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S1 E3, Fatherhood and Storytelling's Antidote to Invisibility with John W. Fountain
Guest, John W. Fountain, an award-winning columnist, journalist, full tenured professor of journalism, publisher and author of five books including “True Vine: A Young Black Man’s Journey of Faith, Hope and Clarity” (Public Affairs, 2003), and “Dear Dad: Reflections on Fatherhood” (WestSide Press, 2011) discusses the importance of fatherhood, exploring our family’s history to reframe our experience of absent fathers and facilitate our healing, winning the 2021-22 Fulbright Scholarship and subsequent trip to Ghana, and the importance of writing to tell our stories.
A tenured full professor of journalism at Roosevelt University since 2007, he has written for the last 13 years a weekly Sunday column for the Chicago Sun-Times. As a journalist, Fountain has chronicled the story of murder for 30 years, mostly in Chicago. He was a 2021-22 Fulbright Scholar to Ghana, where he taught at the University of Ghana at Legon and conducted a research project: “Africa Calling: Portraits of Black Americans Drawn to the Motherland”.
His latest book is “Soul Cries: In Black & White and Shades of Gray” (WestSide Press, 2019). He is a frequent guest commentator on radio and television and often shares his inspirational story of going from poverty and the urban mean streets of Chicago’s West Side to the top of his profession. Fountain is founder of WestSide Press Publishing and FountainWorks NFP, a not-for-profit focused on telling the untold stories of marginalized or underrepresented people in print, digital and other forms.
Guest, John W. Fountain, an award-winning columnist, journalist, full tenured professor of journalism, publisher and author of five books including “True Vine: A Young Black Man’s Journey of Faith, Hope and Clarity” (Public Affairs, 2003), and “Dear Dad: Reflections on Fatherhood” (WestSide Press, 2011) discusses the importance of fatherhood, exploring our family’s history to reframe our experience of absent fathers and facilitate our healing, winning the 2021-22 Fulbright Scholarship and subsequent trip to Ghana, and the importance of writing to tell our stories.
A tenured full professor of journalism at Roosevelt University since 2007, he has written for the last 13 years a weekly Sunday column for the Chicago Sun-Times. As a journalist, Fountain has chronicled the story of murder for 30 years, mostly in Chicago. He was a 2021-22 Fulbright Scholar to Ghana, where he taught at the University of Ghana at Legon and conducted a research project: “Africa Calling: Portraits of Black Americans Drawn to the Motherland”.
His latest book is “Soul Cries: In Black & White and Shades of Gray” (WestSide Press, 2019). He is a frequent guest commentator on radio and television and often shares his inspirational story of going from poverty and the urban mean streets of Chicago’s West Side to the top of his profession. Fountain is founder of WestSide Press Publishing and FountainWorks NFP, a not-for-profit focused on telling the untold stories of marginalized or underrepresented people in print, digital and other forms.
Title: S2 EP14 | From Corporate Businessman to Advocate of The First Nations People - John Hewson
John Hewson has an interesting story. He was a successful corporate businessman until his second cancer scare. "Where is your stress coming from?" he was asked.
He loved his job and wasn't aware that he was stressed at all. He decided to move out of New York City and become a ski bumb. He was led to Whistler where he encountered indigenous children who told a moving story. John has since dedicated his life to returning dignity and respect to these native Canadians.
John Hewson has an interesting story. He was a successful corporate businessman until his second cancer scare. "Where is your stress coming from?" he was asked.
He loved his job and wasn't aware that he was stressed at all. He decided to move out of New York City and become a ski bumb. He was led to Whistler where he encountered indigenous children who told a moving story. John has since dedicated his life to returning dignity and respect to these native Canadians.
