Posts Tagged ‘WABE’
Song of the South Anniversary on WABE’s City Cafe
Our local NPR affiliate WABE invited me to stutter speak on City Cafe the other day in light of the recent anniversary of Song of the South.
I sat down to speak with the indefatigable John Lemley about the controversy surrounding the film and its relationship with Joel Chandler Harris’s Uncle Remus stories. Listen to the podcast here.
Unfortunately, while at WABE I did not see Lois Reitzes and thus could not challenge her to a rap battle.
Categories: Atlanta, Disney, Joel Chandler Harris, Song of the South | Tags: City Cafe, John Lemley, lain shakespeare, lois reitzes, Song of the South, WABE,
Trouble with the Herndon Home on WABE
This morning Atlanta’s NPR affiliate WABE covered the recent plight of the Herndon Home.
The Herndon Home is the historic home of Alonzo Herndon, the one-time slave who became the first African-American millionaire in Atlanta. The house doesn’t have much funding, doesn’t offer many tours, and doesn’t employ an executive director at the moment.
Hey, that sounds like the Wren’s Nest in 2006!
I’m happy our neighbor two miles north is getting some press. A few months back, and the AJC blog Inside Access asked for ideas on how to revitalize the place. It got one response. From me.
Surely there are more ideas out there! Do you have any bright ones for the Herndon Home? Ever visited the place?
Photo: Johnny Crawford for the AJC
Categories: Atlanta, Historic Preservation, House Museums | Tags: Alonzo Herndon, Herndon Home, WABE,