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Oct. 13, 2003

Noted Journalist to Discuss New Book on Wright Brothers at NC State

Noah Adams, a senior correspondent for National Public Radio, will discuss his new book, “The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur & Orville Wright,” as part of North Carolina State University’s Scholars Program’s Fall 2003 Forum Series on Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 2:45 to 4 p.m. in the Witherspoon Student Center’s Campus Cinema.

The event is free and open to the public. Media coverage is welcomed.

In his book, Adams traces the lives of the Wrights by combining personal experiences, original reporting, letters, diaries and other primary source material to help readers get to know the famous brothers not just as inventors and pilots, but also as individuals. To tell their story, Adams literally follows the Wrights’ footsteps to Kitty Hawk and spends several days talking with the descendants of the families who helped them conduct their gliding experiments a century ago.

Adams draws upon his three decades of radio experience in his role as a senior correspondent for NPR. In his current position, he works with NPR’s national desk to cover stories on the working poor across America and has regularly been assigned to report on critical international events. Prior to becoming a senior correspondent, Adams hosted NPR’s award-winning evening newsmagazine “All Things Considered.” In addition to “The Flyers,” Adams is the author of “Piano Lessons,” “Far Appalachia” and “Saint Croix Notes.”

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