On a rainy day in 1979, a photograph was taken of a young girl skateboarding down a street in Fayetteville, North Carolina. 45 years later, that photo went viral with a little help from the most famous skater who ever lived: Tony Hawk. This week, we find out who the mystery girl in the picture was and why the snapshot was so ahead of its time.  Featuring: <ul>
<li>Jeremy Markovich, writer of the <a href="https://www.ncrabbithole.com/">North Carolina Rabbit Hole</a>
</li>
<li>Tony Hawk, skateboarder</li>
<li>Shaunda Shane, skateboarder</li>
</ul>Links: <ul>
<li>Check out <a href="https://www.ncrabbithole.com/p/tony-hawk-fayetteville-nc-girl-skateboarder-1979">Jeremy's article</a> about tracking down Shaunda Shane.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.fayobserver.com/story/lifestyle/2024/11/04/who-is-the-mystery-skater-shared-by-tony-hawk-shares-fayetteville-observer-photo/76047957007/">View photographs of Shaunda skateboarding</a> from the Fayetteville Observer.</li>
<li>You can find a <a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-12-12/the-broadside-transcript-tony-hawk-and-the-skateboard-rabbit-hole">transcript of this episode here</a>.</li>
</ul>Donate: The Broadside is made possible by contributions from listeners like you. Support WUNC-North Carolina Public Radio and this podcast by <a href="http://wunc.convio.net/site/Donation2?2885.donation=form1&amp;df_id=2885&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;utm_campaign=fall_drive&amp;utm_source=housefile&amp;utm_medium=podcasts&amp;s_src=podcasts_a&amp;utm_content=podcasts_a">making a donation here</a>.Sign up for <a href="https://www.wunc.org/wunc-politics-newsletter-sign-up?utm_source=broadside&amp;utm_medium=podcast">WUNC's new Politics Newsletter here.</a>

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 &lt;p&gt;On a rainy day in 1979, a photograph was taken of a young girl skateboarding down a street in Fayetteville, North Carolina. 45 years later, that photo went viral with a little help from the most famous skater who ever lived: Tony Hawk. This week, we find out who the mystery girl in the picture was and why the snapshot was so ahead of its time. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Featuring: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Jeremy Markovich, writer of the &lt;a href="https://www.ncrabbithole.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;North Carolina Rabbit Hole&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Tony Hawk, skateboarder&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shaunda Shane, skateboarder&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Links: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Check out &lt;a href="https://www.ncrabbithole.com/p/tony-hawk-fayetteville-nc-girl-skateboarder-1979"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jeremy's article&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; about tracking down Shaunda Shane.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.fayobserver.com/story/lifestyle/2024/11/04/who-is-the-mystery-skater-shared-by-tony-hawk-shares-fayetteville-observer-photo/76047957007/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;View photographs of Shaunda skateboarding&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from the Fayetteville Observer.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You can find a &lt;a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-12-12/the-broadside-transcript-tony-hawk-and-the-skateboard-rabbit-hole"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;transcript of this episode here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Donate: The Broadside is made possible by contributions from listeners like you. Support WUNC-North Carolina Public Radio and this podcast by &lt;a href="http://wunc.convio.net/site/Donation2?2885.donation=form1&amp;amp;df_id=2885&amp;amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fall_drive&amp;amp;utm_source=housefile&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcasts&amp;amp;s_src=podcasts_a&amp;amp;utm_content=podcasts_a"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;making a donation here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sign up for &lt;a href="https://www.wunc.org/wunc-politics-newsletter-sign-up?utm_source=broadside&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WUNC's new Politics Newsletter here.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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An old photograph and a call to action from one of the world's most famous athletes sends us on a fascinating adventure.

On a rainy day in 1979, a photograph was taken of a young girl skateboarding down a street in Fayetteville, North Carolina. 45 years later, that photo went viral with a little help from the most famous skater who ever lived: Tony Hawk. This week, we find out who the mystery girl in the picture was and why the snapshot was so ahead of its time. 

Featuring: 

Jeremy Markovich, writer of the <a href="https://www.ncrabbithole.com/">North Carolina Rabbit Hole</a>

Tony Hawk, skateboarder
Shaunda Shane, skateboarder

Links: 

Check out <a href="https://www.ncrabbithole.com/p/tony-hawk-fayetteville-nc-girl-skateboarder-1979">Jeremy's article</a> about tracking down Shaunda Shane.

<a href="https://www.fayobserver.com/story/lifestyle/2024/11/04/who-is-the-mystery-skater-shared-by-tony-hawk-shares-fayetteville-observer-photo/76047957007/">View photographs of Shaunda skateboarding</a> from the Fayetteville Observer.
You can find a <a href="https://www.wunc.org/2024-12-12/the-broadside-transcript-tony-hawk-and-the-skateboard-rabbit-hole">transcript of this episode here</a>.

Donate: The Broadside is made possible by contributions from listeners like you. Support WUNC-North Carolina Public Radio and this podcast by <a href="http://wunc.convio.net/site/Donation2?2885.donation=form1&amp;df_id=2885&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;utm_campaign=fall_drive&amp;utm_source=housefile&amp;utm_medium=podcasts&amp;s_src=podcasts_a&amp;utm_content=podcasts_a">making a donation here</a>.

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Tony Hawk and the skateboard rabbit hole

Tony Hawk and the skateboard rabbit hole

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