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| Title | Hickman, Don - Interview and Memoir |
| Subject |
Civil Rights Journalism Journalism-- Television Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (President, U.S., 1961-1963)--Assassination King, Martin Luther Radio Broadcasting, Coleman Springfield (Ill.)--Social Life Springfield (Ill.)--Television Television Tennessee WICS (television station) |
| Description | Don Hickman, former WICS Springfield News Channel 20 anchor, recalls his childhood in Tennessee, adolescent years, introduction to broadcasting via radio, switch to television and many of the events he covered during his career: the Civil Rights Movement, the JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations, and the Vietnam War. Hickman also recalls his move to Springfield in 1972 and the cultural, economic, and political changes that have taken place in the city. Also discusses his family, changes in television news coverage, and work at WICS. |
| Creator | Hickman, Don b. 1937 |
| Contributing Institution | Oral History Collection, Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Contributors | Cramer, Andy [interviewer] |
| Date | 2001 |
| Type | text; sound |
| Digital Format | PDF; MP3 |
| Identifier | H527 |
| Language | en |
| Relation | DID I JUST SEE WHAT I THOUGHT I SAW? |
| Rights | © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html |
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| Title | Don Hickman Memoir |
| Source | Don Hickman Memoir.pdf |
| Rights | © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html |