Reminiscences of Deborah Leff, 1992
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- Name
- Leff, Deborah (Interviewee)
- Moorhus, Donita M., 1942- (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Deborah Leff, 1992
- Abstract
- Childhood; first experiences with writing, Mademoiselle; Walt Whitman High School; Princeton University A.B. 1973; reflections on being in the first coeducation class at Princeton, sexual discrimination, press work coordinator at the National Women's Caucus, 1972, experiences at the 1972 Democratic Convention; withdrawal from NYU Law School to write newscasts for WASH Radio, 1973; University of Chi cago Law School J.D. 1977, tension between interests in law and journalism; trial attorney Civil Rights Division U.S. Department of Justice, 1977-79; WJLA-TV, 1981-82, entrance into field of journalism as a newswriter; WLS-TV, 1982-83, first producing job, emmy; Senior Producer ABC Nightline, 1983-89, experiences with staff, Ted Koppel, promotion to Senior Producer, and tensions concerning job potential; strong sexual discrimination as Senior Producer of ABC World News, 1990-91; decision to leave journalism and ABC News 20/20, to enter the non-profit sector as president of the Joyce Foundation, 1992
- Collection Name
- Washington Press Club women in journalism oral history collection
- Subjects
- Women journalists; Television broadcasting of news; Television broadcasting--Awards--United States; Women in journalism--Sexual discrimination; Nonprofit organizations; Leff, Deborah; Koppel, Ted; Princeton University Coeducation; National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.); ABC News Producer; Joyce Foundation Presidents; United States. Department of Justice; Democratic National Convention
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1992
- Note (Biographical)
- Journalist
- Note
- Interviewed by Donita Moorhus on September 14 and November 9, 1992
- Note (Provenance)
- Washington Press Club Foundation, Gift, 1993
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13689151
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/5mv0-4n03
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.