American Voices December 21 lineup

• First, Lisa Shannon on why she decided to help women living in the Congo. We'll hear about her organization and how you can help.
  
  To find out more, visit http://www.runforcongowomen.com.


• Then, for this week's StoryCorps, Christopher Fraser talks to his grandmother, Victoria, about what happened when he first came to live with her.
  
  You can record your own story too. To learn how, go to www.StoryCorps.net.


• Then, we'll hear from Blaine Kortemeyer, a member of the National Park Service Rope Team at Mt. Rushmore. The team climbs up the monument to repair any cracks that they may find. He’ll tell us all about his job!
  
  To learn more about Mt. Rushmore, visit http://www.nps.gov/moru/.


• And for this week's installment of our Favorite Place in America Series, we hear from news anchor Brian Williams.
  
  Brian Williams anchors the NBC Nightly News.

A native of Missouri, Bradley graduated from Princeton University before attending Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He helped the US Olympic basketball team capture the gold medal in 1964 and the New York Knicks win the NBA championship in 1970 and 1973. He was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame in 1982. From 1979 to 1997, Bradley represented the state of New Jersey in the US Senate, where he focused on tax reform, international trade and race relations. In 2000 he sought the Democratic nomination for President. Bradley currently serves as a Managing Director at Allen & Company. He is also the author of five books, including the NY Times best-sellers Time Present, Time Past: A Memoir and Values of the Game. Bradley recently spoke with Sports Illustrated about sports, his career in basketball, and American Voices. You can read the article here.

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