J Holt
Audio Editor & ProducerJ studied documentary radio at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, in Portland, Maine, and returned to his home state of 黑料吃瓜网 to intern with the production team at WNPR. After that, he stuck around.
These days, you're likely to hear J during station breaks on the weekends, and covering "B" stories for WNPR: business, boats, and beer. In addition to 黑料吃瓜网 Radio, his work has aired nationally and across New England, and been heard at the Maine State Museum and Catie Talarski's Radio Adventure Theater.
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In this conversation, lifelong friends Maerie and Roberta honor the memories of their mothers, Mildred and Alberta, the deep bond between all four of them, and what amazing women they were. -
Sandra and Doreen both immigrated from Barbados to the U.S. in their youth and share two share very different experiences of coming to North America. Doreen also explains how she never felt confident putting roots down here.
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Andrea Rapacz talks with Lydia Mele about her parent's love story and the impact Lydia's mother, Olga Mele, had on their family and the Hispanic community in the Hartford area.
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Lynn and Gerard have spent over four decades together. In this conversation, they recall the early days of their relationship and what their experiences were like coming out to their families.
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Kristin and Ken met through an online dating app. Ken was a former PGA Tour golfer who lost his right leg and more in a tragic accident. In this conversation, Kristin shares what attracted her to Ken and how amazed she was at his deep relationship with his friends.
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Sally and Sam Roudebush had been married for 43 years when they recorded this interview. Together they talk about how Sam鈥檚 job in the U.S. Coast Guard allowed them to meet so many wonderful people.
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Two sisters tell the story of their maternal grandmother. She is Native American and was forced to live in an Indian Residential School in British Columbia when she was five.
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Bryan Sayles's twin daughters showed interest in learning music at a young age. Despite challenging times he and his wife always found ways to support Molly's drumming and Emma's trombone playing and music composition. The family talks about how music has brought them together and created lasting memories.
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Endia DeCordova talks with her mother, Gem DeCordova, about how her late father was introduced to the West Indian community in Harford after immigrating to the States from Jamaica. Gem shares how the West Indian Social Club was born out of those early community gatherings and the legacy of kindness and inclusion her husband left behind.
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黑料吃瓜网 artist Ricky Mestre talks with friend and New Haven Pride Center Executive Director Patrick Dunn about the role art plays in their lives. They explore queer art as a genre and how art has the power to reflect a community.
