The next episode of the Sound Files podcast is out!
This episode features a conversation with Jocelyn Robinson,
who is working on a project to preserve radio broadcast archives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
During the conversation, she shares some of the history of these radio stations and their importance to campus life, and her ongoing work to gather resources to survey and preserve the archives of about 30 stations throughout the southeast. Robinson is project director of the HBCU Radio Preservation Project,
which has twice received support from the NRPF: first in 2018 and most recently in 2023.
Show hosts Jesse Johnston and Evan Haywood talk with Jocelyn Robinson about the preservation of archives from HBCU radio stations. Robinson is Director of Radio Preservation and Archives at WYSO public radio and project director for the HBCU Radio Preservation Project, which is working to preserve radio broadcast archives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. During the conversation, she shared about the history of these radio stations and their importance to campus life, and her ongoing work to gather resources to survey and preserve the archives of about 30 stations throughout the southeast. We also talked about the content and sound of the stations, which led us into thinking about why audio archives are so unique and important, as well as some tips on how to start out on an audio archiving project. During the interview, we were able to include a few sound clips from the WRVS station archives. These were sourced from and used courtesy of the Elizabeth City State University (North Carolina), Archives and Special Collections, G.R. Little Library.
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Meet the Hosts
Jesse A. Johnston
Jesse A. Johnston, M.S.I., Ph.D., serves as Executive Director and Secretary of NRPF. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information. He has worked in various archival and library rules, including at the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more about Jesse at www.jesseajohnston.net.
Evan Haywood
Evan Haywood is podcast host, producer, and engineer for NRPF’s Sound Files. Evan is an audio engineer and founder of Black Ram Sound and Black Ram Treehouse recording studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He holds a Master’s of Science in Information, with a specialization in digital archives, from the University of Michigan School of Information.
About the podcast
Sound Files is hosted by Jesse Johnston, NRPF Executive Director and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, and Evan Haywood, audio preservationist and podcast manager for NRPF. Each episode features original music by Evan and is recorded, edited, and mastered at the Black Ram Tree House studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
We look forward to sharing our future episodes with you! The current episode can be streamed on this page, or on your favorite podcast platforms, including Apple podcasts and Spotify. Find out more about the podcast and other episodes on our main podcast page.
