For the past five years master storyteller and radio producer Joe McHugh has traveled the backroads of America meeting people and recording their family stories. These stories have been featured on numerous public radio programs including NPR’s Morning Edition. They also aired weekly on the international English-language service of the Voice of America. Joe is now available to speak to your organization. An engaging raconteur, he spins a complex tapestry of cherished stories that enliven the imagination and draw us together again as a people. Funny, wise, sometime outrageous, his stories remind us in this age of machines what it means to be human.

And if time and circumstance allow, he encourages audience members to share a few of their own family stories. It makes for a memorable evening that is sure to captivate and delight.

“The perfect kick-off for our story collecting project, Joe’s relaxed and engaging manner helped make the event a rousing success.”
Diane Cary, Program Chair, Winters Friends of the Library

“Joe McHugh gave a truly engaging presentation at our Rotary Club. His combination of recorded family stories and analysis of the place family stories have in our society was both poignant and entertaining.”
John Paul, President Rotary Club Nevada City, California

“The Telling Takes Us Home” has inspired a local storytelling guild to use ‘family tales’ as the theme for their upcoming festival. A wonderful program."
Kathleen Georgalas, Albert Wisner Public Library, Warwick, NY