The HistoryMakers video oral history with Roz Abrams.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 19 min., 19 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2014.044 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Abrams, Roz, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Roz Abrams |
| Portion of title | Roz Abrams |
| Abstract | Broadcast journalist Roslyn Maria "Roz" Abrams was born on September 7, 1948 in Lansing, Michigan. She received her B.S. degree from Western Michigan University and her M.S. degree from the University of Michigan. In 1975, Abrams was hired at WSB-AM Radio. She then worked in television at WXIA-TV from 1978 to 1982, at CNN from 1982 to 1983, and at KRON-TV from 1983 to 1986. In 1986, Abrams joined WABC-TV in New York City, first as weekend anchor and general assignment reporter, and later as co-anchor of Eyewitness News at 5 p.m. She was the first African American female journalist to join WABC-TV, and the second anchorwoman of color in the New York City television market. In 2004, she was hired by WCBS-TV in New York City as the co-anchor of CBS2 News at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. Abrams left WCBS-TV in 2006 and retired from journalism in 2010. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New York, New York 2014 March 17. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2014.044 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |