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1、美国名人记者卡尔罗万CarlRowan,1925-2000:ThefirstblackdirectoroftheUnitedStatesInformationAgency.playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:41repeatByCynthiaKirk2009-10-31(MUSIC)VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmDougJohnsonwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PEOP1.EINAMERICA.Today,wetellaboutthelifeofwriterandreporter,Car

2、lRowan.HewasoneofthemosthonoredreportersintheUnitedStates.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:CarlRowanwasknownforthepowerfulstoriesthathewroteformajornewspapers.HiscolumnswerepublishedinmorethanonehundrednewspapersacrosstheUnitedStates.Hewasthefirstblacknewspapercolumnisttohavehisworkappearinmajornewspapers.CarlRowanc

3、alledhimselfanewspaperman.Yet,hewasalsoawriterofbest-sellingbooks.HewroteaboutthelivesofAfricanAmericancivilrightsleader,ReverendMartin1.utherKingJuniorandUnitedStatesSupremeCourtJustice,ThurgoodMarshall.CarlRowanalsowasaradiobroadcasterandapopularpublicspeaker.Forthirtyyears,heappearedonaweeklytele

4、visionshowaboutAmericanpolitics.VOICETWO:CarlRowanCarlRowanwonpraiseovertheyearsforhisreportsaboutracerelationsinAmerica.HeprovidedapublicvoiceforpoorpeopleandminoritiesinAmerica.Heinfluencedpeopleinpositionsofpower.MisterRowanopenedmanydoorsforAfricanAmericans.HewasthefirstblackdeputySecretaryofSta

5、teintheadministrationofPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.AndhewasthefirstblackdirectoroftheUnitedStatesInformationAgencywhichatthetimesupervisedtheVoiceofAmerica.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:CarlRowanwasborninnineteentwenty-fiveinthesoutherncityofRavenscroftzTennessee.HegrewupduringtheGreatDepression,oneoftheworsteconomict

6、imesintheUnitedStates.Hisfamilywasverypoor.Hisfatherstackedwoodusedforbuilding,whenhehadwork.Hismotherworkedcleaningthehomesofwhitepeoplewhenshecould.TheRowanfamilyhadnoelectricity,norunningwater,notelephoneandnoradio.Carlsaidhewouldsometimesstealfoodordrinkwarmmilkfromthecowsonnearbyfarms.TheRowans

7、didnotevenhaveaclock.Asaboy,Carlsaidheknewifitwastimetogotoschoolbythesoundofatrain.Hesaidifthetrainwaslate,hewaslate.VOICETWO:Growingup,Carlhadverylittlehopeforanychange.TherewerenotmanyjobsforblacksintheSouth.Theschoolswerenotgood.Racialtensionswerehigh.1.awswereenforcedtokeepblacksandwhitessepara

8、te.ItwasateacherwhourgedCarltomakesomethingofhimself.BessieTaylorGwynntaughthimtobelievehecouldbeapoetorawriter.Sheurgedhimtowriteasmuchaspossible.Shewouldevengetbooksforhimbecauseblackswerebannedfrompubliclibraries.BessieTaylorGwynnmadesurethatCarlfinishedhighschool.Andhedid.Hegraduatedatthetopofhi

9、sclass.VOICEONE:CarlenteredTennesseeStateCollegeinnineteenforty-two.Healmosthadtoleavecollegeafterthefirstfewmonthsbecausehedidnothaveenoughmoney.Butonthewaytocatchabus,hisluckchanged.Hefoundthetwentydollarsheneededtostayincollege.CarlRowandidsowellincollegethathewaschosenbytheUnitedStatesNavytobeco

10、meoneofthefirstfifteenblackNavyofficers.Hesaidthatexperiencechangedhislife.CarlservedonshipsduringWorldWarTwo.Afterward,hereturnedtocollegeandgraduatedfromOberlinCollegeinOhio.HewentontoreceivehismastersdegreeinjournalismfromtheUniversityofMinnesota.VOICETWO:Innineteenforty-eight,CarlRowanbecamearep

11、orterfortheMinneapolisTribunenewspaperinMinnesota.Hewasoneofthefirstblackreporterstowriteforamajordailynewspaper.Asayoungreporter;hecoveredracialtensionsintheSouthduringthecivilrightsmovement.Innineteenfifty-six,hetraveledtotheMiddleEasttocoverthewarovertheSuezCanal.HealsoreportedfromEurope,Indiaand

12、otherpartsofAsia.Hewonseveralmajorreportingawards.VOICEONE:MisterRowansreportsonracerelationsintheSouthinterestedPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.Innineteensixty-one,PresidentKennedyappointedMisterRowandeputyassistantSecretaryofState.HeservedasadelegatetotheUnitedNationsduringtheCubanmissilecrisisinnineteensi

13、xty-two.MisterRowanlaterwasappointedambassadortoFinland.DuringhisyearsinPresidentKennedysadministration,CarlRowangottoknow1.yndonB.Johnson.1.yndonJohnsonbecamepresidentafterPresidentKennedywasassassinatedinnineteensixty-three.Innineteensixty-four;PresidentJohnsonnamedCarlRowandirectoroftheUnitedStat

14、esInformationAgency.ThepositionmadehimthehighestlevelAfricanAmericanintheUnitedStatesgovernment.MisterRowansaidbeingchosentoheadtheUnitedStatesInformationAgencyandtheVoiceofAmericawasoneofthegreathonorsofhislife.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:InnineteenSiXty-five,CarlRowanleftthegovernmentandstartedwritingfornewsp

15、apers.Hewroteacolumnthattoldhisopinionsaboutimportantsocial,economicandpoliticalissues.Itappearedseveraltimesaweekinanumberofnewspapers.Radioandtelevisionjobsfollowed.MisterRowanoftenwroteintenselyaboutracerelations.Yet,hewrotewithmorefeelingaboutonesubjectthananyother:thateducationandhardworkwillhe

16、lpyoungAfricanAmericansmoveforward.CarlRowanwasangeredbytheideasofsomeyoungblacks.Hesaidtheybelievedthattostudyhardandperformwellinschoolwasactingwhite,Hedeploredtheideathatexcellenceisforwhitesonly.VOICEONE:Innineteeneighty-seven,MisterRowancreatedaprogramcalledProjectExcellence.Theprogramrewardsblackstudentswhodowellinschool.Overtheyears,theprogramhasprovidedmillionsofdollarstohelpAfricanAmericans