StoryCorps South Texas

Fridays at 4:45 p.m., Saturdays at 8:35 a.m.

StoryCorps South Texas presents the oral histories of our community. Recorded at the StoryCorps mobile booth, each story is archived at the Library of Congress, and select interviews are broadcast on TPR News stations.

StoryCorps visited San Antonio in February, 2018 to record stories for its Military Voices Initiative. Broadcast of select stories will begin on TPR later this spring. Stories from previous StoryCorps visits may be heard below. Local production of StoryCorps is sponsored by USAA, esd a digital marketing agency, and Monterrey Iron & Metal.

About StoryCorps: StoryCorps’ mission is to provide people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve the stories of our lives. We do this to remind one another of our shared humanity, to strengthen and build the connections between people, to teach the value of listening, and to weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that everyone’s story matters. At the same time, we are creating an invaluable archive for future generations.

Finding Grace Amidst The Trials Of Illness

By Nathan Cone • Mar 25, 2016

"She's my hero," says Laura Wolfe of her daughter, MacKenzi. Born with medulloblastoma, Macky--as her parents call her-- has been in and out of doctors' offices for most of her life. But what Wolfe remembered most when she visited the StoryCorps Mobile Booth were not the trials Macky has endured, but an example of grace.

Coming Out Is Twice the Surprise For One Man's Mom

By Eileen Pace • Mar 18, 2016

When the StoryCorps Mobile Tour came to San Antonio recently to collect personal stories to be archived at the Library Of Congress, it was a chance for Julian Ledesma to share with his best friend, Michelle Dueñas, the story of the unusual way his family learned he was gay.

"My sister and I created this forceful, loving bond and didn’t fight because we had a difficult childhood. We were just trying to figure out what we were going to eat that day."

'Finding Your Tribe' In An Unlikely Place

By Nathan Cone • Mar 11, 2016

“Being a teenager is tough, in and of itself,” says Marcus Barnes. “But struggling with my sexuality and not being comfortable with it… I went through some tough times as a teenager. I [am] also a person of color. I was so uncomfortable with myself for whatever reason.”

Barnes saw the Marines as a way to maybe, just maybe, fix all of that.

“You drive down the street, you see a billboard of a Marine… you see the uniform, and this steely-eyed look on their face, and I just thought, ‘I want that.’”

A Mother And Child, Healing Their Grief Together

By Eileen Pace • Mar 4, 2016

The StoryCorps Mobile Booth recently traveled to San Antonio to collect personal stories that will be archived at the Library of Congress. It was an opportunity for Mary Pritchard and her teenage daughter Samantha to talk about a difficult time, when Mary had to tell five-year-old Samantha that her father had died.

"You just stared straight ahead out that floral window, and you smiled. And I remember thinking, 'Does she understand?'"

A Close Call Over Hanoi

By Nathan Cone • Feb 26, 2016

“The biggest hazard is trying not to hit other airplanes,” says Dwight “Crow” Wilson, 78.

Wilson, an Air Force veteran, visited the StoryCorps Mobile Booth with his daughter, Anne Savidge, 49, to talk about flying missions during the Vietnam War. The low altitude led to some dangerous situations. “You’re watching all the time. Your head’s on a swivel and your eyes are everywhere,” Wilson explains.

In the audio above, Wilson talks about the time he was almost shot down by a fellow service member, and what happened when he met the man later on.