Shameless Self-Promotion
October 15, 2010 - by
Rick Martinez, news director with WPTF radio (680AM), taped an interview with me this week about my biography of Governor Jim Hunt. It airs on Carolina Newsmaker Sunday at 7 am (which he said is one of their highest-rated shows. Go figure).
I confess I had some reservations before the interview. I had never met Rick, but I know his politics from his op-ed column in the N&O.
But his interview was more than fair. It was insightful, informed and informative even to me.
First of all, he clearly had read most all the book, even though he had it only one day. That impressed me.
Then he began by asking about the role of race in North Carolina
He quoted an infamous flyer from the Smith campaign, which I wrote about in the book to portray what North Carolina
“White People Wake Up – Before It’s Too Late. Do you want Negroes working beside you, your wife and daughters in your mills and factories? Negroes sitting beside you in all public eating places? Negroes riding beside you, your wife and your daughters in buses, cabs and trains….”
And on and on.
Rick said that, as a 15-year transplant in North Carolina
Throughout the 45-minute interview, he asked a series of questions that went to the heart of the story I tried to tell in the book.
His questions were probing and thought-provoking. It was a rewarding experience for me, and I hope it’s one you’ll enjoy listening to.
Shameless Self-Promotion
October 15, 2010/
Rick Martinez, news director with WPTF radio (680AM), taped an interview with me this week about my biography of Governor Jim Hunt. It airs on Carolina Newsmaker Sunday at 7 am (which he said is one of their highest-rated shows. Go figure).
I confess I had some reservations before the interview. I had never met Rick, but I know his politics from his op-ed column in the N&O.
But his interview was more than fair. It was insightful, informed and informative even to me.
First of all, he clearly had read most all the book, even though he had it only one day. That impressed me.
Then he began by asking about the role of race in North Carolina
He quoted an infamous flyer from the Smith campaign, which I wrote about in the book to portray what North Carolina
“White People Wake Up – Before It’s Too Late. Do you want Negroes working beside you, your wife and daughters in your mills and factories? Negroes sitting beside you in all public eating places? Negroes riding beside you, your wife and your daughters in buses, cabs and trains….”
And on and on.
Rick said that, as a 15-year transplant in North Carolina
Throughout the 45-minute interview, he asked a series of questions that went to the heart of the story I tried to tell in the book.
His questions were probing and thought-provoking. It was a rewarding experience for me, and I hope it’s one you’ll enjoy listening to.