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Holly Near (08/20/1990)

June 7, 2024, 11:00 pm

Holly Near (Photo Donna Korones via hollynear.com)

For 50 creative years, singer and songwriter Holly Near has celebrated the human spirit through music and activism. In August 1990, she was Studs Terkel’s guest on WFMT. Holly Near was born in Ukiah, California on June 6, 1949, and we wish her a very happy 75th birthday.

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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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Holly Near (08/20/1990)