{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorytown.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fvoices-of-the-archive-gary-degner-may-2026-oi0554JY","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Voices of the Archive: Gary Degner ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/81f05d62-7a77-4de4-b04f-520d210108c7/8a65651a-5849-44e0-b361-3bd35570e47e/voices-from-the-archive-1.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"In this episode of Voices of The Archive, we'll be hearing from Gary Degner. Gary is a veteran, a father, and a volunteer. He is involved in our StoryTown Radio show here at the McKinney Center, and previously ran the show's sound effects! In this episode, we'll hear a bit about his life, as well as his experiences volunteering and what he's learned from them. \n\nVoices from the Archive is a monthly segment of StoryTown Radio. It shares stories from people living here, just how they told them. You might think of it like a news report that tells you about all sorts of things. From apple butter to ghost encounters, you could learn just about anything from the people living here in East Tennessee. Listen in as they tell the stories of their lives here in Appalachia.\n\nStoryTown Radio is a production of the McKinney Center's Story Initiative. Grounded in the belief that stories connect people to each other, the Story Initiative sets out to collect, archive, and share the stories from the region. Broadcast from Jonesborough, Tennessee, the Storytelling Capital of the World, StoryTown Radio is one way these stories are shared with people, nearby and all around. "}