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Roanoke Electric Cooperative
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Search complete. 10 mentions across 10 episodes found for "Roanoke Electric Cooperative".
Aug 22, 2026
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
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20:43Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I guess I'll highlight a few positive examples and then turn to some of the less flattering ones.
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20:48Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I think one of the institutions that is widely seen as a model of small D democracy is Roanoke Electric Cooperative in a rural part of North Carolina.
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20:58Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
This was the first electric cooperative in the nation to have a Black CEO.
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21:04Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
They appointed a man by the name of Curtis Wynn as their CEO in nineteen ninety-seven.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
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20:20Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I guess I'll highlight a few positive examples and then turn to some of the less flattering ones.
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20:25Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I think one of the institutions that is widely seen as a model of small D democracy is Roanoke Electric Cooperative in a rural part of North Carolina.
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20:35Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
This was the first electric cooperative in the nation to have a Black CEO.
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20:40Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
They appointed a man by the name of Curtis Wynn as their CEO in nineteen ninety-seven.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
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20:43Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I guess I'll highlight a few positive examples and then turn to some of the less flattering ones.
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20:48Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I think one of the institutions that is widely seen as a model of small e democracy is Roanoke Electric Cooperative in, uh, a rural part of North Carolina.
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20:58Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
This was the first electric cooperative in the nation to have a Black CEO.
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21:03Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
Uh, they, they appointed a man by the name of Curtis Wynn as their CEO in nineteen ninety-seven.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
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20:47Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I guess I'll highlight a few positive examples and then turn to some of the less flattering ones.
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20:53Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I think one of the institutions that is widely seen as a model of small D democracy is Roanoke Electric Cooperative in, uh, a rural part of North Carolina.
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21:02Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
This was the first electric cooperative in the nation to have a Black CEO.
S
21:07Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
Uh, they, they appointed a man by the name of Curtis Wynn as their CEO in nineteen ninety-seven.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
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20:50Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I guess I'll highlight a few positive examples and then turn to some of the less flattering ones.
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20:55Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So one of the institutions that is widely seen as a model of small e-democracy is Roanoke Electric Cooperative in a rural part of North Carolina.
S
21:05Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
This was the first electric cooperative in the nation to have a black CEO.
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21:10Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
They appointed a man by the name of Curtis Wynn as their CEO in 1997.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
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21:50Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I guess I'll highlight a few positive examples and then turn to some of the less flattering ones.
S
21:55Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So one of the institutions that is widely seen as a model of small e-democracy is Roanoke Electric Cooperative in a rural part of North Carolina.
S
22:05Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
This was the first electric cooperative in the nation to have a black CEO.
S
22:11Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
They appointed a man by the name of Curtis Wynn as their CEO in 1997.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
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21:51Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I guess I'll highlight a few positive examples and then turn to some of the less flattering ones.
S
21:56Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So one of the institutions that is widely seen as a model of small e-democracy is Roanoke Electric Cooperative in a rural part of North Carolina.
S
22:05Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
This was the first electric cooperative in the nation to have a black CEO.
S
22:11Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
They appointed a man by the name of Curtis Wynn as their CEO in 1997.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
S
20:50Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I guess I'll highlight a few positive examples and then turn to some of the less flattering ones.
S
20:55Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So one of the institutions that is widely seen as a model of small e-democracy is Roanoke Electric Cooperative in a rural part of North Carolina.
S
21:05Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
This was the first electric cooperative in the nation to have a black CEO.
S
21:10Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
They appointed a man by the name of Curtis Wynn as their CEO in 1997.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
S
20:50Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I guess I'll highlight a few positive examples and then turn to some of the less flattering ones.
S
20:55Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So one of the institutions that is widely seen as a model of small e-democracy is Roanoke Electric Cooperative in a rural part of North Carolina.
S
21:05Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
This was the first electric cooperative in the nation to have a black CEO.
S
21:11Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
They appointed a man by the name of Curtis Wynn as their CEO in 1997.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
S
19:50Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I guess I'll highlight a few positive examples and then turn to some of the less flattering ones.
S
19:56Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
So I think one of the institutions that is widely seen as a model of small D democracy is Roanoke Electric Cooperative in a rural part of North Carolina.
S
20:05Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
This was the first electric cooperative in the nation to have a Black CEO.
S
20:11Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
They, they appointed a man by the name of Curtis Wynn as their CEO in nineteen ninety-seven.