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Interview with Dave Isay, Founder of StoryCorps

Clip: Season 24 Episode 8 | 3m 18s

Dave Isay, founder and president of StoryCorps, sat down with POV in 2010 to discuss StoryCorps' purpose and goals. Isay describes how his own background as a radio documentarian led to the StoryCorps project and how the organization helps people remember that they matter and "won't be forgotten."

Aired: 08/22/11

Rating: NR

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