2011-08-21 Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 1921-2009: She Changed the World for People with Mental Disabilities
FAITH LAPIDUS: I’m Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2011-08-14 Aaron Copland, 1900-1990: He Taught Americans About Themselves Through Music
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2011-08-07 Helen Keller, 1880-1968: She Became the Most Famous Disabled Person in the World
RAY FREEMAN: I’m Ray Freeman. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with People in America – a program in Special…
2011-07-31 Helen Keller, 1880-1968: Out of a World of Darkness and Silence, She Brought Hope to Millions of People
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I’m Shirley Griffith. RAY FREEMAN: And I’m Ray Freeman. Every week we tell about a person who was…
2011-07-24 Louis Kahn, 1901-1974: He Helped Define Modern Architecture
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA.…
2011-07-17 Billie Holiday, 1915-1959: The Lady Sang the Blues
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I’m Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA.…
2011-07-10 Henry Loomis, 1919-2008: Director of VOA Had the Idea to Create Special English
FAITH LAPIDUS: I’m Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2011-07-03 Margaret Mead, 1901-1978: One of the Most Famous Anthropologists in the World
STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today…
2011-06-26 Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961: One of the Most Famous Writers of the 20th Century
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I’m Shirley Griffith. DOUG JOHNSON: And I’m Doug Johnson with People in America, a program about people who…
2011-06-19 Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961: He Was Able to Paint in Words What He Saw and Felt
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I’m Shirley Griffith. FRANK OLIVER: And I’m Frank Oliver with People in America, a Special English program about…
2011-06-12 Bessie Coleman, 1892-1926: She Dared to Dream and Became the First African American Female Pilot
FAITH LAPIDUS: I’m Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2011-06-05 Gene Kelly, 1912-1996: His Movies Made Dance Popular in America
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I’m Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, People in America.…
2011-05-29 Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1867-1957: She Wrote Nine “Little House” Books About Pioneer Life
DOUG JOHNSON: I’m Doug Johnson. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today,…
2011-05-15 Alan Shepard, 1923-1998: The First American to Fly in Space
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I’m Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program People in America.…