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Piece Description
U.S. Army recruit tells his own story of surviving Hurricane Katrina, learning of his mother's death, and living his life as she hoped he would.
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Review of 21-year-old Katrina survivor signing up for U.S. ArmyThe beginning of this story is very captivating. The narriators' voice offers a smooth introduction to the first hand account of hurricane Katrina. The story telling is very linear and takes the listener through the harrowing expericans of loss. But the title of this story is "21-year-old Katrina Survivor signing up for U.S. Army". His army enrollment isn't introduced until the last minute of the story. In my opinion, this is way too late. Based on the title, I was expecting to hear how his hurricane experiance caused him to enlist. Instead the majority of the story was about loss and moving on with a small portion dedicated to his enlistment. Although this peice tells a beautiful story, it fails to address the presented topic at a substancial depth. |
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Review of 21-year-old Katrina survivor signing up for U.S. ArmyMarion Stearns, Stephen's mother, was my best friend for seven years. I never met her, but we spoke on the phone and emailed back and forth. To hear her son's voice talking about his mother helps me to heal the grief I felt upon hearing of Marion's death. |
Broadcast History
Brown Student Radio, WELH Providence 88.1fm, bsrlive.com
May 12, 2006
Timing and Cues
Begins with Voices of New Orleans intro (producer's voice). Story itself is uninterrupted narrative by the subject.
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Posted on October 02, 2006 at 01:05 PM | Permalink
Review of 21-year-old Katrina survivor signing up for U.S. Army
I'll start by saying that this is a very powerful piece. After a 30 second introduction by producer Adeline Goss, the rest of the piece consists of narration by the young man who survived Katrina. It's a heart wrenching and gripping story, and the voice of the young man is captivating. But the piece lacks some production elements that would have made it even more powerful. Some editing and narration, or at least some questions from the interviewer would help his story flow better. Although the story pulls us in, it drags a bit near the end, and then the interview just ends, making the listener feel like the piece isn't quite finished. The raw material for this piece is incredible, and some judicious editing would bring out its full potential.