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100 1 a| Tsoukas, Liann E.q| (Liann Elias),e| author.=| ^A1482209;

245 10 a| Mal Goode reporting :b| the life and work of a Black broadcast trailblazer /c| Liann Tsoukas and Rob Ruck.;

246 30 a| Life and work of a Black broadcast trailblazer;

264 1 a| Pittsburgh, Pa. :b| University of Pittsburgh Press,c| [2024];

300 a| 468 pages :b| illustrations (black and white) ;c| 22 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-455) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Virginia's legacy -- Homestead -- The education of Malvin Goode -- Getting real, 1936-1948 -- Speaking truth to power -- October 1962 -- Africa, 1963 -- The long hot summer -- "Our own Black shining prince" -- On the front lines -- And then Martin -- Telling it like it is -- The lion in winter -- Aftermath.;

520 a| "Mal Goode (1908-1995) became network news's first African American correspondent when ABC News hired him in 1962. Raised in Homestead and Pittsburgh, he worked in the mills, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and went on to become a journalist for the Pittsburgh Courier and later for local radio. With his basso profundo voice resonating on the airwaves, Goode challenged the police, politicians, and segregation, while providing Black listeners a voice that captured their experience. Race prevented him from breaking into television until Jackie Robinson dared ABC to give him a chance. Goode was uncompromising in his belief that network news needed Black voices and perspectives if it were to authentically reflect the nation's complexities. His success at ABC initiated the slow integration of network news. Goode's life and work are remarkable in their own right, but his struggles and achievements also speak to larger issues of American life and the African American experience" -- Provided by publisher.;

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Mal Goode reporting : the life and work of a Black broadcast trailblazer / Liann Tsoukas and Rob Ruck.

Author/creator	Tsoukas, Liann E. author.
Other author	Ruck, Rob, 1950- author.
Format	Book
Publication	Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2024]
Copyright Date	©2024
Description	468 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
Subjects	Goode, Mal, 1908-1995. Journalists--United States. --Biography. African American journalists--Biography. African American television journalists--Biography. Radio journalists--United States. --Biography. Television journalists--United States. --Biography. Broadcast journalism--United States. --History. --20th century. Sports journalism--United States. --20th century. --Biography. United States--Race relations. --History. --20th century.

Portion of title	Life and work of a Black broadcast trailblazer
Contents	Introduction -- Virginia's legacy -- Homestead -- The education of Malvin Goode -- Getting real, 1936-1948 -- Speaking truth to power -- October 1962 -- Africa, 1963 -- The long hot summer -- "Our own Black shining prince" -- On the front lines -- And then Martin -- Telling it like it is -- The lion in winter -- Aftermath.
Abstract	"Mal Goode (1908-1995) became network news's first African American correspondent when ABC News hired him in 1962. Raised in Homestead and Pittsburgh, he worked in the mills, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and went on to become a journalist for the Pittsburgh Courier and later for local radio. With his basso profundo voice resonating on the airwaves, Goode challenged the police, politicians, and segregation, while providing Black listeners a voice that captured their experience. Race prevented him from breaking into television until Jackie Robinson dared ABC to give him a chance. Goode was uncompromising in his belief that network news needed Black voices and perspectives if it were to authentically reflect the nation's complexities. His success at ABC initiated the slow integration of network news. Goode's life and work are remarkable in their own right, but his struggles and achievements also speak to larger issues of American life and the African American experience" -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-455) and index.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	Biographies.
ISBN	9780822948223 (hbk)
ISBN	0822948222 (hbk)

Mal Goode reporting : the life and work of a Black broadcast trailblazer / Liann Tsoukas and Rob Ruck.

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