SHOW NOTES AND LINKS FOR ”Presenting the Past Ep. 8:
In Black America with John L. Hanson, Jr.”
Episode Description:
The eighth episode of “Presenting the Past” features John L. Hanson, Jr., producer and host since 1981 of the nationally syndicated radio and podcast interview series In Black America at KUT Radio in Austin, Texas. In 2019, KUT received a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to digitize, preserve and make available in the AAPB 745 episodes of the series. In Black America, which began in 1970 and continues to be broadcast weekly, features hundreds of interviews with influential members of the black community in conversation about issues and topics pertaining to Black America, including education, style, economics, social issues, families, culture, literature, and politics. In this episode, Hanson talks about his long career in radio and his work as producer and host of the series.
Credits:
Recorded and edited by Christine Becker
Produced by Ryn Marchese
Post-production and theme music by Todd Thompson
Content mentioned in this episode:
Aca-Media, a podcast offering an academic perspective on media, from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies
In Black America Collection: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/kut-in-black-america
In Black America; Yolanda King: Understanding the Black Struggle: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_529-xk84j0cd8p
In Black America; A Musical Tribute to Muddy Waters: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-529-r20rr1qx50
In Black America; Lerone Bennett Jr. and Dennis Schatzman: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_529-w37kp7w48x
In Black America; Black Head Coaches: The Number Is Small: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-529-1z41r6p44q
In Black America; Gordon Parks Sr.: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-529-8w3804zr04
In Black America; Prostate Cancer with Dr. John Tuttle: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-529-ff3kw58q4g
In Black America; Smart Money Moves for African Americans: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_529-zw18k76d1d
In Black America; Economic Rights as Civil Rights, Part 2: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_529-hh6c24rx0m
**Note: The interviews with Aretha Franklin and Maynard Jackson mentioned in the podcast were not preserved in the CLIR digitization project.