The HistoryMakers video oral history with Valerie Norman-Gammon.

Media executive and television producer Valerie Norman-Gammon was born on May 14, 1951 in New York City. She received her B.A. degree from Baruch College in 1979. Norman-Gammon received her M.A. degree in journalism and broadcast management from the University of Michigan in 1981. From 1981 to 1988,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Norman, Valerie (Interviewee)
Norment, Lynn, 1952- (Interviewer)
Hickey, Matthew (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Norman, Valerie > Interviews.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
Media Executive > Television 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 (7 video files (3 hr., 8 min., 43 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with Valerie Norman-Gammon
Valerie Norman-Gammon
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Media executive and television producer Valerie Norman-Gammon was born on May 14, 1951 in New York City. She received her B.A. degree from Baruch College in 1979. Norman-Gammon received her M.A. degree in journalism and broadcast management from the University of Michigan in 1981. From 1981 to 1988, she worked as senior producer for WBBM TV where she produced the Emmy award-winning weekly talk show The Lee Phillips Show and numerous documentaries. From 1994 to 2007, she served as executive producer for FOX Chicago and My Network TV's six times Emmy nominated, Christmas Glory. She also served as an adjunct professor at Johnson & Wales University. Norman-Gammon produced a number of mega music events, including the Essence Music Festival from 1995 to 2002. She was the recipient of three NAACP Image Awards for her work with The Essence Awards on FOX Network. Norman-Gammon served as president and CEO of Amethyst Entertainment, Inc.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:03:08:43
Credits:Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Participant or Performer:
Lynn Norment, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2012 August 22.
Source of Description:
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