NPR at EV
I was teaching Art with a Korean co-teacher named Hye Yoon. We had just gotten the kids started on making their surrealist collages of animals when a young American guy with a big furry boom microphone peeked into our classroom. He was accompanied by a woman from City Hall (our admin building), so I let him in. He asked if he could record some audio of our class working. I obliged as I asked what radio station he was with. He was with NPR/American Public Media, recording for the program Marketplace! After a couple of minutes, they asked if I could step into the hallway while they asked me a few questions about English Village.
Guys, I was interviewed by NPR!
The journalist was Rico Gagliano, and he said that the story should be out pretty soon (maybe a week and a half or so). Click on his name to hear some of his past stories and presumably his English Village story as soon as it airs. I’ll let you know if I hear anything about it. He was around the Village recording all day today, and since the Marketplace stories are pretty short, I may not make the cut. But I was interviewed by NPR!
I was missing my favorite radio programs on NPR just a few days ago. Funny.
-Jessica
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May 19th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
I heard the NPR story today in the car and had to find out more. I tried to find the story on the NPR website to no avail so I just googled Paju NPR and English village and came across your blog. What a treasure! I’m Korean-American, and because I’ve only been back twice in my lifetime, I enjoy reading about what it’s like living there as an
American/foreigner. Your job sounds interesting! Best wishes with everything!
May 19th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
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