Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Few who lived in Washington, D.C. at the turn of the last century would recognize it today. As the year comes to a close, local historians join Kojo for a journey down memory lane and a look at the relevant place D.C.’s history plays in its future.
Guests
- Phil Wood Host, Sports Talk 980
- Kathryn Smith Executive Director, DC Heritage Tourism Coalition
- Jane Freundel Levey Chief Program Officer and Historian for Cultural Tourism DC
- C. R. Gibbs Author, "Black Inventors : From Africa to America Two Million Years of Invention and Innovation"
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