Category Archives: Journalism

Dreaming of Caucasia: Georgia Then and Now with Joseph Becker Phillips

Posted on May 22, 2023 by ahcadmin

In 2019, I was visiting a dear friend living at the time in Tbilisi, Georgia. After a week or so getting to know the city—ancient, Soviet, and modern—and experiencing first hand Georgia’s legendary hospitality (including endless toasts with, of course, … Continue reading →

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The Fascinating Life of Nellie Bly

Posted on April 10, 2023 by ahcadmin

Elizabeth Cochrane was born in 1867 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Little is known about her early life except that she grew up in a large family and was particularly independent minded. While still a teenager, she was offended by a Pittsburgh … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to AHC Friend Hugh Downs

Posted on July 6, 2020 by ahcadmin

Radio and television broadcaster, announcer, television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game show host, music composer, and AHC friend Hugh Downs died at his home in Scottsdale on July 1, 2020. He was 99. Hugh was one of the … Continue reading →

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Poet Drama in the Selden Rodman Papers

Posted on May 11, 2020 by ahcadmin

Selden Rodman (1909-2002) was a prolific author, biographer, poet, editor as well as an art collector and cultural critic. He published a book nearly every year of his adult life. He was a rebellious young man who, while attending Yale … Continue reading →

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Archives Rewind Vol. 2

Posted on April 22, 2019 by ahcadmin

We’re back for round two of our “Archives Rewind” series. The purpose of the Archives Rewind is to highlight episodes from our “Archives on the Air” segment that airs on Wyoming Public Media. “Archives on the Air” can be heard … Continue reading →

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The Old-Time Saloon – Just History, for the Season

Posted on December 23, 2018 by ahcadmin

It’s the holiday season and you may be tempted to tipple a few beverages of the alcoholic variety. It seems like a good opportunity to provide you with a drinking story. Something you can relate to your friends as you … Continue reading →

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George Teeple Eggleston and the America First Movement

Posted on December 6, 2018 by ahcadmin

Before the United States entered World War II, there was a popular movement to keep the U.S. out of the fray. The controversial America First Committee (AFC), founded in September 1940, was the foremost U.S. non-intervention pressure group against American … Continue reading →

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Caroline Lockhart Elected to the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame

Posted on July 16, 2018 by ahcadmin

If there was ever a woman who epitomized the saying, “Well behaved women rarely make history,” that person is Caroline Lockhart. She also sought fame—if not infamy—and she recently took one more step closer to her aspiration. It was announced … Continue reading →

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1933 Inauguration as U.S. President

Posted on March 4, 2018 by ahcadmin

On March 4, 1933, newly elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave the first of many inaugural addresses. This inauguration came in the midst of turmoil for the United States as the Great Depression was upon the country, causing life to … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Black History Month: The June Vanleer Williams Story

Posted on February 1, 2018 by ahcadmin

African-American journalist and editor June Vanleer Williams is not necessarily well-known, but what a rich life she led. Williams was an actress, a casting director, a journalist, a playwright, a poet, and an active member in Karamu House, which is the … Continue reading →

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