2009-01-25 Marian Anderson, 1897-1993: 75,000 People Heard Her Sing at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we complete…
2009-01-18 Marian Anderson, 1897-1993: Her Voice Became Famous Around the World
I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we begin…
2009-01-11 Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1840-1924: She Created Art Museum in Her Home
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today…
2009-01-04 Susan Sontag, 1933- 2004: One of America’s Most Influential Thinkers of the Twentieth Century
VOICE ONE: I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2008-12-28 Remembering Five Interesting Americans
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2008-12-21 Jesse Owens, 1913- 1980: He Was Once the Fastest Runner in the World
VOICE ONE: This is Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special…
2008-12-14 Shirley Horn, 1934-2005: One of the Great Jazz Singers of the 1950s and 1960s
VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA IN VOA Special English. Today…
2008-12-07 Philo Farnsworth, 1906-1971: The Father of Television
VOICE ONE: I’m Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2008-11-30 Henry Loomis, 1919-2008: Director of VOA Had the Idea to Create Special English
VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Bob Doughty with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2008-11-23 Mae West, 1893-1980: The Wild Woman of Film and Stage
VOICE ONE: I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2008-11-16 Marlon Brando, 1924-2004: One of the Greatest Actors of All Time
VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And, I’m Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today,…
2008-11-09 Ann Landers, 1918-2002: She Helped Millions of People Deal With Their Problems
VOICE ONE: I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA.…
2008-11-02 Paul Robeson, 1898-1976: He Traveled the World Singing Songs to Support Peace and Equal Rights for Black Americans
ANNOUNCER: Now,the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, Shirley Griffith and Steve Ember finish the story of the…
2008-10-26 Paul Robeson,1898-1976: Singer, Actor, and Civil Rights Activist
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA.…
2008-10-19 Bessie Coleman, 1892-1926: She Dared to Dream and Became the First African American Female Pilot
VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…