The HistoryMakers video oral history with Paul Mason.

Professor and television news producer Paul Stanley Mason was born on September 14, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his B.A. degree in classical civilizations in 1977 from Wesleyan University and his M.S. degree from Columbia University in 1981. Mason began his twenty-three year career with ABC N...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Mason, Paul, 1955- (Interviewee)
Hamilton, Racine Tucker (Interviewer)
Hickey, Matthew (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Mason, Paul, > 1955- > Interviews.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
Journalism Professor > Media Executive > Television News Producer.
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (The HistoryMakers)
Physical Description:1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 14 min., 32 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with Paul Mason
Paul Mason
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Professor and television news producer Paul Stanley Mason was born on September 14, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his B.A. degree in classical civilizations in 1977 from Wesleyan University and his M.S. degree from Columbia University in 1981. Mason began his twenty-three year career with ABC News working the assignment desk and as an off-air reporter for the network. He served as operations producer for Good Morning America and as field producer for ABC News' Miami bureau. In 1989, he was assigned to World News Tonight. He was a producer for Primetime Live. In 1998, Mason taught journalism at the graduate school of the University of California at Berkeley. He continued to produce segments for 20/20 and Primetime Live. Mason served as executive producer of Primetime Live and World News Tonight Saturday and Sunday. In 2004, Mason was promoted to senior vice president of ABC News.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:02:14:32
Credits:Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Participant or Performer:
Racine Tucker Hamilton, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded New York, New York 2005 February 4.
Source of Description:
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