| | Title | Duration | Year | Primary Producer(s) | Playlist |
 | | [Nelson algren Committee meeting] | | A 1999 meeting of the Nelson algren Committee, an organization dedicated to the preservation and proliferation of algren's memory and works in the literary world. A slew of celebrated Chicago media and political figures, some who were also friends of algren's (Studs Terkel, Leon Despres, and Art Shay), attend the meeting and say a few words about the importance of algren's work.
00:11 Stu... |
| 85 min. | 1999-03-22 | |  Add [Nelson Algren Committee meeting] to playlist |
 | | 20th Century Project: Studs Terkel | | An interview with Studs Terkel for the 20th Century Project series. Terkel and the interviewer discuss his career progression, from his early days in radio and television up to his work as a writer with the Works Progress Administration. The two also talk about the importance of radio in the 1930s and how it affected both the social and political worlds.
00:00 Color bars.
00:23 Cut to a... |
| 30 min. | 1994-12-14 | | Add 20th Century Project: Studs Terkel to playlist |
 | | [Studs interview tapes 2 and 3] | | Raw interview footage of Studs Terkel at the Newberry Library. Terkel is being interviewed for a Chicago-oriented program.
00:00 Tape begins with color bars and tone.
00:12 A shot of Terkel before the interview.
00:24 The interviewer asks Terkel to talk about Bughouse Square in Chicago.
00:34 Terkel begins to talk about Bughouse Square. "It is the place that makes Chicago unique... |
| 52 min. | [199-?] | | Add [Studs interview tapes 2 and 3] to playlist |
 | | [Chicago author interviews: Studs Terkel] | | An interview with Studs Terkel for a documentary on Chicago authors. Terkel discusses his work in early Chicago television and radio, specifically his work on Studs' Place, his work as a writer with the Works Progress Administration during the Depression, his thoughts on important Chicago authors and writers of the last century, and his own interviewing style.
00:00 Tape begins with Studs... |
| 29 min. | 1998-09-01 | | Add [Chicago author interviews: Studs Terkel] to playlist |
 | | [Studs Terkel at St. Ignatius College Prep] | | Studs Terkel speaking at St. Ignatius College Prep in February of 2000. Terkel discusses a variety of topics including: the general lack of historical knowledge among many young Americans and his days in early Chicago television and radio. Terkel takes a number of questions from the audience as well. The audio is poor throughout the entire video.
00:00 Tape begins with static.
00:05 Title... |
| 72 min. | 2000-02-08 | | Add [Studs Terkel at St. Ignatius College Prep] to playlist |
 | | Studs | | A 1989 documentary on Studs Terkel.
00:00 Tape begins with static and quickly cuts to a title screen.
00:13 Fade in to a shot of Studs Terkel walking into the CBS television studio in Chicago. Terkel is about to take part in a live interview for CBS This Morning. The narrator describes Terkel's character as the cameras follow him through the studio before the interview. He seems to be in... |
| 51 min. | 1989-06-15 | Scott Craig,
Laurie Rackas | Add Studs to playlist |
 | | [Studs On A Soapbox raw: Mirko #1] | | Raw footage of an interview for the program "Studs On A Soapbox." Tom Weinberg interviews Studs Terkel on his back porch at his residence in Chicago. The two discuss a variety of subjects including but not limited to: Terkel's early days in Chicago, Terkel's driving work ethic, author Nelson algren, and Terkel's current projects at the time.
00:00 Tape begins with color bars and tone.
00:30... |
| 31 min. | 2000-10-25 | Thomas Weinberg | Add [Studs On A Soapbox raw: Mirko #1] to playlist |
 | | Omnibus: Studs Terkel's Chicago | | BBC portrait of Studs Terkel, the Chicago author. Features current interviews and footage of Terkel; archival footage of Terkel; footage of Terkel receiving the Pulitzer Prize for his book "The Good War" on May 20, 1985; Terkel's audio recordings of people's reactions to Chicago's Picasso sculpture at its unveiling; and a brief interview with Terkel's wife, Ida.
00:00 Opening credits. Terkel... |
| 62 min. | 1985 | Mike Dibb | Add Omnibus: Studs Terkel's Chicago to playlist |
 | | Somebody's Street Fair | | A documentary about author Nelson algren. In the piece, various artists, journalists, and writers speak about algren's life, his literary work, and the importance of his writings in Chicago. Also features many photographs by Stephen Deutch and Art Shay.
00:00 Video begins with an interview with Dave Dudak, a Wicker Park resident, speaking about the importance of Nelson algren's work in... |
| 26 min. | 1988 | Alan Harris Stein | Add Somebody's Street Fair to playlist |
 | | [Studs Terkel toast] | | This is a video of the Studs Terkel Toast recorded at the Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, April 9, 1991. Various performers and speakers include: Leon Despres, Pete Seeger, Ritchie Havens, Bonnie Kolac, Mike Royko, and many others.
00:00 Tape begins with a black screen.
00:06 Cut to a shot of the Bismarck Hotel marquee, which reads, "Studs Terkel Toast: Center For Neighborhood Technology." Master... |
| 140 min. | 1991-04-09 | | Add [Studs Terkel toast] to playlist |
 | | [Studs on a Soapbox raw: Skip #2] | | Continuation raw for Studs on a Soapbox (Skip's camera). Producer Tom Weinberg interviews Studs Terkel at his home and at Bughouse Square, a park that hosted a free-speech forum during Terkel's youth.
00:00 Crew sets up for interview. There is a Beta setup operated by Mirko Popadic, and a mobile mini-DV camera operated by Skip Blumberg. Blumberg captures the entirety of the shoot, equipment... |
| 52 min. | 2000-10-25 | Thomas Weinberg | Add [Studs on a Soapbox raw: Skip #2] to playlist |
 | | [Studs Terkel with Nelson algren] | | Studs Terkel chats and jokes with Nelson algren. algren had recently moved from Chicago to New Jersey, and this move was the subject of most of the conversation, told mainly through deadpan jokes.
0:00 Room audio is loud and hard to understand. algren expresses his discomfort with "the media" (ie the video camera).
1:06 Audio is much better. Studs starts the interview by rhapsodizing about... |
| 13 min. | 1975 | Thomas Weinberg,
Anda Korsts | Add [Studs Terkel with Nelson Algren] to playlist |
 | | [Nelson algren demo] | | Jeff Spitz's demo for a Nelson algren documentary featuring excerpts from algren's books, historical photographs, and interviews with algren, Ben Curtis, Stuart Brent, and Art Shay.
0:00 Color bars, slate, count-in.
0:45 Nelson algren, 1975. "This is just Chicago... it's the backyard that never gets attention, because Richard Daley isn't here and Hugh Hefner isn't here and Marshall Field... |
| 13 min. | 1992-01-30 | Jeff Spitz | Add [Nelson Algren demo] to playlist |
 | | A Celebration of the Life of Studs Terkel | | This tape documents the Celebration of the Life of Studs Terkel held at the Chicago Cultural Center on January 30, 2009. Over four hundred people gathered for this occasion to pay tribute to Terkel's life and work. Studs' close friends, admirers, and colleagues share their stories about the man and the life he lived. Terkel's son, Dan Terkell, also says a few words about his father at the end of... |
| 120 min. | 2009-01-30 | Mirko Popadic | Add A Celebration of the Life of Studs Terkel to playlist |