Dear Board:
The StoryCorps Project has been named as a Peabody Award winner! This prestigious journalism award rarely goes to an "institution" (rather than a broadcast) and we are really excited that StoryCorps and the Library of Congress have been so honored. Kudos to Dave Isay and his staff for a terrific idea that has grown to a major project for the AFC. In addition, we thank Dr. Billington and Deanna Marcum for their support of this unusual project for the Library . . . StoryCorps was a departure from our normal acquisitions process, but it is a project that has captured the American heart and will be a lasting legacy in our collections. I thank all of you, also, for your support and encouragement for this project and all we do. The link to the announcement of the Peabody Award is below . . . .
http://www.peabody.uga.edu/news/pressrelease.asp?ID=143
All the best, Peggy
Peggy A. Bulger, Director
American Folklife Center
Library of Congress
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