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Dave Isay
Founder of StoryCorps and Editor of Listening Is an Act of Love, Mom and All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps
Dave Isay is the founder of StoryCorps and the recipient of numerous broadcasting honors, including five Peabody Awards and a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. He is the author/editor of numerous books that grew out of his public radio documentary work, including two StoryCorps books: Listening Is an Act of Love (2007) and Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps (2010)—both New York Times bestsellers.
Press Links
"In A StoryCorps Booth, Love Is All There Is"
NPR
"Ordinary people tell StoryCorps their love stories"
USA Today
"Love Takes Many Forms In New StoryCorps Book"
The Huffington Post
All There Is Reading at the Crawford Family Forum
KPCC’s Crawford Family Forum
All There Is Review
Entertainment Weekly
"StoryCorps Celebrates Teachers With Oral History Initiative"
ABC's World News with Diane Sawyer
"Life Lessons Learned: The National Teachers Initiative"
NPR's Weekend Edition
"StoryCorps Launches National Teacher Initiative"
Whitehouse.gov
"StoryCorps' Moving 9/11 Remembrances"
Gothamist
"Saving The Stories Of Loved Ones Lost On Sept. 11"
NPR's Morning Edition
"Family, Friends Of Sept. 11 Victims: 'We Remember'"
NPR
"9/11 Memorial To Feature StoryCorps Oral Histories"
The Wall Street Journal
"Bestselling Author Tells Students to Live with Courage"
MTSU News
"MTSU Fall 2011 Convocation"
MTSU News
"Listen up: NPR's StoryCorps Founder to Share 'Real American Stories'"
The Daily News Journal
"MTSU convocation Aug. 28 to feature address by StoryCorps Founder Dave Isay"
The Daily News Journal
"Meet MTSU’s Newest Family Members"
The Murfreesboro Post
"StoryCorps Founder Dave Isay Discusses His Mission"
College of the Holy Cross
"StoryCorps Preserves Diverse Experiences, Listens to Every Voice"
Courier Journal
"A StoryCorps Celebration of Mom"
The New York Times' The Local
"StoryCorps Founder Dave Isay Documents Everyday Lives"
NY1's One on 1
"American Muslims to Record, Preserve Oral Histories With StoryCorps"
United Business Media
"Bottom-Up History: An Interview with StoryCorps’ Dave Isay"
The Millions
"The Conversation: Listening to Mom"
ABC News
"StoryCorps Declares Friday a National Day of Listening"
Democracy Now
"Commentary: Lend an Ear on National Listening Day"
The Rock Hill Herald
"StoryCorps on PBS: Must-See, Can't-Miss, Your-Life-Depends-on-It TV"
TIME.com
"In Pilsen Neighborhood, Collecting Latino Stories"
The New York Times
Dave Isay Discusses Mom
The Colbert Report
Dave Isay Interview
NBC's The Today Show
“The Greatest Story Never Told”
The Villager
“Stonewall Riots 40th Anniversary”
Democracy Now
"StoryCorps' Audio History of 9/11"
Los Angeles Times
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All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps
"Stories of love shared, love lost, and love found fill the pages of this perfect little collection — and they're amazing in their plainspoken eloquence...Gracefully shaped into book form with rewarding cameo photos of each couple, these testaments of love reveal themselves as profound literature on a par with that of even the grandest poet or novelist."
—Entertainment Weekly
Speaking Topics
- An American Revolution: How the Act of Listening Can Change the Fabric of Our Society
- A True Portrait of America, From the Bottom Up
- Authenticity in a Mediated World: Why Collecting Our Personal Stories Matters
- What Connects Us All: Tales of Love, Loss, Work and Family in America
Testimonials
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"Everything was perfect…Everyone loved him. I’ve gotten so many calls and comments that he was the best! I’ll let everyone know that Dave and Penguin Speakers Bureau are excellent to work with." - Laurie Witherow, Assistant Dean, University College, Middle Tennessee State University
Please contact us for booking requirements and availability.