Life Stories - Jobs: Women at Work

Summary:

Three portraits of women working - A pastor, a seasonal worker, and a judge

Website:

http://www.jayallison.com

Additional Credits and Funding:

Host: Alex Chadwick. Series Co-Producer: Christina Egloff. Other Producers: Susan Johnson, Carol Wasserman, Susan Snow, Brent Runyon. Music is by Benjamin Verdery and friends. Brent Runyon assembled the compilations. Funding came from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts. Thanks to NPR's All Things Considered and PRI's This American Life for their ongoing support, and to the series Lost & Found Sound. If you have a "Life Story" of your own that is worth telling, visit the website www.transom.org.

Tones:

Contemplative, Personal, Polished

Language:

English

Description:

These are public radio stories made over many years, by producer Jay Allison -- working together with Christina Egloff, and friends, colleagues, neighbors, strangers and whoever would take the loan of one of his tape recorders. They are are stories about life as we find it, and record it.

HOST: Alex Chadwick

In this hour:

A Pastor's Journal (27:23)

For two months, the pastor of Park Union Church in Chicago kept an audio journal chronicling her daily life and thoughts about the career and the calling of the ministry. Produced with Rev. Susan Johnson and WBEZ Chicago.

After Labor Day (2:44)

A short meditation on the end of the summer's work and the long winter ahead from writer Carol Wasserman. Produced with Viki Merrick.

Retiring the Robe (27:05)

On the occasion of her retirement, this Chicago judge borrowed a cassette recorder, and with her family, reflected on her 18 years on the bench. Produced with Judge Susan Snow, Brent Runyon and WBEZ Chicago.

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