Hello You 52: Searching for Tracey

Hello You with Jim Hawkins

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Hello You 52: Searching for Tracey

'As long as you've got a good heart, it's OK'

Jim Hawkins

Jul 12, 2024

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‘Who wouldn’t want an Uncle Buck? Someone loads of fun who’d also stick up for you?’

Tracey J. Morgan, from Shrewsbury, has published a new edition of her biography of the Canadian actor John Candy.

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She’s also been going to remarkable lengths to contact a famously elusive Hollywood legend, for her next writing project. They involve a letter, a golf course and holidaying in the same place and at the same time every year.

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Who’s the legend? What happened when they came face-to-face? Find out in this episode of Hello You!

Searching For Candy: Second Edition on Amazon or ask for it at your local independent bookshop.

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Hello You with Jim Hawkins

I’m trying to give you something a little different. Hello You is about stuff, and things. People, and stories. Shrewsbury, and Shropshire. Mental health and well-being. History and heritage. Arts, culture and music. Faith, belief and the complexities of life.

I’m a good listener. It’s what I do. And for Hello You, I’m listening to (and talking with) fascinating people, mostly but not always from Shropshire, so that you can hear what they have to say.

It's public-service local journalism that cares about people. Audio that brings you the voices of people you might not hear from otherwise. Interviews conducted with compassion and empathy. Thoughtful, positive, good-humoured conversations, informed local storytelling, and commentary that’s not afraid to get righteously angry on occasion.

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