Comments on: Studs Terkel – National Storyteller, Gone at 96 http://legacymultimedia.com/blog/2008/11/08/studs-terkel-national-storyteller-gone-at-96/ Musings on personal history, video biographies and other digital tributes. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:36:41 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Terry Penrod http://legacymultimedia.com/blog/2008/11/08/studs-terkel-national-storyteller-gone-at-96/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Terry Penrod Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:36:38 +0000 http://legacymultimedia.com/blog/?p=262#comment-531 Like Will Rogers, Studs Terkel was a national treasure that kept America in touch with reality for so many years. Both were heroes in my book. Terkel, as you know, was most famous for his radio shows and oral histories, and one of his best IMO was called Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression. Other important titles of his include Working and The Good War, for which he won the Pulizer Prize in 1985. He lived through some tumultuous times in American history including the Great Depression, several wars, and was even blacklisted during the notorious McCarthy era. He never lost his sense of wit, wisdom and keen observation though. He will be missed. Like Will Rogers, Studs Terkel was a national treasure that kept America in touch with reality for so many years. Both were heroes in my book.

Terkel, as you know, was most famous for his radio shows and oral histories, and one of his best IMO was called Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression. Other important titles of his include Working and The Good War, for which he won the Pulizer Prize in 1985.

He lived through some tumultuous times in American history including the Great Depression, several wars, and was even blacklisted during the notorious McCarthy era.

He never lost his sense of wit, wisdom and keen observation though. He will be missed.

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