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"So this is the ring that my father gave to my mother." Aired on Morning Edition 2/14/04 and WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show 2/20/04.
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"So this is the ring that my father gave to my mother." Aired on Morning Edition 2/14/04 and WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show 2/20/04.
Broadcast History
Morning Edition 2/14/04 and WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show 2/20/04.
Transcript
D: So what was the most emotionally painful thing that ever happened?
M: Ah, thinking about it takes my breath away but my father passing away of course just over two years ago. And he was the closest person to me. It was sudden and he was supposed to pick me up from the airport in New York and I got to the airport and I called my house and my mother said, Um, you know, youre aunts going to pick you up Obviously I could detect something in her voice. Theres no way that you could hide that and I was like Tell me what it is. And my mother said, I dont want to tell you like this. And I was like Tell me, you have to tell me, tell me. And she told me that he died in the middle of the night. (sniffling) I stood there and watched the bags go around the carousel, and I waited for my bag and I went outside and I got in my aunts car and, ah, I felt like no other time in my life.
(rustling)
M:...
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INTRO:Valentines moment now to end this hour from New Yorks Grand Central Station Terminal. StoryCorps is a sound proof booth that is located at the terminal, where you can bring a grandmother, a friend, anyone you choose to conduct an oral history interview. A few weeks ago 25 year old Mike Wolmetz <
Newly engaged Michael Wolmetz and Deborah Brakarz. Our story was produced by Sarah Kramer of StoryCorps. To see pictures and to see more stories from the StoryBooth you can visit us at npr dot org.
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Review of StoryCorps: Debora Barkarz and Michael Wolmetz
Heartbreaking, beautiful, raw and shocking. (To state the obvious, it's impossible to script or stage or pre-interview for radio as stunning as this). I'm afraid to say any more — but listen, listen, listen. Bless you, StoryCorps ...