‘Jack’ Yampolsky featured in ‘Coming of Age’

A Boardwalk Story author ‘Jack’ Yampolsky was recently featured in Philadelphia NPR affiliate WHYY’s ongoing radio series on aging called “Coming of Age”

His audio portrait is augmented by photographs by Jessica Kourkounis and features historical photos of Atlantic City and its famous boardwalks.

This radio portrait explains how Jack ended up becoming a writer at a time in his life when most other people are slowing down.

Watch and listen to Jack’s story or browse the rest of the Coming of Age portraits at WHYY.org.

Funny thing about aging. Few people feel completely comfortable talking about it. Yet, it’s inevitable. From beatnicks to sputnik, rock and roll and radicalism, this group is now experiencing a new coming of age. Join us for our new weekly series of audio, and web portraits on Coming of Age.

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