The HistoryMakers video oral history with John Hooker.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 13 min., 28 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2008.024 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Hooker, John, 1948- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with John Hooker |
| Portion of title | John Hooker |
| Abstract | Corporate executive John Hooker was born on November 25, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Chicago's Farragut High School in 1966 and was hired by Commonwealth Edison that same year. In 1976, Hooker worked in the marketing department where he was promoted to director of marketing for the western Chicago suburbs in 1984. In 1987, he became the ComEd liaison to Chicago's Mayor Harold Washington and to City Hall. Hooker earned his B.S. degree from Chicago State University in 1990 and helped found the Exelon African American Members Association (EAAMA). Later, in 1995, Hooker was named director of governmental affairs and influenced the passage of the Illinois Consumer Choice Law of 1997. Hooker was promoted to vice president of property management for Exelon Energy Delivery. In 2000, he became an officer of the company. In 2004, Hooker was appointed senior vice president of Commonwealth Edison. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2008 February 22. |
| 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 | A2008.024 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |