Griffith, Jeff 2022-04-27
This interview features Jeff Griffith, city councilman of district three in the city of Lubbock. In this interview, Griffith begins by describing his family life and background growing up in Lubbock, Texas. Griffith then moves on to touch upon his memories of the Lubbock tornado and how it impacted his family’s business. Next, councilman Griffith discusses Lubbock programming, services, and development that he has been working on or wishes to see happen in the future. He mentions topics such as the Tornado James, Loop 88, and Citizen’s Tower. The interview closes with Griffith expressing how proud he is to be from Lubbock, and how proud citizens should be of their city.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Jeff Griffith
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Date: April 27, 2022
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Elissa Stroman
Length: 01:53:39 (1 hour 53 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and family genealogy; Childhood memories and growing up; Memories of the response after the May 11, 1970 tornado; His family’s small business; what RadioLab was; Audio/visual mediums; returning to RadioLab; Tornado Jams; The seventies music scene; Getting involved in public service and civic duties; his election; Campaigning; the heart of Lubbock; The addition of Loop 88; Day to day duties of a city councilman; Lubbock downtown development; Final thoughts and statements
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/376548 >
Related Interview: Griffith, Jeff 2022-05-04 ;
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