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The ARRL Foundation has announced the 2018 recipients of the scholarships it administers.
The Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club Scholarship
Theodore Parker, N1HW, of Ripley, ME
The ARRL Foundation General Fund Scholarship
Owen R. Cruise, N0WEN, of San Diego, CA
Angela S. Felver, W3STR, of Fairless Hills, PA
Skyler T. Fennell, KD0WHB, of Denver, CO
Anna J. Veal, W0ANT, of Littleton, CO
The ARRL …
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The ARRL Foundation has announced the 2018 recipients of the scholarships it administers.
The Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club Scholarship
Theodore Parker, N1HW, of Ripley, ME
The ARRL Foundation General Fund Scholarship
Owen R. Cruise, N0WEN, of San Diego, CA
Angela S. Felver, W3STR, of Fairless Hills, PA
Skyler T. Fennell, KD0WHB, of Denver, CO
Anna J. Veal, W0ANT, of Littleton, CO
The ARRL …
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The ARRL Foundation has announced the 2018 recipients of the scholarships it administers.
The Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club Scholarship
Theodore Parker, N1HW, of Ripley, ME
The ARRL Foundation General Fund Scholarship
Owen R. Cruise, N0WEN, of San Diego, CA
Angela S. Felver, W3STR, of Fairless Hills, PA
Skyler T. Fennell, KD0WHB, of Denver, CO
Anna J. Veal, W0ANT, of Littleton, CO
The ARRL …
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The ARRL Foundation has announced the 2018 recipients of the scholarships it administers.
The Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club Scholarship
Theodore Parker, N1HW, of Ripley, ME
The ARRL Foundation General Fund Scholarship
Owen R. Cruise, N0WEN, of San Diego, CA
Angela S. Felver, W3STR, of Fairless Hills, PA
Skyler T. Fennell, KD0WHB, of Denver, CO
Anna J. Veal, W0ANT, of Littleton, CO
The ARRL …
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The ARRL Foundation has announced the 2018 recipients of the scholarships it administers.
The Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club Scholarship
Theodore Parker, N1HW, of Ripley, ME
The ARRL Foundation General Fund Scholarship
Owen R. Cruise, N0WEN, of San Diego, CA
Angela S. Felver, W3STR, of Fairless Hills, PA
Skyler T. Fennell, KD0WHB, of Denver, CO
Anna J. Veal, W0ANT, of Littleton, CO
The ARRL …
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ARRL –
The ARRL Foundation has announced the 2018 recipients of the scholarships it administers.
The Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club Scholarship
Theodore Parker, N1HW, of Ripley, ME
The ARRL Foundation General Fund Scholarship
Owen R. Cruise, N0WEN, of San Diego, CA
Angela S. Felver, W3STR, of Fairless Hills, PA
Skyler T. Fennell, KD0WHB, of Denver, CO
Anna J. Veal, W0ANT, of Littleton, CO
The ARRL …
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FILE – Leo Sarkisian, center, his wife, Mary, and VOA Director David Ensor smile during a celebration that followed the renaming of VOA Studio 23 in Sarkisian’s honor, Jan. 29, 2014. (Source: VOA News)
In February 2013, Leo Sarkisian and his sweet wife, Mary, invited me to their home and studio in Maryland and I recorded what turned into a 3+ hour audio interview.
Sitting with him, time seemed to disappear as I was absorbed by stories about his travels and experiences. He was so kind and gracious–he even insisted that I walk away with one of his amazing drawings which I’ve since framed for my office.
Leo passed away on June 8, 2018 at the age of 97. Rest in peace, Leo.
Here’s the story from VOA News:
(Source: VOA News)
Leo Sarkisian, the creator and longtime producer of The Voice of America’s “Music Time in Africa,” has died. He was 97.
Known by his fans as the “Music Man of Africa,” Sarkisian spent a half-century traveling Africa, listening to local musicians and capturing their performances. Those recordings became the basis of VOA’s longest-running English program.
“Leo always left you feeling like you were special. He didn’t treat anyone less or greater based on their social standing or age or anything, it seemed. He was a true gentleman and optimist and lover of the beautiful things in life,” said Heather Maxwell, an ethnomusicologist who succeeded Sarkisian as the host of “Music Time in Africa.”
Meeting Murrow
Sarkisian arrived in Africa as a soldier in the U.S. Army. In 1961, a fateful encounter changed the course of his life. Edward R. Murrow, newly minted as the director of the U.S. Information Agency, came to Sarkisian’s apartment in Conakry, Guinea, and asked if he’d like to join The Voice of America. Four years later, he went on the air with “Music Time in Africa.”
He spent the next 47 years traveling the continent with his wife, Mary, whom he married in 1949. Together, they met thousands of local musicians and gave their art a global stage.
Sarkisian’s travels put him at the vanguard of African music. Maxwell said a favorite recording from Sarkisian’s collection was of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, before he developed the Afrobeat style that would become his world-famous trademark.
