| Russell Guerrero | 210-999-8406 | rguerrer@trinity.edu |
Award-Winning Radio Producer to Speak in Trinity’s Stieren Series |
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Working as a radio producer, Mr. Isay has been lauded as a pioneer for giving a voice to those who wouldn’t otherwise be heard. He has pioneered the technique of giving microphones and tape recorders to his subjects and having them create audio diaries. Most of the resulting radio documentaries have aired on National Public Radio. Among the stories heard by NPR listeners were “Ghetto Life 101,” a documentary narrated by two young teen-agers living in Chicago Public Housing, and “Flophouse,” a look at one of the last remaining cheap hotels in New York’s Bowery District. Mr. Isay’s work has earned several honors, including three Peabody Awards and the Prix Italia, Europe’s oldest and most prestigious award. He is the author of three books based on his radio stories: Holding On, Our America: Life and Death on the Southside of Chicago, and Flophouse. An audio exhibit featuring Mr. Isay’s work can be heard in Trinity’s Elizabeth Coates library during normal business hours. For more information, contact Trinity’s communication department at (210) 999-8113. |
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Last updated on January 22, 2003 by the Office of Public Relations |
Jan.
17, 2003 – David Isay, who has won acclaim for broadcasting
the stories of visionaries, eccentrics, dreamers, and other everyday
people, will speak at Trinity University as part of the Stieren Arts
Enrichment Series. His presentation, “Voices From the Margins: The
Radio Work of David Isay,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3,
in the Ruth Taylor Concert Hall. The event is free and open to the
public.