Nate Billings
Radio ProducerNate Billings is a student intern at APR from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He’s majoring in creative media, minoring in both Communication Studies and Advertising and Public Relations. Nate loves spending time watching movies with his friends and sports, mainly making sure he’s knowledgeable of just about every sport. His favorite team is the Green Bay Packers and he recently became a partial owner.
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In the previous StoryCorps segment, Chris Williams discussed the issue of pollution in Africatown. And today, he’s back to talk about how a letter he wrote to President Obama helped bring attention to the forgotten story of the historic community. -
Chris Williams sits down with StoryCorps and tells the story of how he discovered pollution in his community and how he helped shed light on the problem.
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After meeting for the first time earlier in the day, Ottie and Francesca decided to stop by StoryCorps to discuss their spiritual journeys. -
Minnie and Curtis are siblings who sat down at StoryCorps to discuss the historic town of Plateau, Alabama. The two also talk about Mobile County Training School and how it influenced their lives. -
Todd and Karen Duren spoke at StoryCorps about how hard it was moving to a different city. After leaving their friends and family in Tennessee, they found a community that took them in and made Mobile feel like home. -
Evelyn DeAngelo loves to share stories about her childhood. She sits down with her husband Stephen at StoryCorps and tells him all about growing up in small town Louisiana. -
Last week on StoryCorps, we met Ray Nicholson and Alvin Lovett as they discussed a teacher who impacted their lives. This week, we hear how the Vietnam war impacted the people in their community. -
Ray Nicholson and Alvin Lovett have been friends for over 50 years. In this edition of StoryCorps, Ray tells the story of how they met and how one teacher changed both of their lives.
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In last week’s segment of StoryCorps, siblings Jim and Bridget Mulroy discussed their childhood and the dynamic of growing up with multiple brothers and sisters. And in today’s episode, Jim talks about his substance abuse issues and how they’ve impacted his relationships. -
Gabby Jones works at First Light Community in Mobile, where she met Marcus. While at StoryCorps, they bond over their shared love of travel - Gabby talks about moving around the states as a military kid and Marcus reflects on exploring the world with his family. Even though they've ventured to many different places, they both found a home in Mobile.
