VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we explore the life of dancer and choreographer Martha Graham. She created almost two hundred dance pieces. She is often called the Mo...
He helped change racial separation laws in America. Transcript of radio broadcast: 26 July 2008 VOICE ONE: This is Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson with People in America in VOA Special English. Every week we tell about a person who w...
Some of his most famous movies were Tootsie and Out of Africa. Transcript of radio broadcast: 20 July 2008 VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about movie director a...
Joplins hits during the 1960s included Ball and Chain, Piece of My Heart, and Me and Bobby McGee. Transcript of radio broadcast: 12 July 2008 VOICE ONE: I'm Pat Bodnar. VOICE TWO: Janis Joplin And I'm Bob Doughty with People in America in VOA Specia...
Many of her novels and stories presented ideas about religion. Transcript of radio broadcast: 05 July 2008 VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell about...
Scientists from a South African university have found evidence of a population of what they say were small-bodied modern humans on an island of Palau, east of the Philippines. Lee Berger has spent his professional life searching for evidence of mank...
Heavy flooding in America's Midwest in recent weeks has caused severe damage. In one of the hardest-hit cities, Cedar Rapids, in the state of Iowa, as many as 2,000 homes may have to be demolished. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns is in Cedar Rapids...
By Brian Wagner Miami 20 June 2008 U.S. prosecutors have announced a massive crackdown on mortgage fraud that has resulted in losses of about $1 bilion around the country. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the schemes have worsened the problems f...
He said many times that he would not trade his musical ability for the ability to see again. Transcript of radio broadcast: 28 June 2008 VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson with People In America in VOA Special Engl...
His work brought together different kinds of music and different kinds of music fans. Transcript of radio broadcast: 21 June 2008 VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. To...