Reminiscences of Iris Turner Kelso, 1991
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- Name
- Kelso, Iris (Interviewee)
- Ritchie, Anne G (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Iris Turner Kelso, 1991
- Abstract
- Childhood in Philadelphia, Mississippi, influence of maternal grandparents, extended family; Randolph-Macon Women's College, B.A., 1948; small town news reporter, obituary writer, Hattiesburg American, 1948-51; general assignment reporter, New Orleans States, 1951-65; desire to do political reporting, recollections of interviews with key local politicians; educational consultant, Total Community Ac tion, New Orleans poverty program agency, 1965-67; reporter and commentator, WDSU-TV "Saturday Politics," 1967-78, New Orleans; Peabody Award for coverage of governor and mayoral administrations, 1969; reporter and columnist, Times-Picayune, 1979- :coverage of civil rights movement, school integration, state and local elections and administrations; reflections on changes in reporters' techniques, newsroom advancements
- Collection Name
- Washington Press Club women in journalism oral history collection
- Subjects
- Women journalists; Reporters and reporting--Politics and government--Louisiana; Television broadcasting of news--Louisiana; Press coverage of civil rights movements--Louisiana; Reporters and reporting--School integration--Louisiana; Reporters and reporting--Elections--Louisiana; Journalism--Awards; Journalism; Kelso, Iris
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1991
- Note (Biographical)
- Journalist
- Note
- Interviewed by Anne G. Ritchie on February 16, February 17, and September 14, 1991
- Note (Provenance)
- Washington Press Club Foundation, Gift, 1992
- Washington Press Club Foundation, Gift, 1993
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13689133
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/ywnk-vs13
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.