Dan Roberts: Bringing History to Life

The Wall Street Journal reported that a survey of senior class students at the 55 best universities in the United States revealed that a large percentage could score no higher than a D- on a high school history test and that while 78% of these young scholars knew the identity of Beavis and Butthead, only 33% knew that George Washington was at Yorktown. These are the people who are about to inherit our nation's mantle of leadership. These are the people who are going to formulate policies that govern our lives…a scary thought.

In 1993, University of Richmond History Professor Dan Roberts decided to try and do something about this growing epidemic of ignorance about the past. In response, he developed the syndicated radio show, A Moment In Time, a brief, exciting and compelling journey into the past. Episodes play weekdays on over 150 public and commercial radio stations, XM and Sirius Satellite Radio, and the Armed Forces Radio Network around the world. Since 1999, the University of Richmond has been a partner in this enterprise. We have earned an audience of over 2 million listeners daily. In addition, we have established this full-service Web site to provide historical resources for listeners, students, and teachers.  These historical resources (daily AMIT transcripts, audio, video, podcasts, 10 Minute Guides, and live video clips) can be found under AMIT Broadcasts.