/news-archive/tag/podcasts/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 03 Jan 2018 15:06:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/01/03/world-war-podcasts-arkansas/ Wed, 03 Jan 2018 15:06:52 +0000 /news/?p=68889 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student create podcasts commemorating history of WWI in Arkansas]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Mass Communication has created seven new podcasts as part of an effort to preserve the history of life in Arkansas during World War I. In 2016, the School of Mass Communication partnered with the to create the podcasts to celebrate the upcoming 100th anniversary of the war. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 contribution is led by Senior Instructor David Weekley. One of his students, Carly Garner, first produced 13 podcasts during the fall 2016 semester. The initial podcasts covered topics as diverse as the role of Arkansas women during the war, a picric acid plant in Little Rock, the influence of World War I on the Elaine Massacre, and the story of one Arkansas soldier during the war. This semester, Eric Holsomback, a senior mass communication major from Alexander, produced the seven podcasts. The project is expected to continue through fall 2018, with new podcasts being produced every semester. 鈥淭his new group of podcasts explores such topics as resistance to the draft, creation of training facilities, WWI pilots and Arkansas forestry professionals who served in the war, including a personal story from State Forester Joe Fox, whose grandfather had an interesting historical link to the men with whom he fought,鈥� said Mark Christ, community outreach director for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. The seven new podcasts include:

• Dr. Blake Perkins of Williams Baptist College detailing resistance to the draft in Arkansas during World War I
• David Sesser of Henderson State University recalling efforts to build an Arkansas infrastructure to train soldiers during World War I
• Joe Fox of the Arkansas Forestry Commission speaks about his grandfather, who served as a doughboy (an informal term for a member of the U.S. or , especially used to refer to members of the in )
• Don C. Bragg of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service speaks about the role of the fighting foresters of the 20th Engineers Regiment
• Mark K. Christ of the Arkansas WWI Centennial Commemoration Committee talks about a pair of pioneering airmen with Arkansas connections.

For more information, visit the.]]> /news-archive/2017/01/11/ualr-partnership-creates-podcasts-commemorating-history-of-wwi-in-arkansas/ Wed, 11 Jan 2017 22:18:44 +0000 /news/?p=66064 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR partnership creates podcasts commemorating history of WWI in Arkansas]]> The Arkansas World War I Centennial Commission has released 13 new podcasts about Arkansas during the first world war. The podcasts were created in partnership with the 糖心Vlog传媒LR School of Mass Communication, an effort led by Senior Instructor David Weekley and his student, Carly Garner. 聽 The 糖心Vlog传媒LR School of Mass Communication first partnered with the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission to create a series of. 糖心Vlog传媒LR student engineers recorded the podcasts on a variety of Civil War topics in Arkansas. Arkansas teachers use the podcasts in their classrooms. “Many of our students have gained valuable experience over the years doing the Civil War podcasts,鈥� Weekley said. 鈥淚t looks good on their resume, and it benefits educators across the state of Arkansas. We are thrilled to continue this relationship with the World War I project.” Garner produced 13 podcasts during the fall 2016 semester. The project is expected to continue through fall 2018, with new podcasts being produced every semester. The initial podcasts covered topics as diverse as the role of Arkansas women during the war, a picric acid plant in Little Rock, the influence of World War I on the Elaine Massacre, and the story of one Arkansas soldier during the war. 鈥淎s a collection, these snippets of Arkansas鈥檚 World War I story will provide a broad interpretation of the state鈥檚 role in the war both here and abroad that will be available for teachers, historians, and others interested in this crucial period in Arkansas and U.S. history,鈥� said Mark Christ, community outreach director for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. The new podcasts include:

• Dr. Carl Carlson-Drexler of the Arkansas Archeological Survey discussing a WWI munitions plant in east Little Rock
• Dr. Raymond Screws of the Arkansas National Guard Museum speaking about the building and evolution of the Camp Pike training ground
• Elizabeth Hill of the Arkansas Women鈥檚 History Institute discussing the many ways that Arkansas women aided the war effort during the Great War
• Grif Stockley, a Little Rock historian, covering the links between World War I and the 1919 Elaine race riots
• Tom Wing of the Drennen-Scott Historic Site talking about the WWI adventures of Dunham Scott of Van Buren
• Mark Christ of the Arkansas World War I Centennial Commemoration Committee talking about a controversy involving a pair of post-war commemorative sculptures.

For more information, visit the. In the upper right photo, one of 13 newly released podcasts depicting life in Arkansas during World War I details the adventures of Doughboy Dunham Scott of Van Buren. Photo courtesy of Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.]]>