Jim Webb, November 13, 2015
Title
Jim Webb, November 13, 2015
Subject
Appalshop, Inc.
Radio
Radio broadcasting.
Radio programs.
Description
Jim Webb recalls becoming aware of the destructiveness of strip-mining and how this became a focus of his creative work and his life as an activist. He remembers the challenges of community organizing in the wake of the 1977 flood. He discusses his arrival at WMMT, and how he came to a career as a radio personality and station/program manager at Appalshop.
Format
video
Identifier
2015oh496appal017
Interviewer
Jeff Keith
Rayna Gellert
Interviewee
Jim Webb
OHMS Object
Interview Keyword
WMMT radio station
Strip mining.
Activism.
Files
Citation
“Jim Webb, November 13, 2015,” Exploring the Legacies of Appalshop Oral History Project, accessed March 31, 2023, https://nunncenter.net/legaciesofappalshop/items/show/17.