The HistoryMakers video oral history with John E. Oxendine.

Media entrepreneur John Edward Oxendine was born on January 20, 1943 in New York City. He received his B.A. degree in political science and sociology from Hunter College in 1965 and his M.B.A. degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Business in 1971. After serving at First National Bank...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Oxendine, John E. (Interviewee)
Crowe, Larry F. (Interviewer)
Champagne, Curt (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Oxendine, John E. > Interviews.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
Media Executive > Entrepreneur.
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 (8 video files (4 hr., 1 min., 30 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with John E. Oxendine
John E. Oxendine
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
Media entrepreneur John Edward Oxendine was born on January 20, 1943 in New York City. He received his B.A. degree in political science and sociology from Hunter College in 1965 and his M.B.A. degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Business in 1971. After serving at First National Bank of Chicago and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Oxendine was named president and chief executive officer of Broadcast Capital Fund, Inc. in 1981. In 1987, he founded and became chairman and chief executive officer of Blackstar Communications, Inc. He formed Blackstar, LLC with Fox Broadcasting in 1994, and purchased Broadcast Capital, Inc. in 1999. Oxendine was chairman, president and CEO of both Blackstar, LLC and Broadcast Capital, Inc. He served on several corporate boards, and was inducted into the Hunter College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council Hall of Fame in 2001.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:04:01:30
Credits:Videographer, Curt Champagne.
Participant or Performer:
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Boca Raton, Florida 2014 September 9.
Source of Description:
Vendor-supplied metadata.