The HistoryMakers video oral history with Robert H. Jordan, Jr.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 3 min., 20 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2008.018 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Jordan, Robert H., 1943- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Robert H. Jordan, Jr. |
| Portion of title | Robert H. Jordan, Jr. |
| Abstract | News anchor Robert H. Jordan, Jr. was born on August 31, 1943 in Atlanta, Georgia. Jordan entered broadcast journalism by serving as a booth announcer for WSM-TV in Nashville. In 1973, he was hired as a general assignment reporter for WGN-TV in Chicago. Jordan graduated with his B.A. degree from Roosevelt University in 1977. Afterwards, he joined the CBS News Midwest bureau in Chicago. In 1980, Jordan returned to WGN-TV news team to report and write stories, including a documentary on the Atlanta Child Murders. He earned his M.A. degree in speech from Northeastern Illinois University, and his Ph.D. degree in educational philosophy and ethics from Loyola University in 2000. He founded his own production company, Jordan & Jordan Communications, Inc. in 1997 and served on the board of The John Shedd Aquarium, the Safer Foundation and the Night Ministry. Jordan retired as weekend co-anchor for WGN-TV on September 25, 2016. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Lincolnwood, Illinois 2008 February 18. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2008.018 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |