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Five Who Make a Difference
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five recipients of the 2007
Montana Governor's Humanities Award recently were honored in Helena
during a ceremony presided over by Lt.
Governor John Bohlinger in the Capitol Rotunda. The
award honors achievement in humanities, scholarship, and service, and
was established by Governor Marc Racicot in 1995 through
the Montana Committee
for the Humanities.
This feature is dedicated to all five recipients of the 2007
Montana Governor's Humanities Award. Five Who Make a Difference
showcases the remarkable talents, dedication, and public service of each
of the recipients in half-hour interviews with three of YPR's local program
producers.
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Back row (l to r): Eve Palmer Malo,
Lt. Governor John Bohlinger, Marvin Granger, William Marcus
Front row (l to r): Johnnie Lockett Thomas, Rose Marie Goetz Aus
photo courtesy of the Montana
Committee for the Humanities |
Five Who Make a Difference Audio Archive
The programs in this series are available as on-demand, streaming
audio using the Windows Media format, and as MP3 files encoded at 64kbps.
William Marcus, interviewed by George Cole
 Five
Who Make a Difference: William Marcus (WMA)
 Five
Who Make a Difference: William Marcus (MP3)
William Marcus' career in public broadcasting spans over
three decades. For the last eleven years, Marcus has been the Director
of the University of Montana's
Broadcast Media Center. He is also the host of the popular Montana
PBS series Backroads
of Montana and an Emmy Award winning documentary producer.
George Cole is the host and co-producer of the weekly
public affairs program RealTime.
Marvin Granger, interviewed by Brian Kahn
Five
Who Make a Difference: Marvin Granger (WMA)
Five
Who Make a Difference: Marvin Granger (MP3)
Marvin Granger's four decades in public radio include
production and management positions at stations in Minnesota (where he
gave a young Garrison Keillor his first job in radio),
New York, Michigan, and Washington. During his 22 years as General Manager
and Program Director at Yellowstone
Public Radio, Granger worked to bring a variety of public affairs,
arts, music, and literature programs to the airwaves. He retired as General
Manager in 2006 but has stayed on at YPR as a part-time program producer.
Brian Kahn is the host of the weekly interview series
Home Ground.
Rose Marie Goetz Aus, interviewed by Leni Holliman
Five
Who Make a Difference: Rose Marie Goetz Aus (WMA)
Five
Who Make a Difference: Rose Marie Goetz Aus (MP3)
During her 25 years as a member of the English/Humanities Faculty at Dawson
Community College, Rose Marie Goetz Aus staunchly
advocated for humanities programming in eastern Montana. She does so to
this day, both encouraging and offering programs for the Montana
Speaker's Bureau. In addition, she logs thousands of miles driving
to communities all over eastern Montana to lead reading groups and One
Book Montana discussions.
Leni Holliman is the host and producer of the arts and
humanities program At Large.
Eve Palmer Malo, interviewed by George Cole
Five
Who Make a Difference: Eve Palmer Malo (WMA)
Five
Who Make a Difference: Eve Palmer Malo (MP3)
Eve Palmer Malo is a Professor Emeritus of the University
of Montana-Western, where she continues to teach Restorative Justice
classes. She also serves as the Montana state coordinator for Amnesty
international. Malo is the author of the book Dynamite Women:
The Ten Women Nobel Peace Laureates of the 20th Century.
George Cole is the host and co-producer of the weekly
public affairs program RealTime.
Johnnie Lockett Thomas, interviewed by Leni Holliman
Five
Who Make a Difference: Johnnie Lockett Thomas (WMA)
Five
Who Make a Difference: Johnnie Lockett Thomas (MP3)
Johnnie Lockett Thomas has had many careers: community
activist, political activist, teacher, actor, mother, and gallery and
exhibit curator. When she retired to Miles City, Thomas began yet another
career as an amateur historian. With historian Dave Walter, she researched
and told many histories of the west, highlighting the stories of African
Americans. She gives speaker's presentations on many topics, including
black women pioneers and the buffalo soldiers.
Leni Holliman is the host and producer of the arts and
humanities program At Large.
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