The HistoryMakers video oral history with Iola Johnson.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (4 video files (1 hr., 47 min., 5 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2006.088 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Johnson, Iola, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Gines, Denise, 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 Iola Johnson |
| Portion of title | Iola Johnson |
| Abstract | Television news anchor and host Iola Vivian Johnson was born on October 10, 1950 in Texarkana, Arkansas. She was raised in Tucson, Arizona. She attended Mills Elementary School and Mansfield Junior High School. Johnson graduated from Tucson High School in 1968 and attended the University of Arizona. Johnson was the first woman and the first African American to write for the ten o'clock news in Tucson, Arizona. In 1973, Johnson joined WFAA-TV in Dallas and remained there for over 12 years. There, Johnson became the first woman, first African American and highest paid local news anchor. She left the television in 1984 to start her own business. Later, Johnson worked as morning news anchor at radio station KKDA in Dallas, Texas. She also served as the host of a weekly community affairs show Positively Texas on KTVT-TV in Dallas. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Denise Gines, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Dallas, Texas 2006 May 3. |
| 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 | A2006.088 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |