Rita Coburn Whack collection.

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  • Collection ID ARCHIVES 2002/06
  • Creator Names Whack, Rita Coburn, 1958- producer, director, interviewer, donor.
  • Title Rita Coburn Whack collection.
  • Physical description 2 linear ft.
  • Collection arrangement The papers are arranged into two series, Series 1: Chicago Public Radio, 1996-2000; Series 2: WTTW and WYCC, 2000-2006.
  • Access and usage restrictions Available for research in the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, Chicago Public Library.
  • Collection summary Rita Coburn Whack, a novelist, television and radio producer, and on-air radio contributor, won an Emmy for writing in her documentary film, Curators of Culture: Chicago's South Side Community Art Center, in 2005. Her papers include 41 oral history interviews and other audiovisual materials from her public radio work and from documentaries she created for public television.
  • Biographical or Historical Note Northwestern University graduate and Illinois-born Rita Coburn Whack is a television and radio producer frequently contributing to Chicago's public radio and television stations. She was awarded two Emmys for her work on the documentaries African Roots, African Soil and Remembering 47th Street.
  • Acquisition information The collection was donated by Rita Coburn Whack in 2002.
  • Names
    • Whack, Rita Coburn, 1958- Archives.
    • WBEZ (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)
    • WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
    • WYCC-TV (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Authors Interviews.
    • African American authors Interviews.
  • Genre
    • Public access television programs. lcgft
    • Public service radio programs. lcgft
    • Documentary television programs. lcgft
    • Interviews (Sound recordings) lcgft
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