National Public Radio
Isay broadcast Dully's search as a Sound Portraits documentary on NPR on November 16, 2005. According to USA Today, the documentary, which The New York Times describes as "celebrated", "created a firestorm". The broadcast, aired on All Things Considered, drew more listener response than any other program that had ever aired, and by May 2006, the Crown Publishing Group had negotiated worldwide rights to publish Dully's story in book form.
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