Listen to Stories

Listen to any story drawn from the conversations we've recorded in Forsyth County. Just press the "play" button next to each image.

Tune in to listen to our weekly radio broadcasts on WFDD, WSNC, WSJS and Que Pasa Radio.

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Ana Tampanna talks with her friend, Helen Naples (left).  Helen’s mother is a native of South Korea. She came to the US as a new bride when she was nineteen. Today, Helen shares how she came to better appreciate her mother’s way of being, and to better understand herself and her two daughters, following a family trip to South Korea.

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Ana Tampanna conversa con su amiga Helen Naples (izquierda).  La madre de Helen es surcoreana. Cuando tenía 19 años, emigró a los Estados Unidos para casarse.  En este segmento, Helen comparte la historia de cómo  empezó a apreciar la forma de ser de su madre y a comprenderse mejor a sí misma y a sus dos hijas luego de un viaje en familia a Corea del Sur.

 

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Ms. Dorothy Johnson, described by some as the Rosa Parks of Green Street United Methodist Church, talks with Pastor Kelly Carpenter. Ms. Johnson joined Green Street in 1993 at the invitation of Reverend Jasper Boyd. It was an all-white church at the time. Click here to see the change!

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Dorothy Johnson, quien algunos llaman la Rosa Parks de la iglesia United Methodist de la calle Green conversa con  Kelly Carpenter, el Pastor de la iglesia.  La señora Johnson se hizo miembro de la iglesia en el año 1993 por invitación del Reverendo Jasper Boyd. En aquel entonces a la iglesia solo asistían blancos.

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Timothy Babula grew up in New Jersey and, later in life, moved to California. At the age of thirty, following some thorough research, Timothy decided that Winston-Salem was the city in which he wanted to live. Today, he talks about the reasons why he loves Winston-Salem so dearly.

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Timothy Babula se crió en Nueva Jersey.  Ya de más grande, se mudó a California.  Cuando tenía 30 años, luego de hacer una investigación profunda, Timothy decidió que Winston Salem era la ciudad en la que quería vivir.  Hoy, habla de las razones por las cuales ama tanto Winston Salem. 

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Jackie Jeffers Gant talks with her baby sister, Betty Jeffers (left). Both sisters believe that their mission is to journey to yesterday for tomorrow so as to preserve the stories of their ancestry. Among these stories are a few presented here, of their grandparents: strong-willed Betty Lawson and Lee Jeffers, landowner and a believer in education.

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Jackie Jeffers Gant conversa con Betty Jeffers (izquerda), su hermana menor.  Las dos están convencidas de que su misión es viajar hacia el pasado para preservar las historias de sus ancestros en el futuro.  Entre estas historias, hay algunas que estamos a punto de escuchar.  Historias de Betty Lawson, la abuela de carácter fuerte ehistorias de Lee Jeffers, el abuelo, un terrateniente para quien la educación era muy importante. 

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Lorreen Sample talks with her good friend, Shannon Brooks (right). In 2011, Lorreen and Shannon formed Moms United, an organization that provides a variety of support services to mothers struggling to raise children, maintain homes and build businesses. Lorreen and Shannon discuss why “giving back” and “paying it forward” are amongst Moms United’s guiding principles.

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Lorreen Sample conversa con su querida amiga, Shannon Brooks (derecha). En el año 2011, Lorreen y Shannon fundaron Mamás Unidas, una organización que ofrece diversos servicios para apoyar a las madres que están haciendo malabarismos para criar a sus niños, atender sus hogares y crear nuevos negocios.  En este segmento, Lorreen y Shannon explican por qué ayudar al projimo es uno de los principios por los que Mamás Unidas se rigen.

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Weekly Radio Broadcasts

Each week, a selected story is broadcast on area radio stations as noted below:

  • QuePasa: Thursdays 9:53 am; Greensboro/Winston-Salem: 1470/1380 AM and Raleigh-Durham: 1000 AM and 1530 AM
  • WFDD: 88.5 FM  Sundays 8:34 am
  • WSJS: 600 – 1200 AM Sundays 9:30 am
  • WSNC: 90.5 FM Mondays 10:00, Wednesdays 10:00 & 3:30, Fridays 3:30, Saturdays 1:30 & 8:00, and Sundays 9:30