Press Room
This page is for working journalists who are interested in more information about StoryCorps and its initiatives. Here you’ll find our institutional press kit, images and content for downloading, as well as recent press releases and media highlights.
If you would like to schedule an interview with a StoryCorps executive or have a media-related request, please contact: [email protected]. If your request is time-sensitive, please contact StoryCorps’ Press Representative Blake Zidell at 917-572-2493 or [email protected].
Resources
Press Kit
The StoryCorps Press Kit includes executive bios, and information on StoryCorps’ history, initiatives, and more.
Images for Download/Publication
- Executive Headshots
- First StoryCorps StoryBooth (Grand Central Terminal)
- StoryCorps Participants
- StoryBooth
Content for Publication
Recent Press Releases
- New Season of StoryCorps Podcast, “Game Changers,” Premieres July 30, 2024, July 26, 2024.
- StoryCorps Launches One Small Step America, a National Effort to Bridge Divides During a Contentious Election Year, July 8, 2024.
- StoryCorps Announces 2024 One Small Step Radio Station Hubs: Seven Public Media Stations Nationwide Selected to Foster Connection Across Political Divides, May 30, 2024.
- StoryCorps Appoints Seckeita Taylor Lewis as Chief Marketing Officer, May 14, 2024.
- New Season of StoryCorps Podcast, “My Way,” Premieres April 23 April 16, 2024.
- StoryCorps’ 2024 Military Voices Tour to Record and Preserve the Stories of Veterans, Active Duty Service Members, and Military Families, February 22, 2024.
- Dartmouth Partners with StoryCorps’ One Small Step to Model Authentic Dialogue on College Campuses, February 20, 2024.
- StoryCorps Names Stacy Wilson Margolis Chief Development Officer, January 2, 2024.
- StoryCorps Announces 2024 Mobile Tour, December 20, 2023.
- StoryCorps’ 2023 Great Thanksgiving Listen Invites People Nationwide to Record Meaningful Conversations Over the Holiday Using the StoryCorps Mobile App, November 1, 2023.
- StoryCorps Launches Fourth One Small Step Anchor Community in Columbus, GA, September 13, 2023.
- Research Demonstrates Impact of StoryCorps’ One Small Step Initiative On Polarization in the United States, September 5, 2023.
- StoryCorps Appoints Reginald Dwayne Betts and Alex Blumberg to Board of Directors, August 15, 2023.
- StoryCorps Announces Special Programming and Gala to Celebrate the Organization’s 20th Anniversary, July 17, 2023.
- StoryCorps Launched One Small Step Congress, June 5, 2023.
- StoryCorps to Release “History Lessons,” a Series of Animations Documenting Pivotal Moments in History, May 18, 2023.
- StoryCorps Announces Michael Garofalo as Chief Content Officer, May 2, 2023.
- 2023 One Small Step Radio Station Hubs Announced: Five Public Media Stations Nationwide to Foster Connection Across Political Divides, May 1, 2023.
- StoryCorps Names Ron Gunzburger Chief of Staff, March 29, 2023.
- StoryCorps announces 2023 Military Voices Initiative, March 7, 2023.
- Reducing Toxic Polarization—One Conversation at a Time, TED Talks Daily, July 7, 2024.
- You Can Record With StoryCorps’ Military Voices Initiative in 2023 in These States, Stephen Ruiz, Military.com, March 17, 2023.
- Weekend Confidential: StoryCorps Founder Dave Isay Believes in the Power of Conversation, Emily Bobrow, The Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2023.
- How Conversations with Strangers are Helping Bridge a Divide, TODAY with Hoda & Jenna, July 14, 2022.
- StoryCorps Shares a Story from Its New Mother’s Day Animation Series, PBS NewsHour, May 8, 2022.
- StoryCorps Releases New Animations for Mother’s Day, Good Morning America, May 7, 2022.
- Nonprofit Takes “One Small Step” in Fight Against Toxic Polarization, Esther Larson, Philanthropy Roundtable, May 5, 2022.
- Bridging America’s Political Divide with Conversations, “One Small Step” at a Time, CBS, “60 Minutes,” January 9, 2022.
- 15 Memorial Day Activities for the Whole Family, Meghan Jones, Reader’s Digest, August 14, 2021.
- StoryCorps’ Mission to Bridge the U.S. Political Divide, ABC News, “This Week,” April 11, 2021.
- How I Time-Travel to Parent My Adult Son, Erik Vance, The New York Times, April 9, 2021.
- A Key to Bridging the Political Divide: Sit Down and Talk?, Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press, March 30, 2021.
- Small Steps: How Americans Can Come Together to Bridge Our Dangerous Political Divide, Dave Isay, USA Today, February 5, 2021.
- Library of Congress Launches Covid Oral History Project, Michael E. Ruane, The Washington Post, January 25, 2024.
Media Highlights
A selection of StoryCorps’ most beloved stories
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