StoryTown will be sharing stories about Jimmy Neil Smith in this new episode, titled, “A Country Boy with a Dream." A Jonesborough native, Jimmy Neil was a journalism teacher at Science Hill High School, and his early love for storytelling led him to create the Storytelling Festival in 1973. He also served as Jonesborough’s mayor for several years and helped to turn the historic town into the destination it is today. He was a well known and much beloved character, and everyone who met him has a story to tell about him. We’ll be sharing stories from co-workers, family members, fellow storytellers, former students, and more. The music guest for this production is the Science Hill SteelToppers, making their high-energy Radio Show debut!
StoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around.
StoryTown is sponsored by: The Wild Women of Jonesborough, Wolfe Development, Terry and Sandy Countermine, Gary and Sandee Degner, Doug and Denise Gross, and Herman and Beverly Jenkins
Production Team:
Anne G-Fellers-Mason, Director
Brett McCluskey, Music Director
John Saylor, Sound Engineer/Editor
Emma Perry, Stage Manager
Gary Degner & Nori Shaw, Sound Effects
Heather McCluskey, StoryTown Theme Song