The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Carole Simpson

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Carole Simpson

9/9/2007

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2007.249

Television news anchor Carole Simpson (1940 - ) was the first African American woman to become a Chicago television reporter, working for NBC affiliate, WMAQ-TV. She went on to become a Washington, D.C. correspondent for the NBC Nightly News, then joined ABC News as a correspondent eventually becoming Sunday anchor of ABC's World News Tonight. Simpson was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 9/9/2007, in Boston, Massachusetts. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 03h 25m 16s

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Simpson, Carole, 1940-

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Award winning journalist Carole Estelle Simpson was born on December 7, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois. Simpson became involved in drama in elementary school and high school, training her at a young age to articulate and project her voice for television and radio. In 1958, Simpson graduated from high school and attended the University of Illinois. After attending the University of Illinois for two years, Simpson transferred to the University of Michigan where she graduated in 1962 with her B.A. degr...