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German National Radio Visits Delta Center

By April 10, 2012General

(l to r) Stephen Lina and Luther Brown

The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University was recently visited by Stephen Lina, senior editor for Bayerisher Rundfunck (Bavarian Broadcasting), a member of the German National TV and Radio network. Lina is based in Munich, Germany. 

He is producing a radio show about the American South, and came to the Delta after recording the re-enactment of the Battle of Shiloh. He interviewed Dr. Luther Brown, Director of the Delta Center, about the Mississippi Blues Trail and the work of the Blues Commission.  Lina also recorded at Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale and at Po’ Monkey’s Lounge in Merigold.