For Release: 2008-11-10 00:00:00
Fontaine Banks Jr. discusses Memoirs of a Political Legend on the next edition of One to One with Bill Goodman, followed by Sidney Saylor Farr, who talks about her recent book My Appalachia: A Memoir. The program airs Sunday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m./noon CT on KET1 and Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7:30/6:30 p.m. CT on KET2.First, Banks, whose memoir chronicles his 50-year political career in Frankfort, discusses his family history in Eastern Kentucky, his education at Berea College and his service as chief of staff for former governors Bert Combs and Ned Breathitt. He walks viewers through a typical day as chief of staff and talks about important programs initiated during his time in Frankfort. Banks also mentions some special moments, including meeting Martin Luther King Jr.
Then, Farr discusses My Appalachia, which was named Book of the Y ear by the Appalachian Writer's Association. The memoir tells Farr's story of growing up in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky, where her devotion to family led her to accept crushing responsibilities that steered her away from her own goals. Farr confesses that unearthing painful memories for the book was no easy task. She also talks about some of the other books she's authored, including Appalachian Women: An Annotated Bibliography; More Than Moonshine: Appalachian Recipes and Recollections, a narrative cookbook; and What Tom Sawyer Learned from Dying, which vividly describes a man's near-death experience.
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