Sarkisian was himself a musician and artist. He sketched performers, audience members and dignitaries. Some of his illustrations can be found in “Leo Sarkisian’s Faces of Africa,” a collection of portraits of people he met in his travels.
But his greatest legacy will perhaps be the original collection of about 10,000 recordings that he curated, representing every African country. In 2014, the University of Michigan acquired the collection from VOA on long-term loan. Their work involves digitizing the collection and preserving it for generations to come.
‘I feel as if I’m just beginning’
Sarkisian retired in 2012, when he was 91.
“I feel as if I’m just beginning,” he told VOA’s Vincent Makori in an interview that year.
When asked what African music meant to him, Sarkisian said, “It’s been my entire life. It’s from my childhood right up to today, and maybe into the future. I’ll still be doing my art, and I’ll be dancing with my music. What else? It is passion.”
Sarkisian’s parents emigrated to the U.S. from Turkey in the early 1900s, according to The Washington Post. Born in 1921, Sarkisian studied art and drew maps for the Army, the Post reported.
Sarkisian lived by Murrow’s “last three feet” motto, Maxwell said. That meant the most important part of communication, even across international borders, came from a personal, human connection.
“We still care about Africa,” Sarkisian said in 2012. “We care about them. We love the African culture. And in turn, of course, we have their love, also. And that is the satisfaction of our work.”
Leo and Mary Sarkisian, after spending most of their lives living in Africa, settled in Boston. Leo Sarkisian died June 8 and will be buried in North Andover, Massachusetts, with full military honors.
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FILE – Leo Sarkisian, center, his wife, Mary, and VOA Director David Ensor smile during a celebration that followed the renaming of VOA Studio 23 in Sarkisian’s honor, Jan. 29, 2014. (Source: VOA News)
In February 2013, Leo Sarkisian and his sweet wife, Mary, invited me to their home and studio in Maryland and I recorded what turned into a 3+ hour audio interview.
Sitting with him, time seemed to disappear as I was absorbed by stories about his travels and experiences. He was so kind and gracious–he even insisted that I walk away with one of his amazing drawings which I’ve since framed for my office.
Leo passed away on June 8, 2018 at the age of 97. Rest in peace, Leo.
Here’s the story from VOA News:
(Source: VOA News)
Leo Sarkisian, the creator and longtime producer of The Voice of America’s “Music Time in Africa,” has died. He was 97.
Known by his fans as the “Music Man of Africa,” Sarkisian spent a half-century traveling Africa, listening to local musicians and capturing their performances. Those recordings became the basis of VOA’s longest-running English program.
“Leo always left you feeling like you were special. He didn’t treat anyone less or greater based on their social standing or age or anything, it seemed. He was a true gentleman and optimist and lover of the beautiful things in life,” said Heather Maxwell, an ethnomusicologist who succeeded Sarkisian as the host of “Music Time in Africa.”
Meeting Murrow
Sarkisian arrived in Africa as a soldier in the U.S. Army. In 1961, a fateful encounter changed the course of his life. Edward R. Murrow, newly minted as the director of the U.S. Information Agency, came to Sarkisian’s apartment in Conakry, Guinea, and asked if he’d like to join The Voice of America. Four years later, he went on the air with “Music Time in Africa.”
He spent the next 47 years traveling the continent with his wife, Mary, whom he married in 1949. Together, they met thousands of local musicians and gave their art a global stage.
Sarkisian’s travels put him at the vanguard of African music. Maxwell said a favorite recording from Sarkisian’s collection was of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, before he developed the Afrobeat style that would become his world-famous trademark.
Sarkisian was himself a musician and artist. He sketched performers, audience members and dignitaries. Some of his illustrations can be found in “Leo Sarkisian’s Faces of Africa,” a collection of portraits of people he met in his travels.
But his greatest legacy will perhaps be the original collection of about 10,000 recordings that he curated, representing every African country. In 2014, the University of Michigan acquired the collection from VOA on long-term loan. Their work involves digitizing the collection and preserving it for generations to come.
‘I feel as if I’m just beginning’
Sarkisian retired in 2012, when he was 91.
“I feel as if I’m just beginning,” he told VOA’s Vincent Makori in an interview that year.
When asked what African music meant to him, Sarkisian said, “It’s been my entire life. It’s from my childhood right up to today, and maybe into the future. I’ll still be doing my art, and I’ll be dancing with my music. What else? It is passion.”
Sarkisian’s parents emigrated to the U.S. from Turkey in the early 1900s, according to The Washington Post. Born in 1921, Sarkisian studied art and drew maps for the Army, the Post reported.
Sarkisian lived by Murrow’s “last three feet” motto, Maxwell said. That meant the most important part of communication, even across international borders, came from a personal, human connection.
“We still care about Africa,” Sarkisian said in 2012. “We care about them. We love the African culture. And in turn, of course, we have their love, also. And that is the satisfaction of our work.”
