2013-03-05 Eartha Kitt, 1927-2008: Singer, Actress and “Catwoman”
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the unforgettable entertainer Eartha Kitt. The life…
2013-04-28 Billy Wilder, 1906-2002: He Changed the History of American Movies
VOICE ONE: I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about Billy Wilder. He was the director…
2013-04-21 Rosa Parks, 1913-2005: Mother of the American Civil Rights Movement
VOICE ONE: I’m Pat Bodnar. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Rosa Parks, who has been called the…
2013-04-14 One of the leaders of the Indian resistance, Apache chief Cochise
VOICE ONE: PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. (THEME) During the Eighteenth Century, Indians tried to halt the move of white settlers into…
2013-04-07 Katharine Graham, 1917- 2001: A Powerful Media Leader in America
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about Katharine Graham. She was the owner…
2013-03-31 Edward R. Murrow, 1908-1965: The Famous Radio and Television Reporter Helped Create Modern News Broadcasting
VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell the story of Edward R. Murrow, a famous…
2013-03-24 Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962: America’s Most Famous Sex Symbol
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about movie star Marilyn Monroe. She died…
2013-03-17 Samuel Gompers, 1850-1924: ‘The Grand Old Man of Labor’
VOICE ONE: I’m Phoebe Zimmerman. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program, People in America. Today we tell about one of the country’s greatest labor…
2013-03-03 Jerome Kern, 1885-1945: The Father of American Musical Theater
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about and play music by songwriter Jerome Kern.…
2013-02-24 Crazy Horse Was Chief of the Lakota, a Warrior and a Holy Man
VOICE ONE: I’m Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell the story of a Native American, Crazy…
2013-02-17 Ann Morrow Lindbergh, 1906-2001: a famous pilot and writer
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person who was important…
2013-02-10 Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895: He Fought for Freedom and Equality for African Americans
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Frederick Douglass. He was born a slave,…
2013-02-03 William Randolph Hearst, 1863-1951: He Created What Was Once the Nation’s Largest Newspaper Organization
ANNOUNCER: Welcome to the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, Steve Ember and Rich Kleinfeldt tell about American publisher . Mister Hearst created what was once the nation’s…
2012-08-26 Martha Graham, 1894-1991: The Mother of Modern Dance
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we explore the life of dancer and choreographer Martha Graham.…
2012-07-29 Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962: She Was the Most Influential Wife of Any American President
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about the woman who was the most influential…