‘Roadtrip Nation’ special stops in Birmingham
Tuesday, June 30th, 2015Video: “Roadtrip Nation” special, “Why Not Us?”
[Birmingham at 35:36]
PBS series “Roadtrip Nation” changed its format for 2015. The reality documentary show typically follows three college-age participants traveling across the country in a green RV to interview interesting people.
The goal is to discover how they ended up where they are in their career, providing inspiration for those seeking the path forward.
This year’s trip covered the same distance in a far shorter period, but still managing to squeeze in a stop in Birmingham.
The four roadtrippers shared one trait: Each one was the first in their family to attend college. And their journey was not shown in a dozen half-hour episodes that usually comprise a full season, but a 1-hour special titled “Why Not Us?”
The team stopped to interview Odessa Woolfolk, founding president of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (found at 35:36Â in the video). Also featured in the clip is Barry McNealy, a tour guide and high school social studies teacher.
See the interview and its impact on the “Roadtrip Nation” crew.
“Why Not Us?” will re-air on APT 10.2 World Channel at 6 p.m. Sunday, 4 a.m. Monday, 5 p.m. July 7 and 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. July 8.
“Why Not Us?” features (clockwise from top left)
Johnathan Allen, Jennifer Rogers, Jasmine Johnson
and Felipe Hernandez.
