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The Stare We're In, Story of the Week, part 12

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In 2011, Story of the Week
Length: 05:00

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THE STATE WE’RE IN STORY OF THE WEEK

 

DATE:             5 August 2011

HOST:            Jonathan Groubert

 

TAGS:  Martine Delaney, Soccer, Transvestite, Tasmania

 

DESCRIPTION: Martine Delaney was once Martin Delaney, an elite soccer player in Tasmania, Australia.  After becoming a woman, she began playing again, with women.  It became a media circus....

 

TSWI STORY OF THE WEEK DATE/YEAR

IN: (music) I’m Jonathan Groubert

RUNS: 5:00 (speech ends at 4:58)

OUT: ...tizzwee.org. (music fades)

NOTE:

 

SUGGESTED OUTRO/EXTRO:

you can hear more of XX’s conversation with host Jonathan Groubert on The State We’re In from Radio Netherlands tonight at 8 p.m. here on KUOW.

 

 

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THE STATE WE’RE IN STORY OF THE WEEK

 

DATE:             5 August 2011

HOST:            Jonathan Groubert

 

TAGS:  Martine Delaney, Soccer, Transvestite, Tasmania

 

DESCRIPTION: Martine Delaney was once Martin Delaney, an elite soccer player in Tasmania, Australia.  After becoming a woman, she began playing again, with women.  It became a media circus....

 

TSWI STORY OF THE WEEK DATE/YEAR

IN: (music) I’m Jonathan Groubert

RUNS: 5:00 (speech ends at 4:58)

OUT: ...tizzwee.org. (music fades)

NOTE:

 

SUGGESTED OUTRO/EXTRO:

you can hear more of XX’s conversation with host Jonathan Groubert on The State We’re In from Radio Netherlands tonight at 8 p.m. here on KUOW.