American Voices 4/20/08 lineup

• First, Kyle Maynard was born without hands and feet. His arms end at his elbows; his legs end at his knees. He’s 22 years old now and is 4 feet tall. Growing up, Kyle wanted to be an athlete and he was determined. He went on to become a wrestling champion!
  
  To find out more about Kyle Maynard, you can read his new book No Excuses.


• Then, for this week’s StoryCorps, Joe Hunter, who was a road manager for Ray Charles, talks about how he met and married his wife, a backup singer.
  
  You can record your own story too. To learn how, go to StoryCorps.net.
  
  
• Next, it’s our Famous American Voices Quiz. We’ll play recordings of famous Americans and see if one of our listeners can identify the voices. This time, Tuesday Johnson, from El Paso Texas, takes the quiz.


• And for this week’s installment of our Favorite Sound in America Series, author Cornelia Funke is back to tell us abut her favorite sound in the country.

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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