'Mayberry Was Much More Sophisticated': Growing Up In Rural Oklahoma in the 1950s

Lee Reynolds spent part of his childhood in rural southeastern Oklahoma in the 1950s. He came to the StoryCorps mobile booth with his son Chad and talked about growing up as the son of the area’s only doctor.

This story was produced for KOSU by Rachel Hubbard and Dustin Drew, with interviews recorded at StoryCorps, a renowned nonprofit organization celebrating the stories of everyday Americans.

Thank you to Phillips Murrah law firm for sponsoring StoryCorps' visit to Oklahoma City.

To see pictures and hear more stories from the StoryCorps mobile booth’s stop in Oklahoma City, go to kosu.org.