Anna Deavere Smith discusses her career
Anna Deavere Smith discusses and demonstrates her unique character portrayals from her works "Fires in the Mirror" and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992."
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Alex Kotlowitz discusses his book "There Are No Children Here"
Feb. 28, 1991 Discussing the book "There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing up in the Other America" with author Alex Kotlowitz. Includes excerpt from WFMT doumentary, "Born to Live".
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Lois Wille discusses her book "Forever Open, Clear and Free: The Struggle for Chicago's Lakefront"
Apr. 18, 1972 Discussing the book, "Forever Open, Clear and Free: The Struggle for Chicago's Lakefront," and interviewing the author Lois Wille.
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Celebration in honor of music director Jim Unrath's 25th Anniversary at WFMT radio
Nov. 14, 1984 Celebration in honor of Jim Unrath's 25th Anniversary
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Tribute to Chicago journalist and literary critic Herman Kogan
Mar. 8, 1989 Tribute to Herman Kogan
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Discussing Cole Porter's work and the book "Cole" and interviewing its author Robert Kimball
1970 Cole Porter biographer Robert Kimball talks with Studs about his book "Cole" and his subject's life and work as they listen to classic performances of some of his most beloved songs. They marvel at how Porter perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the times in his lyrics, his lyrical influences, his unique method of outside-in composing lyrics and music simultaneously, Bobby Short's masterful interpretations, controversies over some of his works, and how well his material holds up.