Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Police cadets line up for a "grid search" at the site of a sniper shooting at a Home Depot in Falls Church, Va.
Three weeks.
That’s how long Washington-area residents were living in fear of seemingly random sniper shootings in October 2002. The Beltway sniper attacks dominated the news and grew into a media frenzy that was full of speculation about the attackers’ identities, motives and even the type of car they were driving.
A new play from Pointless Theatre Company, “Forest Treás,” explores this media saturation through the lens of a fictional Washington neighborhood. Kojo talks with the show’s writer and director, as well as a photojournalist who covered the sniper attacks for The Washington Times.
Produced by Cydney Grannan
Guests
- Rod Lamkey, Jr. Freelance photographer; @rlamkey
- Kelly Colburn Director, "Forest Treás"
- Navid Azeez Writer and Composer/Sound Designer, "Forest Treás"
Photos From The Washington Times' 2003 Pulitzer Prize Entry (Note: Viewers May Find Some Images Disturbing)
Children run to school in Montgomery County, Md., after the public learned of a letter from the sniper warning, "Your children are not safe anywhere, at any time."
Guardian Angels came to Washington to help calm the jitters of an entire region. Angel Como Young talks with Stephanie Edmundson at a gas station in Alexandria, Va., while other Guardian Angels fill her tank. Several of the victims were shot while pumping gas, leaving many worried about the routine task of gassing up.
A Montgomery County police officer inspects a vehicle at a roadblock a block from the site of an early-morning shooting that killed bus driver Conrad Johnson as he stood in his bus in Silver Spring, Md., Tuesday October 22, 2002. The random shootings made armed policemen a regular sight in Washington again for the first time since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Family, friends and community members at the funeral of sniper victim Prem Kumar Walekar reach for one another as they mourn the loss of Walekar with his wife Margaret, middle, and children Andrew (left) and Andrea (right) in Takoma Park, Md.
Montgomery County detectives search for clues near the body of Sarah Ramos who was killed by a sniper's bullet as she sat on a bench at a strip mall post office in Silver Spring, Md. The first day of the shooting spree claimed five lives.
Rockville, Md., Police Sgt. Robert Rappoport clutches a newly-issued Colt AR-15 as students leave Thomas S. Wooton High School. With the sniper's taking aim at children and threatening to harm more, police officers were assigned to guard local schools.
The body of FBI analyst Linda Franklin remains where she was struck down outside of the Home Depot hardware store in Falls Church, Va.
Police cadets line up for a "grid search" at the site of a sniper shooting at a Home Depot in Falls Church, Va.
Kelly Burnett, 13, of Potomac, Md., rests her head against her grandmother, Pat Keesling, at a memorial service for the victims of the Washington-area sniper in Rockville, Md.
Suspect John Lee Malvo, seen after a hearing in juvenile court in Fairfax, Va., reportedly confessed to several of the shootings. Washingtonians were shocked at reports that the fatal shots may have been fired by a teenager.
Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose reaches out to colleagues after a memorial service for victims of the sniper attacks held at a Roman Catholic Church in Silver Spring, Md. After the suspects were arrested, signs went up around the community saying "Thanks Moose" and "Moose for President."
After the arrests of the two sniper suspects, Gus Gill, 7, left, Zachary Green, 9, and Mac Gill, 10, play football near the Gill's home in Kensington, Md. During the shooting spree, Gus and Mac's mom, Andrea, said she was very vigilant watching her two sons, but had begun to breathe easier.
Most Recent Shows
Author Briana Thomas On ‘Black Broadway In Washington D.C.’ And The History Of D.C.’s Black Culture
Kojo talks with author Briana Thomas about her book “Black Broadway In Washington D.C.,” and the District’s rich Black history.
Kevin Young Takes The Helm Of Smithsonian African American Museum
Poet, essayist and editor Kevin Young is the second director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. He joins Kojo to talk about his vision for the museum and how it can help us make sense of this moment in history.
A Conversation With PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff
Ms. Woodruff joins us to talk about her successful career in broadcasting, how the field of journalism has changed over the decades and why she chose to make D.C. home.