Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with Merri Dee
Merri Dee
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| Other authors / contributors: | Dee, Merri, 1936- interviewee.
Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Bieschke, Paul, 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, Paul Bieschke.
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2000 July 25.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
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| Summary: | Media personality Merri Dee was raised in Chicago and New Orleans, where she developed a passion for journalism in school. She began her broadcast career in 1966, as a radio personality, then moved to WGN-TV in 1972. While at the height of her career, Dee and her talk show guest were abducted from the station and nearly killed. The incident led Dee to lobby for the passage of Illinois' first Victims Bill of Rights legislation. Dee became the director of community relations at WGN where she served as a liaison to Chicago's civic community. Additionally, her dedication as an advocate for orphans helped spark a fifty percent increase in the number of adoptions in the State of Illinois. During her broadcast career, Dee hosted the United Negro College Fund Telethon and founded the Chicago-based group Athletes for a Better Education. She left WGN in 2008, to join the leadership council of AARP.
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