The past in conversation with the present, through select excerpts from Studs Terkel's vast radio archive.
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16 May 2023
Studs Terkel was born 111 years ago today. You can listen to thousands of his conversations conducted over 45 years as a broadcaster @WFMTclassical, on our website for free. Here are just a few of those fascinating conversations. 1/ studsterkel.wfmt.com/
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12 Nov 2023
Happy 8️⃣0️⃣th bday to actor & playwright #WallaceShawn! In March 1997, Shawn spoke to #StudsTerkel while in town for the US premiere of his play “The Designated Mourner” at @SteppenwolfThtr. ow.ly/iKV150Q3GHT @StudsArchive
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25 Oct 2023
Talk doc radio with anyone & at some point in the convo, Studs Terkel will come up. How could it not? To honor him on the 15th anniversary of his death, listen to this archive ep with Studs' editor for 25 years, Syd Lewis. @Transom_org @prx @StudsArchive transom.org/2023/revisiting-…
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10 Oct 2023
This #HispanicHeritageMonth learn about the #culture and #history of #LatinAmericans in #Chicago and hear interviews with figures such as Dolores Huerta, Rita Moreno, Sandra Cisneros, Luis Valdez and more at the #NEHgrant-funded @StudsArchive.
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7 Aug 2023
William Friedkin, the Chicago-born director of films such as “The Exorcist” and “The French Connection” has died at the age of 87. Listen to him talk to Studs Terkel about his career in 1985. studsterkel.wfmt.com/program…
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14 Jul 2023
RIP. You can listen to Renault Robinson talk about the AAPL and his famous civil rights lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department with Studs Terkel and journalist Robert McClory in 1979 here: studsterkel.wfmt.com/program…
14 Jul 2023
We are greatly saddened to learn of the passing of #RenaultRobinson, cofounder of the Afro-American Patrolmen’s League. The AAPL worked to represent the interests of Black officers & stop police brutality targeting minority communities, among other goals. ow.ly/24ym50PbYim
ALT Black & white photograph showing elevated train tracks above an alleyway. In the foreground is a Black male police officer in uniform.
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28 Jun 2023
A very happy birthday to Mel Brooks! Listen to him discuss his classic film, “The Producers”, with Studs Terkel in 1968 here: studsterkel.wfmt.com/program…
28 Jun 2023
Happy 97th Birthday to the king Mel Brooks, who wore a fake extra finger to his handprint ceremony!
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25 Jun 2023
Boystown’s hottest club is the 7-Eleven at Roscoe/Halsted
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23 Jun 2023
We are deeply saddened to hear of Lois Baum's passing. She was integral to WFMT and the Studs Terkel Radio Archive. A force of nature who was always curious. May her memory be a blessing.
23 Jun 2023
This past weekend, @WFMTclassical lost a giant.
Longtime WFMT producer, programmer, co-host, and archivist Lois Baum passed away at the age of 87.
She began with WFMT in 1964 and stayed for the next 36 years until she left in 2000.
wfmt.com/2023/06/20/lois-bau…
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16 Jun 2023
RIP. You can hear Daniel Ellsberg discuss the Pentagon Papers and the Vietnam War with Studs Terkel in this conversation from our archive: studsterkel.wfmt.com/program…
16 Jun 2023
Breaking News: Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers and disclosed the secret history of American lies in Vietnam, has died at 92. nyti.ms/3Ny16C1
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17 May 2023
On Birgit Nilsson's birthday, listen to her 1961 conversation with Studs Terkel, on the Studs Terkel Radio Archive
📷 Chicago History Museum, 1950
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16 May 2023
Studs Terkel, Chicago writer, historian & radio dj, was born #OnThisDay in 1912. Perhaps best known for his project, "Working," Studs brought to light stories of the everyday & voices historically left in the margins. Image: ad for his show in the Illinois Standard, Oct.30, 1948
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16 May 2023
HBD to Louis B. "Studs" Terkel, (b. May 16, 1912, d. Oct. 31, 2008), PN's muse and journalism legend who's inspired storytellers in Chicago & beyond.
Recap "In Their Own Words: Studs Terkel," feat. local media makers inspired by the award-winning writer: facebook.com/100064365506631…
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16 May 2023
I consider Studs Terkel, born today, to be one of the greatest of all Chicagoans - 300 years from now when most of us are forever forgotten, I hope if there's one of us that's remembered, it's Studs. Never read him? Pick up literally any of his books - chipublib.bibliocommons.com/…
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Today should be a Chicago holiday.
16 May 2023
Studs Terkel was born 111 years ago today. You can listen to thousands of his conversations conducted over 45 years as a broadcaster @WFMTclassical, on our website for free. Here are just a few of those fascinating conversations. 1/ studsterkel.wfmt.com/
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16 May 2023
Studs Terkel by Thomas S. England
Pro tip: Always bring your latest book with you to the bar.
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16 May 2023
John Sayles, John Mahoney & Studs Terkel in Eight Men Out, 1988
Director Sayles played Ring Lardner, Studs was Hugh Fullerton, & Mahoney was Kid Gleason
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16 May 2023
Studs Terkel by Jerome De Perlinghi
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16 May 2023
Studs Terkel was born 111 years ago today. You can listen to thousands of his conversations conducted over 45 years as a broadcaster @WFMTclassical, on our website for free. Here are just a few of those fascinating conversations. 1/ studsterkel.wfmt.com/
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16 May 2023
This 1970 conversation between Studs and writer Ralph Ellison about Ellison's early life and approach to writing. studsterkel.wfmt.com/program… 10/
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16 May 2023
All these conversations-and so many more-are available for free at our website. Happy Birthday, Studs. 11/11 studsterkel.wfmt.com
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