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Pacifica Radio Archives’ “From the Vault”
Each week the Pacifica Radio Archives chooses a program "From the Vault" of broadcasts in a half-hour program.
Indeed, for almost a century, Studs has been doing just that: being an old friend to America’s radio audiences. With the straight talk of the common man, and the innate joy of popping the bubble of puffed-up fraud, Studs has introduced his listeners to citizen-thinkers and artists from all walks of life. Enhanced by his own personal anecdotes ranging from the great depression, through two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, and on into the so-called “New American Century.” Like Will Rogers before him, Studs Terkel’s irascible humor promotes the nobility of the working man and woman, and extols the virtues of a patriotism deeply rooted in the true strength of American democracy – its people.
More than just a series of conversations strung together, our presentation this week serves to highlight Studs Terkel’s unique radio interview style, elevating each interview to the Homeric stature of an oral history. Preserved and presented by the Pacifica Radio Archives as a chronicle of the ages past – for the ages to come – we hope you enjoy the irreverent and irrepressible wit and wisdom of Studs Terkel, as we wish him a Happy 95th Birthday:From the Vault.