Leo and Mary Sarkisian, after spending most of their lives living in Africa, settled in Boston. Leo Sarkisian died June 8 and will be buried in North Andover, Massachusetts, with full military honors.
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FILE – Leo Sarkisian, center, his wife, Mary, and VOA Director David Ensor smile during a celebration that followed the renaming of VOA Studio 23 in Sarkisian’s honor, Jan. 29, 2014. (Source: VOA News)
In February 2013, Leo Sarkisian and his sweet wife, Mary, invited me to their home and studio in Maryland and I recorded what turned into a 3+ hour audio interview.
Sitting with him, time seemed to disappear as I was absorbed by stories about his travels and experiences. He was so kind and gracious–he even insisted that I walk away with one of his amazing drawings which I’ve since framed for my office.
Leo passed away on June 8, 2018 at the age of 97. Rest in peace, Leo.
Here’s the story from VOA News:
(Source: VOA News)
Leo Sarkisian, the creator and longtime producer of The Voice of America’s “Music Time in Africa,” has died. He was 97.
Known by his fans as the “Music Man of Africa,” Sarkisian spent a half-century traveling Africa, listening to local musicians and capturing their performances. Those recordings became the basis of VOA’s longest-running English program.
“Leo always left you feeling like you were special. He didn’t treat anyone less or greater based on their social standing or age or anything, it seemed. He was a true gentleman and optimist and lover of the beautiful things in life,” said Heather Maxwell, an ethnomusicologist who succeeded Sarkisian as the host of “Music Time in Africa.”
Meeting Murrow
Sarkisian arrived in Africa as a soldier in the U.S. Army. In 1961, a fateful encounter changed the course of his life. Edward R. Murrow, newly minted as the director of the U.S. Information Agency, came to Sarkisian’s apartment in Conakry, Guinea, and asked if he’d like to join The Voice of America. Four years later, he went on the air with “Music Time in Africa.”
He spent the next 47 years traveling the continent with his wife, Mary, whom he married in 1949. Together, they met thousands of local musicians and gave their art a global stage.
Sarkisian’s travels put him at the vanguard of African music. Maxwell said a favorite recording from Sarkisian’s collection was of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, before he developed the Afrobeat style that would become his world-famous trademark.
Sarkisian was himself a musician and artist. He sketched performers, audience members and dignitaries. Some of his illustrations can be found in “Leo Sarkisian’s Faces of Africa,” a collection of portraits of people he met in his travels.
But his greatest legacy will perhaps be the original collection of about 10,000 recordings that he curated, representing every African country. In 2014, the University of Michigan acquired the collection from VOA on long-term loan. Their work involves digitizing the collection and preserving it for generations to come.
‘I feel as if I’m just beginning’
Sarkisian retired in 2012, when he was 91.
“I feel as if I’m just beginning,” he told VOA’s Vincent Makori in an interview that year.
When asked what African music meant to him, Sarkisian said, “It’s been my entire life. It’s from my childhood right up to today, and maybe into the future. I’ll still be doing my art, and I’ll be dancing with my music. What else? It is passion.”
Sarkisian’s parents emigrated to the U.S. from Turkey in the early 1900s, according to The Washington Post. Born in 1921, Sarkisian studied art and drew maps for the Army, the Post reported.
Sarkisian lived by Murrow’s “last three feet” motto, Maxwell said. That meant the most important part of communication, even across international borders, came from a personal, human connection.
“We still care about Africa,” Sarkisian said in 2012. “We care about them. We love the African culture. And in turn, of course, we have their love, also. And that is the satisfaction of our work.”
Leo and Mary Sarkisian, after spending most of their lives living in Africa, settled in Boston. Leo Sarkisian died June 8 and will be buried in North Andover, Massachusetts, with full military honors.
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Southgate ARC – This weekend, a powerful thunderstorm over central Europe produced a furious outburst of sprites unlike anything local observers had seen before
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Southgate ARC – To commemorate our 25th Anniversary, Radio Amateurs of Canada launched the special RAC 25th Anniversary Challenge Coin program in May. Under the program, individuals who pledge donations to RAC of $100 or more receive a special serialized coin commemorating RAC’s 25th anniversary
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Southgate ARC – The June PDF of the weather satellite publication GEO Newsletter produced by the Group for Earth Observation is now available for free download
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Southgate ARC – In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief, and this episode’s feature covers interviews from Ham Radio 2018 with Kenwood, Yaesu, ELAD and the World Radio Team Championship
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Southgate ARC – The IARU-R1 Monitoring System newsletter reports Iranian radars have been very active in the Amateur Radio primary 28 MHz (10m) band every day
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Southgate ARC – Ham College episode 41 is now available for download. General Amateur Radio Exam questions part 12. Digital Modes part 4, HF Antennas part 2
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Southgate ARC – According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 3rd/June, through Sunday, 10th/June there were 203 countries active
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Southgate ARC – Activity on the 144 MHz and higher bands is at its lowest for decades at a time when commercial interests are prepared to pay £1 million per MHz annually for spectrum
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