Survived By
In 1996,TWA 800 crashed off the coast of East Moriches, New York, killing all 230 people on board. Among the passengers were 16 high school students and 5 chaperones from Montoursville, Pennsylvania. Today, the little town remains devastated by the crash. This podcast explores how experiencing a tragedy in the public eye can change a community and the people in it.
Episodes
Imagine the worst moment of your life unfolding with the world watching. A phone call saying "turn on the news." A knock on the door. Your friends' faces on a magazine cover.
This summer, a new podcast explores how people affected by public tragedies work their way through the trauma with the hope of emerging stronger.
This is Survived By.
Host: Erika Grotto
Sound design: Matt Grotto
Music: "Year of the Night (Summer Sun)" by Cha...
On July 17, 1996, TWA 800 exploded over the Atlantic Ocean 12 minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. There were no survivors. Among the 230 on board were 16 French Club students and 5 chaperones from Montoursville High School in Pennsylvania. The town would never be the same.
In the aftermath of the crash, flowers, gifts and notes poured in from all over the world. One item, a stuffed bear s...
In 1995, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols built and planted a truck bomb outside of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City with the goal of inciting a revolution against the federal government. Instead, the nation united behind a city reeling from loss. And a phone call from one first lady to another began a movement that would continue for decades.
Executive producer and host: Erika Grotto
Sound design and editi...
Heidi Snow Cinader was 24 when her fiance, Michel Breistroff, died in the crash of TWA 800. As she sought to rebuild the future she'd planned for herself, she found the most comfort talking with people who had gone through similar losses. Through her efforts, ACCESS--AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services--came to pass. Now, her daughter Sadie has learned from her example and also uses a traumatic event in her past to help ot...
Pamela Wood reflects on what it was like to report on a shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, after five employees were murdered in the newsroom.
Executive producer and host: Erika Grotto
Sound design and editing: Matt Grotto
Theme music courtesy of Champagne Sunday
Visit us on Instagram @survivedbypodcast
In 1997, Anne McGinty was commissioned to compose a piece for the Montoursville High School band in memory of three band members who had died in the crash of TWA 800. It should have been just another job.
"'Tis a Gift" shared by licensing agreement with Neil A. Kjos Music Company.
Executive producer and host: Erika Grotto
Sound design and editing: Matt Grotto
Theme music courtesy of Champagne Sunday
Visit us on Instagram @survi...
Geoff Johns is a writer, producer and showrunner who made a name for himself in comics. But in 1996, he was just beginning his career when he lost his sister Courtney in the crash of TWA 800. In his work, her legacy became entwined with his.
In the season 1 finale, A.M. Alpin, the documentary filmmaker behind The Story of the Stuff, discusses the burden gifts like teddy bears put on a grieving community.
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