December 2021

Searching for “Shenandoah”

trapper shenandoah
Among the various interpretations of "Oh Shenandoah" is one that describes an 18th-century trapper who travels down the Missouri River after courting the daughter of a Native American chief. Charles Deas, Wikimedia

It's a Wonderful Life, Redux

Members gathered in the National Press Club studios to record the program. Photo by Alan Kokar.
Members of the National Press Club gathered in the club's studios to record a radio version of It’s a Wonderful Life. Photo by Alan Kotok.

American Heritage has joined the National Press Club and CBS Radio Network in sponsoring a special production of Marty Bufalini’s “It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Show.” The program is an adaptation of the classic story of George Bailey who, exasperated by life's challenges, wishes he'd never been born. Granted his wish by his guardian angel, George learns the positive impact that each of our lives has on so many others. 

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