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Foristina Campbell was 15 years old when she ran away from her Missouri home to join the circus. Later in life she was a recognized figure in Springdale. Campbell's story serves as the inspiration for Becky Marietta’s novel, “White River Red.” Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams traveled to the John Brown University campus to meet Marietta in her office and discuss the book.
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This week’s archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, presented by Randy Dixon, focus on author and long-time "Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown.
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We continue the conversation with Randy Dixon of the Pryor Center on Hillary Rodham Clinton's time in Arkansas.
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A statue of civil rights icon and Little Rock Nine mentor Daisy Bates was unveiled on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol's statuary hall. It replaces a likeness of prominent 1800s lawyer Uriah Rose, representing the State of Arkansas at the nation's capital. A ceremony at 2nd Baptist Church in Little Rock detailed Mrs. Bates’ legacy before the unveiling, which was live-streamed from Washington, D.C.
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On today's show, graduating from college is tough— Getting a job after graduation might be tougher. Also, food entrepreneurs launching small businesses for everything from microgreens to jams. Plus, music inspired by motherly love.
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On a special edition of the Pryor Center Archives, Kyle Kellams and host Randy Dixon sample a collection of clips from the career of David Pryor, who passed away this weekend at 89. Pryor, for whom the center is named, had a historic career in Arkansas law, politics and journalism.
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A new HBO documentary about the Oklahoma City bombing uses archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History. Randy Dixon from the Pyror Center returns to discuss extremism in Arkansas and how it could be connected to the bombing in 1995.
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Randy Dixon of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss the expansive law career of Texarkana native and federal judge Morris Arnold.
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On today's visit to The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History, host Randy Dixon takes us through the career and legacy of Father George Tribou, the former principal of Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys.
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On today's show, we hear from the president and faculty advisor of the University of Arkansas chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Also, our Pryor Center archives recall a legendary Arkansas educator. Plus, a rundown of what’s on the community calendar this week with Jasper Logan.