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Southern Correspondent: The Story of John Popham

Andres Oropeza

In 1947 the New York Times decided to reassign its top beat reporter to cover unfolding changes in the South. That reporter was John Popham, and he was stationed here in Chattanooga. Hear his unique story as told through an oral history recording from the Downtown Chattanooga Public Library.

This episode was produced with the support of an artists grant from ArtsBuild.

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