BBC News Stops by CVHS Band Practice to Interview 'Middle-Class' Parents

What is the middle class in America? How has it changed in recent years?

Those were just a few of the questions posed by Jonny Dymond, BBC News Washington Correspondent, when he stopped by the Chippewa Valley High School marching band practice Tuesday afternoon to talk with parents.

The interviews are part of a radio story the BBC plans to run worldwide about the presidential election, the economy and the direction in which the U.S. is headed.

Tracey Moro, a Clinton Township resident and parent of two, gave one of the interviews Dymond may use in the piece. Speaking as a parent, small business owner and member of the middle class, Moro shared her concerns about the economy and how it's impacted her standard of living in recent years. 

Dymond explained he is looking to use interviews like the one conducted with Moro to give context to his story's overall analysis of the American middle class.

Music from the Big Red Marching Band will likely be heard in the piece as well, since this will provide a little taste of Americana for global listeners. And really, what is more American than a marching band?

The story's air date is unknown, but it is expected to be available on BBC stations around the world and on NPR in the U.S.