The HistoryMakers video oral history with Phyllis Tucker Vinson Jackson.

The HistoryMakers video oral history with Phyllis Tucker Vinson Jackson.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Description:	1 online resource (12 video files (5 hr., 30 min., 29 sec.)) : sound, color.
Language:	English
Subject:	Jackson, Phyllis Tucker Vinson, -- 1948- -- Interviews. African Americans -- Interviews. African Americans. Internet videos. Interviews. Nonfiction films. Oral histories. Oral histories. Internet videos. Nonfiction films.
Format:	E-Resource Video Streaming Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11312857

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Varying Form of Title:	History Makers video oral history with Phyllis Tucker Vinson Jackson Phyllis Tucker Vinson Jackson
Other authors / contributors:	Jackson, Phyllis Tucker Vinson, 1948- interviewee. Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Sound characteristics:	digital
Digital file characteristics:	video file
Notes:	Videographer, Matthew Hickey. Larry Crowe, interviewer. Recorded Los Angeles, California 2013 November 17. Recorded Los Angeles, California 2013 December 16. Vendor-supplied metadata.
Summary:	Broadcast executive Phyllis Tucker Vinson Jackson was born on July 2, 1948 in Los Angeles, California. Jackson graduated from George Washington High School, and received her B.A. degree in child development from California State University in Los Angeles in 1972. Upon graduation, Jackson was hired as a secretary at NBC-TV, but soon became a prime-time program executive. In 1982, she was promoted to vice president of children's and family programs at NBC, becoming the first African American woman to reach the level of vice president in programming. She implemented programs including the Smurfs, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Mr. T, Punky Brewster, and Saved by the Bell. In 1991, Jackson joined the World African Network, and served as executive vice president until 1997. In 2010, she worked as a media consultant for The Hub cable network. In 2012, Jackson was hired as vice president of Broadcast Standards and Practices at Saban Brands.

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Physical Description:	1 online resource (12 video files (5 hr., 30 min., 29 sec.)) : sound, color. 053029
Playing Time:	05:30:29
Production Credits:	Videographer, Matthew Hickey.