2001-09-30 Harriet Tubman
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Ray Freeman with theSpecial English program, People In America. Every week we tell thestory of someone important in the history of…
2001-09-23 Katharine Graham
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLEIN AMERICA. Today we tell about Katharine Graham. She was the ownerand publisher…
2001-09-16 Larry Adler
VOICE ONE: I’m Doug Johnson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLEIN AMERICA. Today, we tell about a worldfamous musician, Larry Adler, who played…
2001-09-09 John Wesley Powell
VOICE ONE: I’M SHIRLEY GRIFFITH. VOICE TWO: AND I’M RAY FREEMAN WITH THE VOA SPECIAL ENGLISH PROGRAM PEOPLEIN AMERICA. EVERY WEEK AT THIS TIME WE TELL THE STORY OF SOMEONEIMPORTANT…
2001-09-02 Billie Holiday
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLEIN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person important in thehistory of…
2001-08-26 Emperor Norton
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLEIN AMERICA. Today we tell about the man whodeclared himself the emperor of…
2001-08-19 Gunther Gebel-Williams
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember. Today, we tell about the famous circusperformer, Gunther Gebel-Williams. He was known for his gentle waysof training wild animals.…
2001-08-12 Helen Keller, Part 2
VOICE 1: I’m Ray Freeman. VOICE 2: And I’m Shirley Griffith with People in America – a program inSpecial English by the Voice of America. Every week we tell aboutsomeone…
2001-08-05 Helen Keller, Part 1
VOICE 1: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE 2: And I’m Ray Freeman. Every week we tell about a person who wasimportant in the history of the United States. This week we…
2001-07-29 Paul Robeson, Part 2
ANNCR: Now,the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today,Shirley Griffith and Steve Ember finish the story of the life ofPaul Robeson (ROBE-a-son). He was a singer and internationalpolitical activist.…
2001-07-22 Paul Robeson, Part 1
By Shelley Gollust VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the V-O-A Special English program PEOPLEIN AMERICA. Today, we tell about Paul Robeson . He…
2001-07-15 Flannery O’Connor
VOICE ONE: I’M SHIRLEY GRIFFITH. VOICE TWO: AND I’M RAY FREEMAN WITH THE VOA SPECIAL ENGLISH PROGRAM, PEOPLEIN AMERICA. TODAY, WE TELL ABOUT WRITER FLANNERY O’CONNOR. ((THEME)) VOICE ONE: LATE…
2001-07-08 Douglas MacArthur
ANNCR: Now, the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. TodayRich Kleinfeldt and Sarah Long tell about one of the most unusualand successful American military leaders, General Douglas MacArthur. ((THEME))…
2001-07-01 Clara Barton
VOICE ONE: THIS IS RAY FREEMAN. VOICE TWO: AND THIS IS SHIRLEY GRIFFITH WITH THE VOA SPECIAL ENGLISHPROGRAM, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. EVERY WEEK WE TELL ABOUT A PERSON WHOWAS IMPORTANT…
2001-06-24 John Lewis
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember VOICE TWO: And I’m Shirley Griffith, with the VOA Special English programPEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about pianist John Lewis. Hecreated one of the…