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The Resilience Of Southern Identity

BPR News | By Matt Bush
Published March 5, 2017 at 2:49 PM EST

Chris Cooper has been heard many times on our air, and was a panelist for NPR's "Going There" in Asheville with Weekend All Things Considered Host Michel Martin last month.  He returned to Blue Ridge Public Radio studios in Asheville to discuss a new book he co-authored called "The Resilience of Southern Identity: Why the South Still Matters in the Minds of Its People." He spoke with BPR News director Matt Bush.
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Matt Bush
Matt Bush joined Blue Ridge Public Radio as news director in August 2016. Excited at the opportunity the build up the news service for both stations as well as help launch BPR News, Matt made the jump to Western North Carolina from Washington D.C. For the 8 years prior to coming to Asheville, he worked at the NPR member station in the nation's capital as a reporter and anchor. Matt primarily covered the state of Maryland, including 6 years of covering the statehouse in Annapolis. Prior to that, he worked at WMAL in Washington and Metro Networks in Pittsburgh, the city he was born and raised in.
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