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Say Brother; 1968 - 1978, Where Do We Go From Here?; David O. Ives discusses the origin of Say Brother on WGBH Television
Part of Say Brother.
12/22/1978
In this clip Barbara Barrow-Murray interviews David O. Ives about the origin of Say Brother on WGBH Television. Ives talks about the impact of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the need to allow African Americans to create and produce their own programs. He talks about the commitment of the then General Manager, Hartford N. Gunn, to get a program for, by, and about Black people on the air. Overall in the program, Say Brother celebrates its tenth anniversary with a look at Boston and its African American community over the past decade -- particularly changes in politics, social service agencies, employment rates, the educational system, and minority programming. Program features interviews with David O. Ives (President of WGBH) and Elma Lewis (Director of the National Center of Afro-American Artists) on why Say Brother was created, State Representative Mel King and Sarah-Ann Shaw, WBZ-TV reporter and former Anti-Poverty Program Coordinator, on changes in African American employment, Lloyd King (Executive Director of the Roxbury Action Program) on changes in housing, John O'Bryant (of the Boston School Committee) on changes resulting from Boston's desegregation plan, and Russell Tillman (former Say Brother staffer from 1968 to 1973) on why the show was shut down in 1970 (about program 63, "New Bedford"). Program dedicated to Ray Richardson (former Say Brother producer) and Melnea Cass (a Roxbury community advocate). Includes excerpts of previously aired programs. Produced by Barbara Barrow-Murray. Directed by Brian Clarke and Eric Himes.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- 1968 - 1978, Where Do We Go From Here?
- Program Number
910
- Title
David O. Ives discusses the origin of Say Brother on WGBH Television
- Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- King, Mel
- Shaw, Sarah-Ann
- Civil rights
- O'Bryant, John
- Farrakhan, Louis
- Durant, Lenny
- Cass, Melnea A. (Melnea Agnes), 1896-1978
- Ives, David O.
- Segregation
- Tillman, Russell
- African Americans in television broadcasting
- Civil rights movement
- King, Lloyd
- Television in community development
- Lewis, Elma
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Himes, Eric (Director)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Producer)
- Moore, Melvin (Associate Producer)
- Deare, Beth (Associate Producer)
- Clarke, Brian (Director)
- Contributors
- DeVitt, Doug (Videotape Recordist)
- Bundy, Kissette (Camera)
- Stewart, Aubrey (Video)
- Yang, Eileen (Researcher)
- MacKnight, John (Videotape Recordist)
- Wenger, Christie (Titlist)
- Krol, Bronislaw (Audio)
- Smith, Kathy (Switcher)
- Hill, Rebecca (Fashion Consultant)
- Lane, Frank (Camera)
- Morton, Wil (Audio)
- Wilson, Bob (Camera)
- Koppel, Tiit (Switcher)
- Plausse, John (Lighting)
- Carey, Nancy (Intern)
- Lewis, Webster (Theme Music)
- Mackles, Gene (Graphic Designer)
- Hutton, David (Videotape Recordist)
- Lou Cronin, Mary (Audio)
- Demers, Leo (Videotape Recordist)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Host)
- Wareham, Skip (Stage Manager)
- Mahard, Fran (Scenic Design)
- Rivera, George (Production Assistant)
- Gray, Randolph (Lighting Assistant)
- St. Onge, David (Videotape Recordist)
- MacDonald, Greg (Camera)
- Handyside, Keith (Video)
- Fairweather, Bill (Video)
- Brennan, Susan (Audio)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; 1968 - 1978, Where Do We Go From Here?; David O. Ives discusses the origin of Say Brother on WGBH Television,” 12/22/1978, GBH Archives, accessed December 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3E5FD62485A243FC9696341F02A15B98.
- MLA: “Say Brother; 1968 - 1978, Where Do We Go From Here?; David O. Ives discusses the origin of Say Brother on WGBH Television.” 12/22/1978. GBH Archives. Web. December 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3E5FD62485A243FC9696341F02A15B98>.
- APA: Say Brother; 1968 - 1978, Where Do We Go From Here?; David O. Ives discusses the origin of Say Brother on WGBH Television. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3E5FD62485A243FC9696341F02A15B98