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WILL-TV’s Prairie Fire
travels to Peru with a group of journalism students to learn what it's
like to be an international reporter. Host Alison Davis Wood also visits
with Pesotum farmer Eric Rund, who connects farmers from North and South
America. And the show takes viewers on a train ride in
Kenny Davis' back
yard in Decatur.
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 Assignment
Peru
For
a group of University of Illinois graduate journalism students, the beat
was a foreign country with an unfamiliar language. Prairie Fire
follows the 10 students through three weeks in Peru, where they talked
with government leaders, poor villagers, alleged terrorists and ordinary
Peruvians.
(Above: Student reporter Adam Jadhav interviews Peruvian sociologist
Pilar Arroyo)
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RealVideo archive
WILL-AM news director Tom Rogers talked to two of the student
reporters and the professor who oversaw their South American trip.
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to interview (as aired)
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to entire interview
Students produced a radio documentary about their experiences. Hear Assignment:
Peru.
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 Eric
Rund
Location: Pesotum
Eric and Maria Rund have lived and farmed in rural Pesotum for 27 years.
Eric met his wife in Ecuador, where he spent five years with the Peace
Corps from 1969 to 1974. When he's not growing corn and beans, or
raising hogs, Eric is building bridges of understanding between farmers
in North and South America. His farm is often a stop on tours of farmers
from South America, who leave with a better impression of American
farmers. He and Maria also organize tours of American farmers to South
America.
Website
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 Kenny
Davis' Back Yard Trains
Location: Decatur
Meeting: Annually in June
Since 1975, Kenny Davis has laid 2300 feet of track, including
bridges and tunnels, for small scale railroads at his house in Decatur.
He welcomes help from friends to keep up his layout, and once a year,
invites them for a party to celebrate railroading.
Website: 2005 Train
Meet article and photos
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