Born along the Eastern Shore, yet grew up in the hills of Tennessee... while young (I'm the youngest of three) , and I mean "baby" young, we had a housekeeper/babysitter/nanny... can't remember her name, but she spoke "Gullah".... now some of you reading this may not know the term "Gullah", it's been described as a Creole blend of Elizabethan English and African languages, others have stated that it sounds like talking with marbles in your mouth... actually, the latter description is unkind, especially when you take the time to listen to the distinctive rhythm and cadence of this remarkably beautiful language... regardless, at age three we moved to Georgia and another housekeeper/babysitter/nanny was hired. This woman, though not as nice as the first, spoke "Geechee", with a lot of "Sailor" mixed in... uhm, Geechee is sometimes referred to as Gullah and is about as similar as the "Bronx" is to "Jersey", not that it mattered that much to me..... When I turned seven, we moved on up to to the hills.... do you realize that in some parts of Tennessee and I suppose a lot of the Appalachia, people still speak the King's English?!! I mention this only because people do talk kinda funny in Tennessee, at least in the eastern portion. Well, believe me, they weren't so amused with this little kid... and promptly placed me in speech therapy and there I remained up until the sixth grade.
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Pendleton, SC(US)
Attended 1977 To 1979
Major Radio / Tv
East Tennessee State Univ
Kingsport, TN(US)
Attended 1980 To 1982
Major Mass Communications