StoryCorps
returned
to
Pensacola
in
December
2010
to
gather
interviews
about
how
the
BP
oil
spill
has
affected
lives
and
altered
the
environment
and
economy
of
our
area.
The
results
will
be
posted
here
and
some
of
the
stories
will
be
broadcast
on
WUWF
88.1
FM,
each
Monday
at
6:30
a.m.
and
4:30
p.m.
Joe
and
Patricia
Edmisten
A
professional
ecologist
and
a
retired
university
professor,
the
Edmistens
have
a
life
long
interest
in
the
health
of
Pensacola
Beach.
They
discuss
the
future
of
the
beach
following
the
oil
spill.
Richard
Snyder
and
Fred
Hileman
Richard
and
Fred
are
long
time
professional
colleagues
at
the
University
of
West
Florida.
They
discuss
the
impact
of
the
BP
Oil
Spill
and
what
they
and
others
can
do
to
help.
J.
Earle
Bowden
and
Carl
Wernicke
Long
time
residents
and
co-workers
at
the
Pensacola
News
Journal,
Bowden
and
Wernicke
remember
the
creation
of
the
Gulf
Island
National
Seashore
on
Santa
Rosa
Island.
Peter
King
and
Xenia
Marin
Hidalgo
Peter
and
Xenia
met
in
her
native
Costa
Rica
when
Peter
was
invited
to
give
a
ceramics
workshop
at
the
University
where
Xenia
was
the
department
head.
Earlier
Pensacola
Stories
A
StoryCorps
mobile
recording
booth
was
located
in
Pensacola
during
February
and
March
2010.
To
listen
to
many
of
the
stories
recorded
during
that
visit,
click
here.
StoryCorps
is
an
independent,
nonprofit,
public
service
project
whose
mission
is to
honor
and
celebrate
the
lives
of
others
through
listening.
In
addition
to
permanent
locations
in
major
cities,
StoryCorps criss-crosses
the
country
in
two
mobile
recording
units.
Visit
StoryCorps
Online.
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