Listening for Amelia
Friday, October 23 2009
Listening for Amelia
Amelia Earhart
A new movie "Amelia" opens nationwide today. It honors the life and courage of Amelia Earhart. One little known part of Amelia's story is that of Betty Brown.
On a July afternoon in 1937, 15-year-old Betty Klenck Brown was listening to her family's shortwave radio. She was writing down lyrics to popular songs when she turned the dial and heard the unimaginable: "This is Amelia Earhart. This is Amelia Earhart." Betty jotted down everything she heard over 3 hours.
Betty Klenck Brown - see her then >>
No one took Betty seriously, until her diary finally made it into the hands of Ric Gillespie. Ric works for The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery. Ric has used the information in Betty's diary to lead a new search for the remains of Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan. Ric says their search is uncovering some tantalizing clues. This story originally aired June 6, 2007
- See a diagram of Earhart evidence on the island of Nikumaroro
- Find out more about Ric's organization, TIGHAR ("Tiger")
- See Betty's notebook
- See the only film known to exist of the takeoff
- Music in this story: True Story of Amelia Earhart and Following Amelia performed by Plainsong for the album New Place Now
happy birthday Le Cirque
Sirio Maccioni
This week is the 35th anniversary of the landmark New York Restaurant Le Cirque. With all the turmoil on Wall Street, it is something to note that "the restaurant to the stars" is surviving.
Sirio Maccioni first opened the restaurant in 1974. In 2004, Sirio closed Le Cirque in order to re-open it in a new location. Filmmaker Andrew Rossi documented the closing and the re-opening - capturing scenes such as Sirio getting advice from Henry Kissinger on where to locate the new restaurant. Sirio and son Marco talk food and restaurant manners with Dick Gordon. A longer version of this story aired June 8, 2007
- Find out more about the film
- Find out more about the Maccionis' restaurant
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