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Old Fashioned Politics (03/16/1976)

October 30, 2020, 11:00 pm

Studs Terkel’s free-association examination of election day is a charming, acoustic potpourri from days of yore. This WFMT broadcast from 1976 depicts good old-fashioned politics as explored through his extensive collection of musical and spoken word recordings, complete as it is with the nostalgia and crackles of vintage vinyl.

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Meet the Host

Studs Terkel (1912-2008) radically redefined the concept of radio interviews. For 45 years starting in 1952, WFMT was his homebase. His daily radio show was a pillar of WFMT’s programming, with its eclectic and astute mix of music and conversation. Studs juxtaposed interviews with the many of the 20th century’s most significant figures with the voices of uncelebrated, working people from Chicago. As a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Studs helped established oral history as a popular and socially ambitious literary genre. Some of his titles include: Division Street, Hard Times, Working, Race and And They All Sang (Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey). Studs was also a recipient of the National Book Award.

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