Xela (Chaela) Herridge-Meyer
- Username: Xela
- PRX Member
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent
Recent Pieces from Xela (Chaela) Herridge-Meyer
Treece, Kansas: Ghost Town in the Making
(31:49)
From: The Recollective
Treece was a small mining town in SE Kansas. Since the EPA bought out Treece in 2009 the residents have scattered to the winds, all that remains are outlines of houses, weeds ...
Introduction: Health & Justice Project
(01:36)
From: The Recollective
In the current debate on healthcare reform there are a lot of statistics and studies; a lot of back and forth about constitutionality and cost, but what is often missing are ...
Durga
(02:44)
From: The Recollective
Durga and her family, like thousands of Nepali-speaking Hindus, were forced to leave their homes in Bhutan and flee to refugee camps in Nepal. Durga came to Buffalo in 2009 ...
Han Moe
(02:29)
From: The Recollective
Han Moe is from Burma and spent many years in a Thai refugee camp. This will be his twelfth year in Buffalo.
Takesha
(02:44)
From: The Recollective
Takesha Leonard, who grew up in the Bronx, now works as a Nurse Practitioner at both Jericho Road Family Practice in Buffalo, NY.
Casa Rico
(06:52)
From: The Recollective
Lenny Rico and wife Cindy talk about inheriting the longest running Italian-American radio show from Lenny’s parents, Emelino and Mary Rico. Their show, Casa Rico is the ...
Rock 'n' Roll Hotel
(08:18)
From: The Recollective
Sounds & Echoes producer, Whitney Henry-Lester introduces us to Susan Tanner and husband Marty Boratin who love music so much they’ve opened their home in Hamburg to touring ...
Colored Musicians Club
(07:24)
From: The Recollective
The Colored Musicians Club is one of Buffalo’s oldest music venues. Jazz giants from Count Basie to Billie Holiday played there, but even with the grandeur of its ...
Gail & Emile
(02:45)
From: The Recollective
In the 1970?s, dancer Gail Lyons and drummer Emile Latimer discovered love in Buffalo, New York through West African music. After all these years, they find that the beat ...
