Another View's Selected Short Stories

80 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

Another View’s Selected Short Stories are an up-close look at the people, performances and programs featured each week on the Another View radio broadcast. Over the years, Another View’s Producer/Reporter, Lisa Godley has brought us interviews with educators and entertainers, mentors and musicians, doctors and dancers, just to name a few of the hundreds of interesting stories featured on Another View and on 89.5 WHRV-FM. Several of Lisa’s stories have netted both national and regional awards for “Outstanding Feature Reporting.” If you have an idea for a feature story, Lisa can be reached at [email protected] or on twitter @godley_lisa.

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IRENE MORGAN

January 27, 2020 13:00 - 32.9 MB

SHE STOOD HER GROUND…BY SITTING DOWN…. ELEVEN YEARS BEFORE ROSA PARKS AND THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT. NOW, FOLKS IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY, WHERE IRENE MORGAN SPENT HER LAST DAYS ARE MAKING SURE SHE ISN’T FORGOTTEN. OUR LISA GODLEY HAS MORE ON THE WOMAN BEHIND THE FIRST CASE TO CHALLENGE JIM CROW!

James Cockerham

January 24, 2020 13:00 - 32.9 MB

The Black National Anthem, also known as “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as been arranged numerous times by dozens of composers. But when James Cockerham took it on, this multi-faceted musician decided he wanted to take listeners on a journey from the Old world to the new. He recently shared his thoughts with our Lisa Godley as well as his excitement that the Virginia Symphony Orchestra will be playing his version in the upcoming “Songs for a Dreamer” celebration. ...

Ain't Your Momma's Heatwave

December 09, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

There’s been a lot of talk about climate change, but I’ll bet you probably haven’t heard is expressed quite like you’re about to hear. A group of talented performers and community activists recently came together in Norfolk to address the issue of climate change and as our Lisa Godley found out, the event was part of a movie production that uses comedy and culture to shed light on the climate crisis.

KEISHA YEARBY

September 23, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

KEISHA YEARBY LOVES TEACHING HER STUDENTS TO BECOME BETTER READERS. SHE KNOWS, THAT THE MORE TIME THEY SPEND READING OUTSIDE OF CLASS THE BETTER THEY’LL BECOME. SO THIS 2ND GRADE TEACHER FROM CHESAPEAKE HAS TAKEN TO FACEBOOK IN AN EFFORT TO GIVE CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD A READING EXPERIENCE THEY WON’T SOON FORGET!

SPEEDO GREEN

August 02, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

FOR SUFFOLK NATIVE AND METROPOLITAN OPERA SINGER RYAN SPEEDO GREEN LIFE HASN’T ALWAYS BEEN A CRYSTAL STAIR. AS A CHILD “SPEEDO” GREW UP IN A ROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD. HE ALSO HAD ANGER ISSUES, WHICH ULTIMATELY LANDED HIM IN JUVENILE DETENTION. HIS STORY COULD HAVE ENDED TRAGICALLY HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR KIND PEOPLE WHO HELPED HIM SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY. HE RECENTLY SHARED HIS STORY WITH OUR LISA GODLEY…. A JOURNEY THAT HAS TAKEN HIM FROM A TRAILER PARK TO SINGING ALL OVER THE WORLD.

THE REST OF HISTORY

July 26, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

HISTORY IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING. PAST EVENTS WERE RECORDED BASED ON HOW THE PERSON OBERSERVING THE EVENT PERCEIVED IT AND HOW THEY WANTED IT TO BE REMEMBERED. FOR EXAMPLE, WE NOW KNOW THAT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS COULD NOT HAVE DISCOVERED A COUNTRY THAT WAS ALREADY INHABITED! AS OUR ONCE LIMITED PERSPECTIVE EXPANDS, SO DOES THE LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY PEOPLE OF ALL RACES, GENDERS AND CREEDS. LISA GODLEY GIVES US AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW SEVERAL ARTISTS HAVE EMBRACED THIS SHIFT. IT’S ALL PART ...

"SWEETPEA" WHITAKER

July 19, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

“ONCE CONSIDERED THE BEST “POUND FOR POUND” BOXER IN THE WORLD. PERNELL “SWEETPEA” WHITAKER CAPTURED TITLES IN FOUR DIFFERENT WEIGHT CLASSES. THE FORMER OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST DIED SUNDAY WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A CAR IN VIRGINIA BEACH. OUR LISA GODLEY TAKES A LOOK BACK AT THE TUMULTUOUS LIFE OF A HOMETOWN LEGEND.

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

June 21, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

IT’S BEEN 156 YEARS SINCE PRESIDENT LINCOLN ISSUED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, GIVING THE ENSLAVED LIVING IN CONFEDERATE STATES THEIR FREEDOM. BUT, IT TOOK ALMOST TWO AND A HALF YEARS BEFORE THE NEWS REACHED TEXAS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WHEN IT DID THERE WAS IMMEDIATE JUBILATION AMONG THE ENSLAVED. THE EXCITEMENT AND OPTIMISM THAT CAME WITH FINALLY BEING FREE IS REMEMBERED ON JUNE 19TH OR JUNETEENTH - AND CELEBRATED IN COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY! OUR LISA GODLEY WAS ON HAND WHEN SOME SUF...

