| Title |
Jack Goodman, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Accn 998 |
| Alternative Title |
Accn 998, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Jack Goodman |
| Description |
Transcript (71 pages) of interview by Leslie Kelen with Jack Goodman on November 16, 1987 for the Interviews with Jews in Utah Oral History Project. |
| Creator |
Goodman, Jack, 1913-2003 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-; Oral History Institute |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1987-11-16 |
| Date Digital |
2015-07-06 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993 ; New York City, New York, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5128581 |
| Subject |
Jews, American--Utah--Interviews; Goodman, Jack, 1913-2003--Interviews; Radio broadcasting--United States |
| Abstract |
Jack Goodman (b. 1913) talks about growing up, his schooling, and his career in journalism. He recalls working for the New York Post and the New York City Radio Station during World War II, and coming to Salt Lake City, Utah, to work for KALL Radio after the war. He talks about politics in Utah, the civil rights and socialist movements, and his move from newspaper and radio to television. 71 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
71 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Is Part of |
Interviews with Jews in Utah collection, 1982-1988, http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv70657/ |
| Scanning Technician |
Niko Amaya; Halima Noor |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6mg9j73 |
| Topic |
Jews, American; Radio broadcasting |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
905554 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mg9j73 |
| Title |
Page 31 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
905512 |
| OCR Text |
Show . . # .:·: .... ·~ ~. they 'd phone, hey, we need so and so. Where are they? No, I wouldn't say I was well known. L: Did you feel that you were in the middle of the pulse of New York. J: Oh, yeah, yeah. We know everything that's going on. In city government, in national affairs. To begin with there was LaGuardia. Then we were a public service sta-tion. So, for instance, if Governor Lehmann had some-thing to say he'd come down to the studios or you'd send a microphone up there. You wouldn't send on up to Albany but he had an office in New York City too. Not only Roosevelt came to town, Mrs. Roosevelt, Harold Ickes. We broadcast almost everybody in those days that had anything to do with public, with pushing public affairs. We broadcast things like the launching and the commissioning of the battleshp, Missouri. Or things in the Navy Yard. L: What effect did it have on you? You. pad come from a back-ground where your parents had a little store? J : Oh, I felt that I was very lucky. Having gotten into th i s f i eld. I was quite proud of what I was doing but most o f us in rad i o in those days, we really felt we were at the hub of somethi ng important. Of course, we had nothing to do wi t h the ente rta i nment side of radio. WNYC broadcast good mus i c. Had a program called the Master Work Eour. We had a WPA house orche stra. Sort of a symphony that broadcast from the studios . I learned all I know about music from listening to those programs o r |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mg9j73/905512 |
