the derailing of his American Dream after he immigrated from China and lost his job.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Deep Undercover
Detective April Leatherwood shares how going undercover as a drug addict for a year altered her life.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Looking Back to Look Forward
LISTEN HERE to Terrol's story
Terrol Johnson talks about how growing traditional crops from his Native American culture is helping him combat diabetes.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Risky Beauty Business
Connie and Alisha Tran talk about how the beauty business and working around acrylic nails for years has damaged their health.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
2008 Harry Chapin Media Awards Ceremony
"A New life in a Foreclosed Home"
&
(starts @ 31:00)
Anita Shontel Woodley had the honor of going to New York City's Hard Rock Cafe to receive the 2008 Harry Chapin Media Award for a radio interview she produced with WUNC "The Story with Dick Gordon". The guest, Rmega Tsfari and her family share their story of squatting in a foreclosed home. Rmega's 4 year old son joins the conversation.
Friday, September 25, 2009
The Neon Man and Me
(2nd interview)
Slash Coleman shares how the death of his friend who made Neon signs inspired an one-man play to celebrating his life.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
A "Lost Boy" No More
A "lOST BOY" NO MORE
Emmanuel Chan shares why he plans raise his family in America and not return to his homeland in the Sudan. More than 20 years ago he fled his village with a group of children known as "The Lost Boys."
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
New Father, New Life
Tuesday, September 15 2009
New Father, New Life
Richard Gardner
Among the many Americans searching for jobs are young, first-time fathers. Richard Gardner of Chicago says when he learned that his girlfriend was pregnant, he immediately stopped hanging out with gang members and found work as an evening janitor. Now he's attending nursing school and reaching out to other young fathers. Dick Gordon talks to him about how being raised in a two-parent home didn't deter him from gang life and what sacrifices he's made to be a positive example to his three-year-old son Richard Jr.- Learn more about Metropolitan Family Services, a group that helped Richard.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Tuning out Fear & Your story: Getting His Credentials
Friday, September 11 2009
DOUBLE FEATURE!!!
Tuning out Fear & Your story: Getting His Credentials
Vic Gregory
As America marks the 8th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, one Michigan teacher is still dealing with the legacy of the incident. Vic Gregory had his dream job as a drag car racer. He left that to teach auto shop at his alma mater, Fordson High School in Dearborn, Mich. The school has a high number of students from the Middle East. The day after 9/11, there was a bomb threat and school officials wondered how to keep the teenagers safe.
The teachers and the students had to redefine themselves after 9/11. These days, Vic says that his auto shop program is helping kids get jobs and feel proud of their heritage.
Your story: Getting His Credentials
Malcolm Morris
Malcolm Morris has a story of how his experience in war inspired a form of courage in later years. Malcolm was seven years old, living in London, when German bombs rained down on the city. Soon after, he got a small camera, and began shooting photographs. He tells Dick the story of the phone call he made as a grown up that changed his life, and about the time Princess Diana saved the day.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Pursuit of Education
One of the new students at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine this year is Mike Mallah. For Mike, this is an achievement for his entire family - going back generations. Mike's parents lost two homes to war - first in Palestine and later Kuwait during the Gulf War. They settled in the United States and began to see a brighter future when they opened a neighborhood convenience store. Then Mike's father, Mohammed, was shot and killed in a robbing.
Mike and his mother Iman talk with Dick Gordon about how their lives changed after that. Iman went to work in the store, and Mike and his siblings set about improving their lives and the life of their family through education.
- Learn more about Mike's business
- Discover the Muslim Self-Portrait Project
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