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Pat Thompson discusses her background and her TV reporting career

BROADCAST: Jan. 14, 1975 | DURATION: 00:44:55

Synopsis

A reporter for WMAQ-TV, an NBC affiliate, Pat Thompson talks about her background and her TV reporting career. Ms. Thompson loved to read books, to be in other locales. Going into TV was the result of realizing she received her news mostly from the television.

Details

Broadcast Date
Jan. 14, 1975

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 57 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
44 minutes, 55 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Working, Labor, Economy Television Feminism, Women, Women's Studies Chicago Urban Life

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Pat Thompson discusses her background and her TV reporting career

Synopsis

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