THE PARKWAY MURAL

June 14, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

DOZENS OF PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS RECENTLY GOT A CHANCE TO LET THEIR CREATIVE JUICES FLOW BY HELPING THEIR ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, MARKIS BOWERS, DESIGN A MURAL FOR THEIR SCHOOL. OUR LISA GODLEY WAS THERE WHEN BOWERS AND HIS YOUNG PROTÉGÉ’S UNVEILED THEIR CREATION, WHICH COLORFULLY CELEBRATES THEIR DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE.

PLEASANT SHADE CEMETERY

June 07, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

A MILITARY FRATERNITY IS WORKING TO HELP RESTORE THE OLDEST PUBLIC AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERY ON THE VIRGINIA PENINSULA. PLEASANT SHADE CEMETERY DATES BACK TO THE 1800’S AND IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR MANY PROMINENT BLACK LEADERS. BUT YEARS AGO, PLEASANT SHADE WAS ABANDONED BY IT’S OWNERS AND QUICKLY DISAPPEARED UNDER TALL GRASS, WEEDS AND TRASH. AS LISA GODLEY FOUND OUT THE MEMBERS OF KAPPA LAMBDA CHI (kie) FRATERNITY, INCORPORATED WON’T REST UNTIL THEY TURN THINGS AROUND.

BLACK MALE MEDIA PROJECT

June 02, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

IT’S CALLED THE BLACK MALE MEDIA PROJECT, AND THE GOAL IS TO HELP CHANGE THE NARRATIVE OF HOW BLACK MEN ARE PORTRAYED IN THE NEWS AND IN SOCIETY. IT STARTED TWO YEARS AGO AS THE BRAINCHILD OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS AND SINCE THEN, HAS BEEN TACKLED THRU A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS HELD BY LOCAL CHAPTERS NATIONWIDE. OUR LISA GODLEY LOOKS AT HOW HAMPTON ROADS BLACK MEDIA PROFESSIONALS ARE WORKING TO CREATE A FRESH VIEW OF BLACK MEN HERE IN THIS REGION.

LEIKELI 47

May 28, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

ONE OF THE RISING STARS OF THIS YEARS’ SOMETHING IN THE WATER FESTIVAL IS A HAMPTON ROADS NATIVE WHO GOES BY THE NAME LEIKELI (LAY-KAY-LEE) 47. AS A FEMALE RAPPER, SHE’S RELEASED SEVERAL POPULAR TUNES AND EVEN BEEN FEATURED ON A MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HER PERFORMANCE IN VIRGINIA BEACH SHE SPOKE TO OUR LISA GODLEY ABOUT BEING BACK HOME, THE PEOPLE WHO’VE INFLUENCED HER MUSIC AND HER UNIQUE LOOK!

PASSAGE

May 07, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

AS PART OF THE 2019 COMMEMORATION – AMERICAN EVOLUTION, THE VIRGINIA ARTS FESTIVAL HAS COMMISSIONED A NEW BALLET. AND PERFORMING THIS “WORLD PREMIERE” IS NONE OTHER THAN THE TALENTED MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAKE UP THE “DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM!” THE BALLET WAS CREATED BY AWARD WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER, CLAUDIA WHO STOPPED BY EARLIER IN THE WEEK TO SHARE WITH US A LITTLE ABOUT HERSELF AND THIS NEW WORK…. TITLED… “PASSAGE!”

CLAYTON SINGLETON

April 26, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

WHILE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ARTISTS DELIVER THE MUSIC THAT THOUSANDS HAVE COME TO HEAR… ONE LOCAL ARTIST WILL BE PAINTING TO THE VIBES DURING THIS WEEKEND’S SOMETHING IN THE WATER MUSIC FESTIVAL. OUR LISA GODLEY SPOKE WITH CLAYTON SINGLETON ABOUT WHAT HE PLANS TO CREATE AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PART OF AN EVENT OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

LAURAN GLOVER

April 22, 2019 20:00 - 32.9 MB

CAPTAIN LAURAN GLOVER IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO EVER COMMAND THE UNITED STATES ARMY DRILL TEAM. AND SHE WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THIS YEAR’S VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL TATTOO AS THEY SALUTE WOMEN IN THE MILITARY. CAPT. GLOVER RECENTLY TOOK TIME OUT OF HER VERY BUSY SCHEDULE TO SHARE WITH OUR LISA GODLEY SOME OF THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF LEADING SUCH A PRESTIGIOUS GROUP!

