Conversation On Duke Street: A student and a vet discuss America in the wartime. Only Us Down Here: Construction Workers at Ground Zero. Across America: The long journey home in the days following 09/11.

Transom, Lost & Found Sound, and local stations across the country have begun a series of pages to help with the healing and recovery from the tragic events of September 11th. We're posting links and stories from our communities and invite you to share yours too.

Send us EMAIL with your suggestions, or call the listener line of WCAI/WNAN (508-548-9600) if you have a story to tell. This includes both the practical and the poetic.

Recent Contributions

(05/10/2002)
Conversation On Duke Street
As bombing began in Afghanistan, a college student and a Vietnam vet got together to talk about America during wartime - past and present...
Story Page

(03/04/2002)
Only Us Down Here
One of the few documentarians allowed at Ground Zero in the months since September 11th is the photographer Joel Meyerowitz. His Studio Manager, Susan Jenkins, found a way in too and has been gathering stories on tape from workers at the site.
Story Page

(02/04/2002)
The Sonic Memorial
To honor the voices stilled when the World Trade Center towers were destroyed Sept. 11, a team of independent radio producers set out to compile a "sonic memorial" -- an audio project commemorating the life and history of the World Trade Center. On All Things Considered, Jay Allison, the curator of the memorial, shares a sample of the sounds contributed so far.
Listen | Story Page

(11/09/2001)
WCAI/NAN - A Call For Flags
Listeners from WCAI/NAN share their personal reflections about the American flag.
Listen

Rookies React to September 11th
For the past few years, WNYC has been training New York City teenagers to produce their own radio stories. "The series is called Radio Rookies," maybe you've heard of them. After the tragedy of September 11th, the producers asked some the of Rookies to share how they felt about the events.
Listen | Radio Rookies on Transom

Across America
In the dark days immediately following September 11th, as the nations airports were shut down, we heard dozens of stories about people casting out on unplanned road trips across the country, watching America slip by through the windshield of a rental car, desparately trying to return home to their loved ones. The Kitchen Sisters, Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson, chronicle some of these journeys.Listen | Story Page

Crafting a Sound Response
On the afternoon of September 11th, Sound Artist Michael Joly turned off TV, and went outside to do something. From a sturdy reed he created a flute, the sound from which would provide him a space to realize his emotions from that day. Listen | Story Page

Firefighter Chris Merrick
An account of the scene in downtown Manhattan and of the firefighter fraternity; Boston area Firefighter Chris Merrick speaks with his sister. Listen | Story Page

From WBEZ: Studs Terkel
Radio legend Studs Terkel shares his thoughts and insights about the tragic events. Originally aired on the program "Eight Forty-Eight" from WBEZ in Chicago.

From WCAI/NAN: A Doctor's Account From The World Trade Center
Jeff Nilson reads an email from his daughter Lisa, a doctor at Beekman Hospital near the World Trade Center. She describes the horrific events of the first 24 hours following the attack. Listen | Read

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This web resource is a improvisatory, collaborative effort of Atlantic Public Media, WCAI & WNAN, and Transom.org.