The HistoryMakers video oral history with Monroe Anderson.

Magazine editor, television producer, and newspaper reporter Monroe Anderson was born on April 6, 1947 in Gary, Indiana. After graduating from high school in Gary, Anderson attended Indiana University and obtained a B.A. degree in journalism and English literature. Anderson then worked as a reporter...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Anderson, Monroe, 1947- (Interviewee)
Williams, Linda (Interviewer)
Hickey, Matthew (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Anderson, Monroe, > 1947- > Interviews.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
Journalist > Editor.
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 (12 video files (5 hr., 57 min., 56 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with Monroe Anderson
Monroe Anderson
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Magazine editor, television producer, and newspaper reporter Monroe Anderson was born on April 6, 1947 in Gary, Indiana. After graduating from high school in Gary, Anderson attended Indiana University and obtained a B.A. degree in journalism and English literature. Anderson then worked as a reporter at the National Observer, an assistant editor at Ebony magazine and a correspondent for Newsweek prior to launching his career in Chicago, Illinois. From 1983 to 1985, Anderson wrote a column for the Chicago Tribune, where he was a reporter for ten years. In the late 1980s, Anderson worked as the press secretary for Chicago Mayor Eugene Sawyer. Later in his career, Anderson taught feature writing at Columbia College Chicago, and for thirteen years, he was director of station services at WBBM-TV Chicago. In 2004, Anderson became the editor of Savoy magazine. Anderson later had a Sunday column in the Controversy section of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:05:57:56
Credits:Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Participant or Performer:
Linda Williams, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2006 November 16.
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2006 November 21.
Source of Description:
Vendor-supplied metadata.