Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with Rudolph Brewington Rudolph Brewington
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Other authors / contributors: | Brewington, Rudolph W., 1946- interviewee.
Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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Sound characteristics: | digital
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Digital file characteristics: | video file
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Notes: | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. Recorded Las Vegas, Nevada 2013 November 22. Vendor-supplied metadata.
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Summary: | Broadcast journalist Rudolph W. Brewington was born on November 2, 1946, in New York City. Brewington graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School in 1964, and then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was sent into combat duty in the Republic of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. He received his M.A. degree in adult education from Federal City College (University of the District of Columbia). Brewington held a number of positions in Washington, D.C., during the 1970s. He later co-founded the Black Agenda Report, and became an announcer with the nationally syndicated television news program, America's Black Forum. Brewington joined the Sheridan Broadcasting Network in 1981, where he covered politics and NASA space shuttle missions. In 1995, he co-founded B&B Productions. Brewington worked on an investigative series entitled Domestic Surveillance: America's Dirty Little Secret, and he was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his military service.
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