Workaday World


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Oct 31 2024 64 mins  
This month’s StoryTown Radio Show is all about what people do all day with "Workaday World.” Hear stories from all walks of life and all kinds of jobs, from Major League Baseball scouts to local grocery store managers, this episode has it all, including the David Crockett High School Madrigal Singers as the musical guest. StoryTown performs in the format of a live, old-time radio show complete with sound effects, musical underscoring, and live skits.

Special Guest: Storyteller Laura Simms

Written by Anne G'Fellers-Mason, Doug Gross, Laurie Herlich, Guerry McConnell, Nancy Rhea, Chaterine Yael Serota

Stories were collected from Cody Armstrong, Brittany Dunn, Laurie Herlich, Guerry McConnell, Mike Ranson, John Shanks, Jr., Lisa Whaley, Allyson Wilkinson

The live show took place on September 23rd at the McKinney Center.

This episode is sponsored by Olde Towne Pancake House.

StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.

StoryTown is sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission, Gary and Sandee Degner, Trivia with Budds, the Silver Raven, Mountain Empire Cremation and Burial Services.