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Type
Radio
Title
A Song For Stanley
Year
2019
A group of musicians in Portland, Maine are running a one-of-a-kind music program called Lifesongs. The program helps LGBTQ seniors turn their memories into melody. McKenna Hadley-Burke meets a 91-year-old who turned a complicated life into a 5 minute song.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Eric Bettencourt
Year
2014
As a singer/songwriter, Eric Bettencourt has relied on emotional turmoil to write better songs. Morgan Springer profiles how Bettencourt attempts to write music while trying to find personal happiness.
Type
Radio
Title
Make It Count
Year
2010
As a way to offer immigrant youths an opportunity to practice songwriting and literacy, Sonya Tomlinson started the Young Writers and Leaders Program. Sara B. Curtis documents the work of two teenagers who use the program to express their culture and identities.
Type
Radio
Title
You're Really Good for What You Do, Mom
Year
2008
Sara Cox, a country singer/songwriter, speaks about the creative process for writing music and raising her kids.