Description

This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment, which begins at 1:46, is a feature about double trailer rigs, and the danger they may pose on highways. The program featues audio excerpts from unidentifed truckers in Lawrenceville, Georgia; Wayne Bryan of AAA Motor Club of Georgia, and Charles Skinner of the Georgia Motor Trucking Association. The second segment, which begins at 12:53, is a feature about a deep freeze which damaged half of Georgia's peach crop. The program features audio excerpts from Jack Gilchrest of the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The third segment, which begins at 17:50, is an interview with University of Rochester historian Eugene Genovese. Genovese argues the South would have retained slavery and attempted to expand its geographical reach had it won the Civil War. A musical number about the song Dixie by an unidentified performer is featured, followed by a brief interview with folk commentator Bud Foote about the South. The program ends with a sign off by Boyd Lewis."Southwind" was a radio program about the issues, people, and culture of the South that aired on WABE-FM, Atlanta's public radio station. The series, which aired from 1980 to 1987, was conceived, produced, and reported by journalist Boyd Lewis.

Record Contributed By

Atlanta History Center

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia