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Paul Pepper: Storyteller Larry Brown, "A Mighty Woman"

We all know the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France back in the late-19th century, but did you know the original design was that of an Egyptian peasant woman, to be dedicated at the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869? When that didn't work out, slight modifications were made and the rest is history! Guest: LARRY BROWN July 4, 2022

Travis McMillen is the senior media producer at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. For KBIA, Travis oversees production of Views of the News and Radio Friends with Paul Pepper.
Paul Pepper has been a fixture on the mid-Missouri airwaves since 1969. He started hosting Radio Friends with Paul Pepper in 2009 after a remarkable 40-year on-air career at KOMU-TV.
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