Class of: 1973

Eileen McIntyre

Eileen McIntyre (COM’73) of Hingham, Mass., writes, “I have been surprised to discover how the interviewing skills I developed while getting my master’s in broadcast journalism at COM have kicked in to propel an unexpected passion”—recording oral histories. In 2015, she began interviewing local veterans about their wartime experiences and has since recorded more than 30 oral histories for StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to preserving American first-person narratives. “The past nine years have been so much fun and given me the opportunity to get to know such a wide range of people, learn a lot, and give back to the community,” she writes.

From the Fall 2024 issue.