[It’s A Living raw #17]
Raw footage for “It’s a Living.” Studs Terkel is interviewed in the sound booth at WFMT.
Raw footage for “It’s a Living.” Studs Terkel is interviewed in the sound booth at WFMT.
Raw footage for “It’s A Living.” End of piano tuner William Farrell, then Studs on Michigan Avenue Bridge.
Part of the Global Perspectives on War and Peace Collection. Color video. A documentary about the “Peace Walk” that took place in Chicago on April 10, 1982 to protest the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The tape features interviews with the participants and footage of the official speakers at Federal Plaza.
A video documentary inspired by Studs Terkel’s book “Working,” featuring six different workers talking about their lives and their jobs, in addition to Studs himself.
Several documentaries by Tony Buba documenting the town of Braddock, PA.
A “video scrapbook” featuring camcorder footage from people around the world.
60 Minutes segment. Carol Marin interviews Studs Terkel about his new book “Will The Circle Be Unbroken?,” which collected oral histories of people talking about death. “I have a faith, but it’s a here and a now. I do envy those who have a faith, because if they believe that it gives them solace.” He also talks about the death of his wife, Ida, and how it gave a sense of urgency to the writing of this book. When asked whether the idea of dying himself interested him as an opportunity to answer the ultimate question, Terkel responds, “Where would I get a tape recorder?” Also includes footage of Terkel out on the streets of Chicago.
Callers phone in and send e-mails to ask questions of Studs Terkel, who engages them in discussion interwoven with his powerful storytelling. Part 2 of 2.