The HistoryMakers video oral history with Jim Tilmon.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (12 video files (5 hr., 49 min., 39 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.023 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Tilmon, Jim, 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 Jim Tilmon |
| Portion of title | Jim Tilmon |
| Abstract | Pilot and television reporter Jim Tilmon was born on July 31, 1934, in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He earned a B.A. in music from Lincoln University and served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He became a pilot for American Airlines in 1965. Tilmon's broadcasting career included hosting the first live weekly magazine show developed for and by black Americans. He also worked as a weather forecaster and aviation and science reporter. He performed with the Lake Forest Symphony, created original music for television motion pictures and recorded a relaxation CD. Tilmon was awarded a Chicago Emmy in 1974 and was nominated for several other awards. In 2002, the Chicago Chapter of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented him with the Silver Circle Award. After an eight-year absence, Tilmon returned to Chicago in 2002 to work as a weather forecaster and aviation reporter and analyst. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2003 January 28. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2005 August 15. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2005 September 30. |
| 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 | A2003.023 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |