[It’s a Living raw #16]
Raw footage for “It’s A Living.” End of piano tuner William Farrell, then Studs on Michigan Avenue Bridge.
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New Protest
Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. Color video. A documentary about the “Peace Walk” that took place in Chicago on April 10, 1982 to protest the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The tape features interviews with the participants and footage of the official speakers at Federal Plaza.
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Bus Riders Union
Documentary about an activist group called the Bus Riders Union. Their focus is on improving the public transportation system in Los Angeles. The bus system there is in a sorry state. Busses are overcrowded. A rider will routinely see three busses pass her by, completely full, before being able to board. Handicapped riders find that the lift system on most busses is broken. Many riders need to take three or more busses to arrive at their destinations, and late night service on some routes is discontinued without any notice. On top of this, the MTA was planning a massive fare increase and focusing their energy on subways and trains that are costly and benefit mainly upper class white people. The B.R.U. views this struggle over Los Angeles busses as the new civil rights battle. The bus system is utilized almost exclusively by minorities and low income residents. Since the busses are so unreliable, workers are not able to predictably arrive on time and therefore have trouble holding jobs. This means that an already disadvantaged segment of the population is being further held back. Kikanza Ramsey, B.R.U. organizer, describes her organization as “an experiment to see if we can create a multi-racial, bi-lingual, gender-balanced mass movement of working class people.” The tape follows the legal struggles of the group throughout the 90’s as they battle with the city and the MTA for service improvements.
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[Studs Terkel on sports, part 1]
This is the first half of an interview with Studs Terkel on the golden age of baseball. Various subjects in the footage include: the Black Sox Scandal, Bill Veeck, and Babe Ruth.
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America: Personal Conversations with Dennis Wholey, show #128
Dennis Wholey interviews Studs Terkel. Among the topics are Studs’ background, his books, racism, and general trends in American politics.
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Common Ground, episode 22-95
Studs Terkel appears on an October 1995 episode of Common Ground. Terkel is interviewed by Monroe Anderson. Interview topics include: the O.J. Simpson murder trial, the death penalty, race relations in America, and Terkel’s newest book entitled Coming of Age.
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I Remember, episode #115
Jim Peck, host of “I Remember” for Milwaukee Public Television, interviews Studs Terkel for a second installment. Terkel talks about his early days as an actor and broadcaster in Chicago and describes the interviews that influenced him the most.
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Chicago Tonight, episode #15036
A 1997 interview with Studs Terkel on Chicago Tonight. John Callaway interviews Terkel on Labor Day. The two talk about Terkel’s impending retirement from radio, the importance of history, and the effects of the technological age on society.