About Matt
When not singing along to George Jones or reading political blogs, Matt Herman, a Greenpoint resident, can be found wandering the parks of Brooklyn chewing on bluegrass and American cultural history. Matt Herman earned a B.A. in American studies from Columbia University, where he also managed WKCR (89.9 FM) for two years. Before joining StoryCorps, Matt was the publicist of the Vision Festival, New York's premier avant-garde jazz concert series. He hails from Katonah, New York, with a slight Vermont infusion.
Posts by Matt:
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“I knew more about the U.S. than the U.S. knew about me.”, posted on
December 22, 2009, from Boston, Massachusetts
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Brookland, not Brooklyn, posted on
August 25, 2009, from Washington, DC
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Hearing TAPS at Arlington National Cemetery, posted on
July 29, 2009, from Arlington, Virginia
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A Special Childhood Friend, posted on
June 15, 2009, from Atascadero, California
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After the Flood, posted on
June 9, 2009, from Columbus, Indiana
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An infamous date in Panama, posted on
April 2, 2009, from Austin, Texas
