Nashville Retrospect

Allen Forkum

The official podcast of The Nashville Retrospect, the monthly newspaper devoted to stories from Nashville's past. Editor and host Allen Forkum interviews local historians and people who experienced the city's history firsthand. He also investigates audio artifacts from area archives and relates fascinating articles from old Nashville newspapers.

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Nashville Retrospect

Episodes (14)

Aug 1, 2019 Larry Brinton | Cash-for-Clemency Scandal, 'Marie' Movie | JFK Visit, Janet March Murder | August 2019 Issue
Mar 1, 2019 Early TV, Hermitage Hotel, WWII Marriage | 'Near You' and Music City USA | March 2019 Issue
Feb 1, 2019 Slavery, Runaways, Fancy Girls | Alex Haley's 'Roots' | African-American Genealogy | February 2019 Issue

Nashville Retrospect

Aug 1, 2019
53¾ minutes
49 MB

Veteran reporter Larry Brinton recalls growing up in Hillsboro Village, how he became a journalist, and more of his big news stories, including the Janet March murder in 1996 and President Kennedy's Nashville visit in 1963. This special podcast, on the occasion of Brinton's recent death, is a continuation of the interview from Episode 01 by host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper). (Segment begins at 04:14) [EDITOR'S NOTE: For even more, see our video presentation "True Crime Nashville: The Reporting of Larry Brinton."] Larry Brinton is shown in photos he estimated were taken in...

Nashville Retrospect

Larry Brinton | Cash-for-Clemency Scandal, 'Marie' Movie | JFK Visit, Janet March Murder | August 2019 Issue

Allen Forkum

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