2002-05-05 Fred Astaire
ANNCR: PEOPLE IN AMERICA — a VOA Special English program about famousAmericans of the past. Today, Harry Monroe and Kay Gallant tell thestory of dancer and movie star, Fred Astaire.…
2002-04-28 Milton Berle
VOICE ONE: I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program PEOPLEIN AMERICA. Today, we tell the story of Milton Berle. He was famousfor…
2002-04-21 Charlie Parker
VOICE 1: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE 2: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOASpecial English program, People in America. Today, we tell about oneof America’s greatest jazz musicians, Charlie Parker.…
2002-04-14 Mary Kay
VOICE ONE: I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLEIN AMERICA. This week, we tell about one of the most successfulAmerican businesswomen.…
2002-04-07 Rain-in-the-Face
VOICE ONE: Now, the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. I’m Steve Ember. In the early days of the last century, anAmerican doctor wrote about the Native American people…
2002-03-31 Jack Benny
VOICE ONE: I’m Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLEIN AMERICA. Today, we tell the story of Jack Benny. He was one…
2002-03-24 Elizabeth Blackwell
Anncr: Every week we tell about someone important in the history of theUnited States. Today, Shirley Griffith and Ray Freeman tell aboutthe first Western woman in modern times to become…
2002-03-17 Langston Hughes, Part Two
VOICE ONE: I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLEIN AMERICA. Today we finish telling about the life of LangstonHughes, known as…
2002-03-10 Langston Hughes, Part One
VOICE ONE: I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLEIN AMERICA. Today, we tell about writer Langston Hughes, who hasbeen called the…
2002-03-03 Todd Duncan
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with the VOA Special English program,PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell the story of Todd Duncan — aconcert singer…
2002-02-24 Barbara Cooney
ANNCR: Now, the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, Shirley Griffith and Steve Ember tell about the life ofBarbara Cooney, the creator of many popular children’s books. Shedied…
2002-02-17 Bessie Coleman
VOICE 1: I’m Shirley Griffith VOICE 2: And I’m Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program, Peoplein America. Today we tell about Bessie Coleman, the firstAfrican-American woman pilot. ((Theme))…
2002-02-10 Percival Lowell
VOICE ONE: I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English program Peoplein America. Today, we tell about Percival Lowell whose work led tothe discovery…
2002-02-03 George Abbott
VOICE 1: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE 2: And I’m Steve Ember with the Special English program. People inAmerica. Every week we tell about a person important in the historyof the…
2002-01-27 Martin Luther King Jr., Part 2
Anncr: PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English on the Voice ofAmerica. (Theme) Today, Shep O’Neal and Warren Scheer finish the story of civilrights leader Martin Luther King Junior.…