ASA JACKSON MURALS

March 29, 2019 17:00 - 32.9 MB

IN THEIR QUEST TO HONOR SIX CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, SOME HAMPTON 5TH GRADERS GOT HELP FROM A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST. THE STUDENTS CAPTURED THE NOTEABLE IMAGES USING PAINT, WOOD AND GLASS. THESE MOSAIC MURALS WILL HANG IN BREEZEWAY AT BARRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. OUR LISA GODLEY SPOKE WITH THE ARTIST HELPING THEM BRING ALL THIS TO FRUITION… VIRGINIA COMMISSIONER OF THE ARTS… ASA JACKSON.

The Bluest Eye

March 15, 2019 17:00 - 32.9 MB

Author Tony Morrison’s first novel “The Bluest Eye” takes a candid look at racism in the United States. Adapted for the stage, the play’s main character is Pecola, a young African American girl, has been called ugly her entire life because of her dark skin. Pecola believes that if she only had blue eyes she’d be looked at differently, so she prays for them. This look at race in America in the 1940’s is currently being played out at Norfolk’s Well’s Theatre. And our Lisa Godley takes us beh...

LAWRENCE BROWNLEE

March 01, 2019 17:00 - 32.9 MB

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CALLS HIM ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING BEL CANTO TENORS. LAWRENCE BROWNLEE, DEFINITELY HAS A GIFT. AND THIS TALENTED SINGER WILL TAKE CENTER STAGE THIS WEEKEND AT NORFOLK’S HISTORIC ATTUCKS THEATRE, WITH A CONCERT THAT’S SURE TO WOW THE AUDIENCE… AS HE BELTS OUT SONGS RANGING FROM OPERATIC CLASSICS TO NEGRO SPIRITUALS. BROWNLEE RECENTLY SPOKE TO OUR LISA GODLEY ABOUT THE PATH THAT TOOK HIM FROM SINGING SOLOS AT CHURCH TO THE METROPOLITAN OPERA. BROWNLEE WILL SHARE THE S...

GETTING OUT

February 25, 2019 17:00 - 32.9 MB

PEOPLE RETURNING TO EVERYDAY LIFE AFTER SPENDING YEARS BEHIND BARS FACE THEIR OWN STRUGGLES AND CHALLENGES. AND ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT IS MAKING SURE THEY DON’T REVERT TO THE INITIAL BEHAVIOR THAT LED TO THEIR INCARCERATION. ODU’S LATEST THEATRICAL PRODUCTION “GETTING OUT” TAKES AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT ONE WOMAN’S FIRST DAY OUT OF PRISON AFTER SPENDING ALMOST A DECADE INSIDE PRISON WALLS. AND AS OUR LISA GODLEY DISCOVERED, THIS HEARTFELT DRAMA IS PLAYED OUT WITH AN UNUSUAL TWIST.

Citizen

February 19, 2019 17:00 - 32.9 MB

AGGRESSIONS, INVISIBILITY, AND DISRESPECT, JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT BLACKS IN AMERICA ENDURE ON A REGULAR BASIS. ASPECTS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STRUGGLE IS LAID OUT IN A BOOK OF POETRY THAT ODU STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY READING. THE BOOK IS CLAUDIA RANKINE’S “CITIZEN.” AND THIS ‘BIG READ’ IS IN ANTICIPATION OF HER UPCOMING VISIT AS PART OF ODU’S PRESIDENTIAL LECTURE SERIES. OUR LISA GODLEY GIVES US AN INSIDE LOOK AT “CITIZEN” AND THE LESSONS IT INSPIRES. CLAUDIA RANKINE WILL BE ON CAMPU...

James Ingram

February 06, 2019 17:00 - 32.9 MB

America said goodbye to yet another music icon this week. Singer, Songwriter James Ingram – lost his battle with brain cancer on Tuesday. During his nearly five decades in music, Ingram netted two grammies and two oscar nominations for soulful ballads that captivated audiences. Our Lisa Godley looks back at the man and the music that helped shape a generation.

Billy Mercury

January 18, 2019 17:00 - 32.9 MB

If You’ve never heard Billy Mercury perform, you’re in for a treat. In Fact, if you close your eyes, you might think you're listening to a popular recording artist from the sixties or seventies. Our Lisa Godley gives us a closer looka at this talented young singer and his uniques musical style. Billy Mercury was recently featured in a WHRO Curate episode on the “Do Drop Inn.” His new album “The SOULution” can be found on SoundCloud.

Salvage Boyz

December 07, 2018 17:00 - 32.9 MB

Jaylen Wilson is no ordinary 13 year old. Not only does he find old furniture and refurbish it for profit, but he’s the president and CEO of his own company, which he calls “SALVAGE BOYZ!” Our Lisa Godley recently sat down with this young entrepreneur who is making a name for himself, one project at a time. SALVAGE BOYZ is located on Queens Way in Hampton, Virginia and is open the second weekend of every month or by appointment.

Gifted Hands

December 03, 2018 17:00 - 32.9 MB

Born without arms, Immanuel “Manny” Mitchell doesn’t let circumstances hold him back. This talented rapper and inspirational speaker is motivating the masses by sharing his story and his music…. all the while keeping his message positive. Our Lisa Godley recently sat down with this impressive music artist… known by his fans as “Gifted Hands.”