Conversations with Studs Terkel

Terkel in 2002
Author Studs Terkel is shown at the 11th Annual Death Penalty Focus Awards Dinner April 18, 2002 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Over the course of his career, Studs Terkel spoke with luminaries, thinkers, writers, saints and sinners during his five decades at Chicago's WFMT -- everyone from Pete Seeger to Bob Woodward to Garrison Keillor.

Midday remembers Studs Terkel, who died last Friday, with a broadcast of some of his best interviews.

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Original recordings courtesy of WFMT Chicago and the Chicago Historical Society. Copies of the CD available from HighBridgeAudio.com. http://www.highbridgeaudio.com/studsterkel.html

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