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Interviewing in Girard, Pennsylvania, with Bob Burns and Jim Richardson

BROADCAST: 1980 | DURATION: 00:42:14

Synopsis

Burns and Richardson, both high school students, objected to conclusions contained in Terkel's book "Working; People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do."

Details

Broadcast Date
1980

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
42 minutes, 14 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Childhood & Youth Working, Labor, Economy

People

Students

Tags

Burns, Bob--Interviews Richardson, Jim--Interviews Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Working. Working class--Attitudes.--United States Work High school students--Attitudes.--United States--20th century High school students--Pennsylvania--Girard--20th century WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Audiotapes. Radio programs.

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