David Isay

David Isay and Sound Portraits Productions . David Isay at work. E stablished in 1994, and headed by David Isay, Sound Portraits Productions was an independent, not-for-profit production company dedicated to creating radio which brings rarely-heard American voices to a national audience. Itwass an important contributor to the Talking History consortium. Sound Portraits produced innovative works of lasting educational, cultural, and artistic value. Its unique, finely-crafted, and award-winning documentaries—aired throughout the nation on National Public Radio's All Things Considered and Weekend Edition —chronicled the lives of Americans living in communities that were neglected or misunderstood. Often produced in collaboration with the subjects themselves, the documentaries of Isay and the other members of Sound Portraits Productions represented some of the most exciting and innovative audio documentary work taking place in the U.S. in the late 20th century. THE BELOW IS SOMEWHAT DATED NOW AS ISAY AND OTHER FORMER SOUND PORTRAITS PRODUCERS HAVE GONE ON TO NEW AND EXCITING PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY STORYCORPS (Go to storycorps.org for more details). Producer: David Isay. D avid Isay is a regular contributor to National Public Radio's news-magazines.