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Texas Heritage Music
Foundation, based at Schreiner University in Kerrville,
Texas, has received a
George Foster Peabody Award for “Whole Lotta Shakin,”
a
Public Radio International series that documents the
1950s glory days of rockabilly music. The foundation is the
brainchild of executive director
Kathleen Hudson, professor of English at Schreiner and
author of “Women in Texas Music: Stories and Songs.” |
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The prestigious Peabody award
is administered by Grady College of Journalism and Mass
Communication at The University of Georgia. Peabodys,
which may vary in number from year to year, are chosen by a
board of 16 critics, arts and culture experts, and
executives from broadcast and cable television. The awards
were established in 1940 and are the oldest award honoring
electronic media—now including the Internet.
THMF is a nonprofit founded in 1987 by Dr. Hudson and
moved to a permanent home on the Schreiner campus in 2004.
It sponsors several annual events, including
Texas Living History Weekend and
Texas Music Coffeehouse on the Schreiner campus.
For more information about the foundation, visit
www.texasheritagemusic.org.
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“Whole Lotta Shakin”
was produced by Lex Gillespie, an independent radio
and TV producer, whose rhythm and blues documentary,
“Let the Good Times Roll,” won a 2005 Peabody. The
10-episode “Shakin” program includes music from
Elvis, Johnny Cash, Brenda Lee, Wanda Jackson, Roy
Orbison, Buddy Holly and, of course, Jerry Lee
Lewis. One episode focuses on Texas music of the
time “Shake This Shack: Cat Music from the Lone Star
State.” For more information about this
series, visit the Web at
www.rockabillyradio.org. |
For a full list of winners of the 2007
Peabody Awards, go to
www.peabody.uga.edu. |
