New Pieces on Oprah.com

Here are a few more collaborations with Barry Yeoman. At the links below you will find four slideshows we did together. They complement an article Barry wrote for O, The Oprah Magazine. He also did the reporting and photography for the slideshows. I produced/edited the audio and mixed the sound track. Barry created the slideshows with Soundslides.

http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazine/200906-omag-abused-dogs-saved

http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazine/200906-omag-abused-dogs-saved/2

http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazine/200906-omag-abused-dogs-saved/3

The music for the third piece is from the band Sequoya.

http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazine/200906-omag-abused-dogs-saved/4

Life as a freelancer

Here is something I have done recently in collaboration with Barry Yeoman:

Captain Luke

When you access the link above you will see a slide show. The slide show audio is not the broadcast piece, although I edited it also. To hear the broadcast, please scroll to the bottom where you will see a link that says "Download MP3."

Dec

Since Nov 5 I have been working as a full-time freelance producer at WUNC for The Story ...so I have not had as much time as I would like to update this blog.

Here are links to a few pieces I have produced at WUNC:

Proof of Citizenship

The Forest Hill Fiasco

Eloisa's New Wall

Proof and Forest Hill are C segments, meaning they start half way through their respective shows.

Pesach with Manfred

Gabcast! Radio Free Richard #4 - Pesach with Manfred

I was trying to find someone to interview for a piece on Passover for WXDU and I found this most amazing person, Manfred Katz, who changed the direction I was heading in. Manfred speaks about living in eastern Europe during the Holocaust. He is a survivor of the Riga Ghetto. This piece is long but stick around; the ending might surprise you.

Shirlette

Gabcast! Radio Free Richard #3 - Shirlette

This piece is about Shirlette, a poet. Besides being a poet she is also a talented musician and lyricist who fronts her own band, called Mosadi. As she talks about what being a poet means to her, you will hear some mellow tunes in the background. Those songs were written by her and are performed by her friends from Tres Chicas, The Carolina Chocolate Drops and other great bands from the area.

Royce

Gabcast! Radio Free Richard #2 - Royce

This is a portrait of Royce, a former horticulture extension agent who is losing his memory. He wanted me to record the encyclopedic knowledge he has of native plants but the project expanded to include other memories that are important to him.

Sheila Frye, Champion Hollerer

Gabcast! Radio Free Richard #1 - Sheila Frye, Champion Hollerer

This was a short interview I did for an audio doc class a while back. Sheila won the hollering contest at Spivey's Corner several years. In this piece she talks about why hollering is important too her culture.