James MacLeod and Joe Atkinson Rising to the Challenge: Evansville Then and Now
View all talksIt looks like a miracle. In a matter of weeks in 1942 Evansville, Indiana transformed itself from a community crushed by the Great Depression into a wartime industrial juggernaut. But it was no miracle, and what was done then can be done again today…

James MacLeod and Joe Atkinson
WNIN and University of Evansville
A lifetime scholar, Dr. James MacLeod has been with the University of Evansville’s History Department since 1999. Among numerous accolades, Dr. MacLeod is working alongside Joe Atkinson on ‘Evansville at War,’ a two‐part WNIN documentary about Evansville’s role in WWII, which will air this December.
Joe Atkinson, the owner and co‐founder of Court Street Productions, has spent his life telling powerful stories. Among them, Joe is currently working alongside Dr. James MacLeod on ‘Evansville at War,’ a two‐part WNIN documentary about Evansville’s role in WWII, which will air this December.