Almanac, Episode 615

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Date
1994-01-06
Main contributor
KUHT-TV (Television station)
Summary
Pat Ryan discusses the "information superhighway" and what's to come in the computer revolution with Steve Nuchia, President of South Coast Computing Services, Inc., Richard Schanen, Exec. Director of Public Policy Development at Southwestern Bell Corporation, and computer artist Melanie Mitchell, Organizer of Cyberculture Houston. Includes report from Sue Davis on Susan King, who runs Jewish Genealogy Bulletin Board, using computers to help a Holocaust survivor learn what happened to his family. Second segment focuses on homelessness in Houston. Ryan interviews Sally Shipman, Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston and Harris County. Includes report from Sue Davis on various programs geared toward helping the homeless.
Contributors
Davis, Sue; Canter, Richard; Ryan, Pat
Genre
television programs
Subjects
elder, Doug; Fournier, Steve; Dope-E; Wilson, Ron; Berry, Garvin; Strong, George; Jones, Crandall; Prestage, Grady; Broomfield, Anne; AIDS (Disease); Public television
Collection
KUHT Film and Video
Unit
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Physical Description
00:26:43
Notes
This item is from an archival collection and may contain content which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.
Digitization and access for this item is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives Commission (2017).
Other Identifiers
Other: ID 1997-006a, AV Shelving; Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm8020fw82k
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