Abby Award for Alabama Public Radio's Use of Social Media -- StoryCorps Local (Dr. Leon Chestang)
On December 18, 2018, APR shared a short video with graphics on Facebook and Twitter to promote a locally-produced StoryCorps piece of Dr. Leon Chestang painting a vivid image of what life was like for him growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood in Mobile, Ala. in the 1940s. Full story at https://www.apr.org/post/saint-meador-street-was-interesting-both-day-and-night
The video received 584 views, 4 likes and 3 retweets on Twitter; 125 views, 2 likes and 1 share on Facebook.
APR has 4, 936 followers and 723 likes on Twitter; 3, 484 followers and 3, 610 likes on Facebook (metrics at the time of submission; numbers likely have increased).