Arts & Culture

Community Members Share Stories of Perseverance, November 28

WKMS | By Matt Markgraf

Published September 16, 2014 at 11:25 AM CDT

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Murray Center for Accessibility Independent Living Specialists Carissa Johnson (L) and Jennifer Johnson share "war stories" about being in a wheelchair in Murray

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Aaron and Krissy Ramey of Lone Oak share their joys and fears in raising an autistic son

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Constance Alexander speaks with Karen Olson about her bout with breast cancer, and her time as a caregiver for her late husband who passed away from bladder cancer. Olson explains how running her first 5K allowed her to shed her "widows weeds."

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Ronnie Yates talks about integration in Ballard County Schools. Dianne Ray was his high school teacher and the women's track coach

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Hopkinsville’s Wallace Henderson and Jennifer Brown are lunch buddies. They met when she wrote for the Kentucky New Era about about his daily hobby: feeding feral cats";

National Day of Listening Project – Stories of Perseverance

November 28 at Noon

Last year, WKMS set out to record stories from our region to air on the National Day of Listening. This year, we share stories of perseverance, of overcoming challenges you've faced: an illness, a military deployment, an injury, racism or sexism.

(A rundown of stories to air in the special coming soon)

We’ve collected stories from the region and will present selected excerpts in an hour-long special. Participants received an unedited keepsake for their families. After the broadcast, we'll post the audio of the special here.

The program will air on the National Day of Listening November 28th.

Listen to Preserving Our Voices