The History Tellers Award shines a spotlight on the interpreters and guides who bring history to life at historic sites and museums

By Shelley Irwin

Published July 2, 2026 at 10:21 AM EDT

We talk to Chocolate Historian at Mars, Inc. Dave Borghesani and Marcus Smith, History and Interpretive Fellow at Du Bois Freedom Center.

A new History Tellers Award shines a spotlight on the interpreters and guides who bring history to life at historic sites and museums. We talk to Chocolate Historian at Mars, Inc., Dave Borghesani and Marcus Smith, History and Interpretive Fellow at Du Bois Freedom Center.

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Shelley Irwin

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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