Our American Stories
Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit, and be inspired by our stories.
Our American Stories
Story of a Song: "My Sharona"
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Host- Lee Habeeb
Even now, multiple decades after the biggest single of 1979, Sharona Alperin can’t escape it. “Almost daily, almost anytime someone hears my name,” Ms. Alperin says. “They say ‘Oh, like ‘My Sharona?’” They have no idea. She’s not just a Sharona. She’s the Sharona, the object of the Knack’s bopping 1979 hit “My Sharona.”