5/13/2018
Mississippi Marvel: Jesse Holland
“David Hitt (BA 96), who also is a published author, worked for Holland when he was editor of The Daily Mississippian. Hitt remembers him as a natural leader in the newsroom and credits him for taking tough editorial stands on controversial issues, while navigating those situations with a deft and capable hand.”
Space author David Hitt moderated a panel including astronauts Ed Gibson, Jack Lousma, Jerry Carr and Owen Garriott after a showing of the Skylab documentary Searching for Skylab.
Can humanity as a whole benefit from exploring space and what do the most ancient cultures have to say about it? This movie allows you to experience the historical journey guided by those who were there.
8/10/2018
iHeartHsv: Everyone Can Go Back to School in Huntsville
Fall is just around the corner, and that means it’s back-to-school time! If your school years are a few years behind you, good news! A trip to the Rocket City will let you recapture the excitement of a first day of school. Here are just a few of the subjects you can “study” during a visit to Huntsville. All of this without the uncomfortable desks and with much better food!
When catastrophe strikes Skylab, life on earth is threatened by a space station cratering toward earth, and NASA experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what went wrong and if disaster can be averted. David Hitt is among the experts recounting the story.
6/7/2018
iHeartHsv: Huntsville Botanical Garden: An Exhibit You Don’t Want to Myth
By Rhah’ghur, A Troll of the Third Realm
Look, trolls get a bad reputation these days. Back in the day, we’d just mind our own business, protecting bridges from errant gruff billy goats. Not that long ago, we were getting good work in movies like the “Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter” series. …
Podcast conversation between John Mulnix of The Space Shot and David Hitt on “Homesteading Space” Skylab history
9/20/2017
iHeartHsv.com: How To: Explore 230 Years of Huntsville History in One Visit
Have you ever wished that you could travel through more than two centuries, visiting Huntsville, Alabama, at various points in its past and future, only to realize that time machines haven’t been invented yet? Sure, we all have! But I bring good news, resident of (insert year in which you are reading this here)! Here is your guide for traveling through time in Huntsville without needing anything more exotic than your own car (bonus points if it’s a DeLorean).
William David Hitt (@davidhitt) is an American author specializing in spaceflight history based in Huntsville, Alabama. He joins Dave via skype to chat about his history in journalism, teaching, and why he loves space. A call to Robert Picardo (@robertpicardo) starts things off.
2/5/2016
While a book by any other name may be just as readable, it doesn’t smell as sweet.
Jeff Weddle’s career, as a librarian, college professor, and author — with a newly published collection of short stories — may be diverse, but it all centers around one thing, a love of “the book.”
“Books have always been a love of mine my whole life,” he said. “They’ve always been the common denominator in what I do.”