2012-07-22 Fred Astaire, 1899-1987: His acting, singing and dancing changed the American motion picture musical
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: PEOPLE IN AMERICA — a VOA Special English program about famous Americans of the past. Today, Harry Monroe…
2012-07-08 Stephen Foster, 1826-1864: America’s First Popular Songwriter
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I’m Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program People in America.…
2012-07-01 Bella Abzug, 1920-1998: Activist for Women’s Rights was Known for her Large Hats and Strong Opinions
RICH KLEINFELDT: I’m Rich Kleinfeldt. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA.…
2012-06-24 How Johnny Appleseed Grew Into a Folk Hero
FAITH LAPIDUS: I’m Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA.…
2012-06-17 Barbara McClintock, 1902-1992: She Made Important Discoveries about Genes and Chromosomes
CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: This is PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, Jim Tedder and Shirley Griffith tell about Barbara…
2012-06-10 “Buffalo Bill” Cody, 1846-1917: He Represented the Spirit and Tradition of the American West
GWEN OUTEN: I’m Gwen Outen. DOUG JOHNSON: And I’m Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today,…
2012-06-03 Gwendolyn Brooks, 1917-2000: First African-American to Win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I’m Shirley Griffith. SARA LONG: And I’m Sarah Long with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA.…
2012-05-27 Truman Capote, 1924-1984: Created the First Nonfiction Novel With ‘In Cold Blood’
BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Truman Capote,…
2012-05-20 Lucille Ball Was The Funniest Woman on TV
MARY TILLOTSON: This is Mary Tillotson. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program PEOPLE…
2012-05-13 Artie Shaw, 1910-2004 : Last Great Musician of What Has Been Called the
DOUG JOHNSON: I’m Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell the story of a…
2012-05-06 Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910: Anti-Slavery Activist Wrote ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’
RAY FREEMAN: I’m Ray Freeman. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with the Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every…
2012-04-29 George Abbott, 1887-1995: ‘Mister Broadway’
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I’m Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with the Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every…
2012-04-22 Beverly Sills, 1929-2007: A Beautiful Voice for Opera and the Arts
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today…
2012-04-15 Chief Joseph, 1840-1904: A Hero of Freedom for Native Americans, Part Two
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: People in America, a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Every week at this time,…
2012-04-08 Chief Joseph, 1840-1904: A Great Nez Perce Indian Chief
SHEP O’NEAL: People in America — a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Every week at this…