Revisiting the March on Washington; March on Washington; Interview with George Geesey

Item Information

Title:
Revisiting the March on Washington; March on Washington; Interview with George Geesey
Description:
George Geesey, the primary host of the Educational Radio Network?s coverage of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, talks about the technical and creative considerations that went into the broadcast. Mr. Geesey was the Lead Engineer of the WAMU studios at American University in 1963. He was interviewed on March 7, 2011 in South Thomaston, Maine.
Interviewee:
Geesey, George
Date:
March 7, 2011
Format:
Audio recordings (nonmusical)
Genre:
News
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
WGBH > Revisiting the March on Washington > March on Washington
Subjects:
News
Social Issues
Civil rights movments
Demonstrations--Law and legislation--United States
Reminiscing
Public Radio--United States--History
WAMU-FM (Radio station : Washington, D.C.)
American University (Washington, D.C.)
Civil Rights
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963
United States--Politics and government--1961-1963
Segregation
Extent:
00:10:45
Link to Item:
http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-q814m9229q
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation