The HistoryMakers video oral history with Kenard E. Gibbs.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 25 min., 36 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2004.161 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Gibbs, Kenard E., 1964- 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 Kenard E. Gibbs |
| Portion of title | Kenard E. Gibbs |
| Abstract | Media executive Kenard Gibbs was born on August 1, 1964, in Chicago, Illinois. In high school, Gibbs was involved with the Links Unlimited program, which introduced him to Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He graduated there with his B.A. degree in political economy in 1986. Following his graduation, Gibbs was employed by Northern Trust Bank through 1990, before working for Leo Burnett Advertising. During this period Gibbs earned his M.A. degree in marketing and finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. In 1993, Gibbs started his career at Vibe magazine as Midwest sales director. He left Vibe in 1998, for TMP Worldwide, but returned to Vibe as its president in 2000. He served as executive producer for Weekend Vibe, a syndicated weekly television show produced by the Heritage Networks. He also served as executive producer for the inaugural Vibe Awards, a prime time special on the UPN Network, in 2004. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New York, New York 2004 September 14. |
| 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 | A2004.161 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |