A cable program produced by Nancy Cain, Judith Binder, and friends in L.A. in the mid-90s. This episode focuses primarily on a protest in Washington, D.C. over the Rodney King verdict, as well as a short segment about the aftermath of the riots in L.A.
This video contains a half-hour rough cut of the program “It’s A Living: Paper Wagon.” The focus is on a group of newspaper and railroad workers who share their personal thoughts about their jobs, dreams, and hopes for the future. There is also a brief interview with Studs Terkel towards the end of the tape. Terkel’s book “Working” was the inspiration for the “It’s A Living” television series.
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After the Guerrilla Television screening at the Gene Siskel Film Center, Skip Blumberg, Nancy Cain, Chip Lord, and Tom Weinberg participate in a discussion moderated by Amy Beste. Edited version.
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This tape features raw footage for the award-winning TV series The 90’s. It features an interview with author and University of Southern California professor Ian Mitroff. Mitroff discusses television and its effect on politics and public discourse, saying, “TV has become a self-sealing universe… a culture. There’s too much garbage on TV but you can’t turn it off… how do you turn off a culture?” and “The kids have gotten the message in this society which is… ‘Say yes to consumption in endless amounts.’ That’s the real message, and that’s what TV is really about in this country. It’s tied to consumerism, not even entertainment… it’s all consumerism.” Commenting on the television news’ reliance on political sound bites: “If [Abraham Lincoln] were around today he would be reduced to ‘Read my lips: no more slavery.'”
0:07 Channel 6 Woodstock TV Promo. 0:17 Frank Perino talks about plight of blind people. 0:40 Title: “The Night Owl Show” 1:00 Perino talks about the death of his seeing-eye dog and his difficulties getting a new dog from an organization for the blind. 3:10 Perino discusses what needs to be done to help the blind in America. He discusses his activities as a musician – singing on the subway in New York. He talks about how his life has […]
