Eugene Hutchens and Dale Hutchens

Eugene Hutchens and Dale Hutchens

Recorded January 9, 2010 Archived January 9, 2010 40:02 minutes

Id: ATL000151

Description

Dale Hutchens, 53, interviews his father Eugune Hutchens, 80, about his life, his abiding interest in radio and his experiences growing up in a poor, sharecropping family

Subject Log / Time Code

1:12, Eugene begins to answer Dale’s question about the second time he saw a radio. Eugene goes on talk about the third time he saw a radio and how he began building simple radios 5:10, Eugene talks about his interest in radios. His intrigue with the ability to correspond with people different from him who were thousands of miles away 10:37, Eugene talks about meeting his future wife, Betty. How because of the radio he was able to steal her away from the man to whom she was committed 18:55, Eugene talks about a clandestine experience he had as a young boy. He witnessed the birth of his baby sister 30:15, Eugene talks about how he was able to get into college despite the poverty into which he was born 36:20, Eugene talks about his favorite teachers

Participants

Eugene Hutchens
Dale Hutchens

Venue / Recording Kit

Atlanta StoryBooth

Tier

Booth Interview

Subjects