Documentary Explores Small Town Race Relations

89.1 WEMU | By David Fair - Retired

Published March 26, 2013 at 9:20 AM EDT

Pullitzer Prize-winning photo journalist and documentary director David Turnley and actor Danny Glover will lead a panel discussion on race relations Wednesday night at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. The discussion will follow a special screening of Turnley's documentary "Shenandoah", which examines the horrific outcomes of racial hatred in the small coal mining town of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. WEMU's David Fair spoke with director David Turnley about the film.

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David Fair - Retired

Nearly three-quarters of David Fair’s 20+ years in radio has been at WEMU. Since 1994, he has been on the air at 5am each weekday on 89.1 FM as the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition. Over the years, Fair has had the opportunity to interview nationally and internationally known politicians, activists and celebrities. But he feels the most important features and interviews have been with those who live and work here at home. He believes his professional passions and desires fit perfectly into WEMU’s commitment to serving a local audience.

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