Description
Founded in 2003 by radio documentary producer and MacArthur Fellow Dave Isay, StoryCorps has recorded and archived over 50,000 interviews from more than 90,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the Library of Congress.
StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind. We have visited all 50 states, partnered with hundreds of community organizations, and earned 2 Peabody Awards (including a rare Institutional Peabody), the highest honor in broadcast journalism. Millions listen to our weekly broadcasts on NPR’s Morning Edition, our weekly podcasts on iTunes, and the stories posted on the Listen pages of our website. Our animations have been featured on PBS’s documentary series POV and the YouTube homepage, and were nominated for an Emmy. Our three books, Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project, Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps, and All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps, were New York Times Bestsellers.
In the coming years, we hope to build StoryCorps into an enduring institution that will touch the lives of every American family. To learn more about our services, produced works, and programs/initiatives, and to listen to participant stories, visit www.storycorps.org.
To read more about our story, our mission and principles, the Mobile Tour, our book, or anything else StoryCorps-related, please visit our website at storycorps.org.
