A Family Affair: A buried photo collection brought our town together
When Argentine Javier Mazzuca came across his father's photo archive of over 300,000 undeveloped photos, he had no idea the extraordinary effect it would have on him and his town.
Javier Mazzuca didn't think much of his father's profession as a photographer in the town of Morteros, Argentina. But after his father passed away, Javier began looking through the many boxes of undeveloped negatives he'd inherited. He uncovered a treasure trove of over 300,000 images charting the town's history over four decades. When he posted them online, he had no idea the extraordinary effect it would have on him and his town.
In the early 1990s, Donna Greenwald was a semi-professional singer and young mum. Then her husband had a great idea; to send off a demo tape of her singing the American national anthem to a professional baseball team. What followed was a tour of every major league baseball stadium in the country. It took seven years, and earned her the nickname, 'Anthem Annie'. She spoke to her proud son, Outlook reporter Danny Greenwald, about her mission. (First broadcast in March 2022).
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Presenter: Clayton Conn
Producer: June Christie
Voice-overs: William Marquez & Laura Plitt
Music: Miguel Sim贸n y su Bandone贸n salamanquero
(Photo: Javier Mazzuca with his father's photo negatives. Credit: Irene Barajas)
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