Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel's FBI File Unearthed, With A Few Surprises

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Long before the FBI identified him as a suspected communist and spent decades watching him and talking to confidential informants abou...

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How to Go From Jamoke to Chicagoan in Under 40 Minutes

David Murray | Posted 11.05.2009 | Chicago

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David Murray

I've got this intern from San Francisco working for me. How'm I ever gonna explain to this kid what makes Chicago different, different from anywhere else? I'm gonna start with these six short videos.

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Happy Terkel Day

David Murray | Posted 10.23.2009 | Chicago

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David Murray

Well, why wouldn't we rename Labor Day after Studs? He narrated this film about workers' health and safety that was banned by Ronald Reagan's OSHA. Most copies were destroyed. But not all.

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Chicago, Without Eddie

David Murray | Posted 09.24.2009 | Chicago

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David Murray

In the first conversation I had with Studs Terkel I mentioned I was friends with Ed Reardon. "How do you know Ed Reardon?" he demanded.

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Why you Might Want to Attend Saturday's 'Nelson-Tennial'

David Murray | Posted 04.25.2009 | Chicago

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David Murray

As Chicago's memory of Nelson Algren dims, he and his vision of this place seem to be taking over my mind. I'm not entirely pleased about this development.

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Studs Terkel's Final Face-To-Face Interview: 'Hope Dies Last'

AARP | Alex Kotlowitz | Posted 01.14.2009 | Chicago

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Shortly before his death in October at age 96, I visited my dear friend Studs Terkel. His crackling voice was thinner than it used to be, and he didn'...

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A Few More Words For Studs

Jamie Kalven | Posted 12.26.2008 | Chicago

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Jamie Kalven

Three days after Studs Terkel's death, the New York Times published a column by critic Edward Rothstein titled "An Appraisal: He Gave Voice to Many, Among Them Himself." The piece is a striking instance of the low art of red-baiting disguised as high-minded criticism.

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Studs Terkel Honored At Steppenwolf

Posted 12.19.2008 | Chicago

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"Gathering on Monday night at Steppenwolf Theatre to celebrate Terkel's life and work was a group of 18 actors and musicians who gave voice to Terkel...

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David Schwimmer Joining Studs Terkel Tribute

Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago

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David Schwimmer will join a cast of notable Chicagoans paying tribute to the late Studs Terkel at Steppenwolf Theatre Monday, Chris Jones reports in ...

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Remembering Studs Terkel

Rick Ayers | Posted 12.11.2008 | Entertainment

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Rick Ayers

It is sad that Studs died just before Barack Obama won this election. My guess is he already completed his absentee ballot. Obama is a Chicago candidate, one Studs was proud of.

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Bill Ayers Tells His Side: 'A Bit Surreal'

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago

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Bill Ayers, who stayed quiet throughout the presidential campaign even as he became its central lightning rod, finally broke his silence on Election D...

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Some Words For Studs

Jamie Kalven | Posted 12.07.2008 | Chicago

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Jamie Kalven

Together with my father, Studs Terkel dramatized for me the joys and possibilities of conversation. They planted the seeds of the conviction that there is nothing that cannot be talked about.

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Getting to Work

Mike Bonifer | Posted 12.07.2008 | Business

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Mike Bonifer

Throughout the campaign, this idea of getting down to work told us what kind of person we'd be getting as President.

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Studs' Last Stand

Curtis Black | Posted 12.05.2008 | Chicago

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Curtis Black

Studs Terkel spent his life giving voice to the concerns of the voiceless, and it's a mark of his consistency that in his final days he stood up for men who were denied fair trials decades ago.

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What A Country, What an Election

R.W. Sanders | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

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R.W. Sanders

In my fifth decade of life, I thought very little could excite me. And I had not the vaguest idea that I would help make history. And I didn't even have to leave my house!

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This Vote's For You, Studs

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 12.05.2008 | Chicago

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Cathleen Falsani

A spirit of anticipation hovers all around, the feeling that something else, something different, better -- call it hope -- is just around the corner.

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Chicagoans Studs Terkel and Barack Obama (and the Election of 2008)

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

John Steinbeck's widow asked Studs Terkel to write an introduction to the 50th anniversary edition of The Grapes of Wrath. And while he was working o...

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Adversity and Comedy, the Venerable Studs

Rob Warden | Posted 12.02.2008 | Chicago

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Rob Warden

True to form, Studs could turn his malady into something of a comedy routine.

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Saint Studs

David Murray | Posted 12.02.2008 | Chicago

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David Murray

Recently I asked Studs how it feels to be treated like an elfin doll by today's patriotic Judges, Good Citizens, and fucking young solipsists--this despite the fact that he still speaks at universal healthcare rallies and anti-war protests.

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To Studs: With Love and Memories

Roger Ebert | Posted 12.02.2008 | Media

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Roger Ebert

Studs was the most widely and deeply loved man I ever hope to know. If you met him, he was your friend.

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Remembering Studs

Howard Wolinsky | Posted 12.02.2008 | Chicago

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Howard Wolinsky

Studs was an advocate for progressive change and I wish he had lived long enough to hear what he had to say on the outcome of Tuesday's Presidential election.

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Studs Terkel Dies at 96

Pete Cenedella | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Pete Cenedella

Come Tuesday, we measure how far we've come. I have no doubt that Studs Terkel, the great American believer, died happy, anticipating what might come Tuesday.

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Studs Terkel Lives On

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

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Robert J. Elisberg

Studs Terkel died on Friday in Chicago at the age of 96. He was too young. But then, whenever he ended up dying, he'd be too young.

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Our Dear Studs Terkel

Edward Lifson | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

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Edward Lifson

He wanted to live to see Barack Obama elected President of the United States. What a shame that Studs didn't make it. But like Moses, he took us close to the Promised Land.

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Studs Terkel Dies

Chicago Tribune | Rick Kogan | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

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Louis Terkel arrived here as a child from New York City and in Chicago found not only a new name but a place that perfectly matched--in its energy, it...

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