- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Ray Moore, 23 April 2013.
- Creator:
- Moore, Ray, 1922
Short, Bob, 1932 - Contributor to Resource:
- Short, Bob, 1932-
- Date of Original:
- 2013-04-23
- Subject:
- WSB (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.)
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
WAGA-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
University of Georgia
Olympic Games--1996 :--Atlanta, Ga.)
Olympic Games
Television journalists--Georgia--Atlanta--Interviews
Radio journalists--Georgia--Atlanta--Interviews
Journalism--Georgia
College integration--Georgia--Athens
College integration--California--Los Angeles
College integration--North Carolina
Assassination
College integration
Journalism
Radio journalists
Television journalists
California--Los Angeles
Georgia
Georgia--Athens
Georgia--Atlanta
North Carolina - People:
- Moore, Ray, 1922-
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-2005
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
King, Lonnie C., 1936-
Jones, Bobby.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 - Location:
- United States, California, 37.25022, -119.75126
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Ray Moore discusses his early life in the South. He reflects on attending Columbia University and working his first job in Tennessee. Moore recalls working for WSB Radio before transferring to WSB-TV. He discusses the "great hotdog incident" and the nature of live commercials. Moore explains how he became a newscaster and his earlier experience delivering the weather. He recalls hiring Tom Brokaw before he worked at NBC news. Moore reflects on covering legislative actions and civil rights demonstrations. Moore discusses his work with the MLK and JFK assassination stories. He recalls locating the white Mustang MLK's killer escaped in. Moore discusses his documentaries about segregation in Los Angeles, North Carolina, and the University of Georgia. He reflects on Governor Vandiver's actions during desegregation, the Sibley Commission, and the county unit system. Moore reflects on covering the Civil Rights Movement. He discusses the Rich's sit-ins orchestrated by Lonnie King. Moore comments on his experiences interviewing famous people such as Bobby Jones and Bobby Kennedy. He recalls Paul Jones' scathing editorial in the Atlanta Constitution and recalls his own response on television. Moore explains his experience switching stations and working for Channel 5. Moore reflects on his work in bringing the Olympics to Atlanta by writing and narrating an interactive television program for the International Olympic Committee. Moore comments on his documentary called "The Search" and why he didn't accept a position at NBC.
Ray Moore (b. 1922) was an Atlanta TV newsman for twenty-three years. In 1951, he joined WSB Radio and then WSB-TV the following year. Moore resigned as news director of WSB, in 1969, and joined WAGA-TV (Channel 5) until he retired from broadcasting entirely in 1974. Moore produced a number of documentaries on penal reform, school desegregation, hunger, religion, and urban development.
Finding aid available in repository.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-149/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 149, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (103 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Contributing Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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