StoryCorps Visits Gainesville
"By recording the stories of our lives with the people
we care about, we experience our history, hopes, and humanity."
- StoryCorps
The StoryCorps MobileBooth will be in Gainesville, FL, October 23-November 15, 2008.
Interview reservations will be open to the public at 10:00 a.m. on October 9. These can be made online at www.storycorps.net or by phone at 1.800.850.4406.
StoryCorps is partnering with WUFT-FM, Classic 89 and WJUF-FM, Nature Coast 90, who are sponsoring this event. WJUF simulcasts the WUFT signal to Sumter, Hernando and Citrus counties.
Visit the StoryCorps MobileBooth:
- University of Florida Cultural Plaza, October 23-29
- Alachua County Public Library Main Branch, October 30-November 15
About StoryCorps
- An independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening
- Since 2003, almost 30,000 everyday people have shared life stories with family and friends in StoryBooths
- Conversations are recorded on a free CD to share, and preserved at the Library of Congress
- Audio clips are accessible on public radio and the web
- StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind
If you are interested in participating in this event or would like more information, please contact Roberta Peacock at 352.392.7168.
