Eleanor Boudreau
- Username: Eleanor.Boudreau
- Reporter WKNO-FM: NPR for the Mid-South
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Station-Based
Recent Pieces from Eleanor Boudreau
Trucking Companies Recruit Veterans To Fill Driver Shortage
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From: Eleanor Boudreau
Despite the fact that millions of Americans are looking for work, 90 percent of trucking companies say they can’t find enough drivers. But the driver-seat is difficult to ...
You’ll Be Mine: Bringing Musical Tourism To West Memphis
(03:58)
From: Eleanor Boudreau
Every year, more than 10 million visitors come to Memphis, and spend more than three billion dollars, much of it on music-related tourism. But few ever cross the bridge to ...
Memphis Musician Sid Selvidge Dies At 69
(01:09)
From: Eleanor Boudreau
Sid Selvidge has died. He was a cultural voice in Memphis for more than five decades, and he helped start the Beale Street Caravan radio show, which broadcasts live ...
Here's The Church, Where Are All The Young People?
(06:47)
From: Eleanor Boudreau
One in three young Americans say they do NOT belong to any organized religion. That’s according to research by the Pew Forum; and that’s more than double the number of young ...
Memphis City Schools Plans To Remake Teacher Pay
(05:15)
From: Eleanor Boudreau
Changing the way teachers are paid is on the wish-list of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, school reformer Michelle Rhee, and Bill Gates. And as part of their work with ...
Doors Open At Three State-Run Schools In Memphis
(03:51)
From: Eleanor Boudreau
Doors opened at three state-run schools in Memphis this week. This is the first time Tennessee has stepped in and completely taken charge of the day-to-day operations of a ...
A Tale Of Two Cities: Memphis By Bus And Memphis By Car
(05:52)
From: Eleanor Boudreau
Public transportation is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than driving a car, but in cities where it is widely used—like New York, Boston and Washington D.C.—it’s ...
I'll Take You There: Using Music To Revitalize Soulsville
(04:37)
From: Eleanor Boudreau
It has been more than 50 years since a small recording company moved into the old Capitol Movie theater on East McLemore Avenue, and took the name Stax. And decades since ...
A Small Town Struggles Amid Crime, Decay
(03:37)
From: Eleanor Boudreau
Yesterday we brought you a story about a small town 50 miles North of Memphis. A century ago more than 60 percent of Americans lived in rural areas. Today 16 percent do. As ...
