Tales from the Reuther Library

Tales from the Reuther Library


Heard It On the News: Preserving 20th Century Detroit History Through Local Newscasts

November 17, 2022

Reuther Library audiovisual archivist Mary Wallace discusses the Library’s WWJ / WDIV Film, Video, and Teleprompter Scripts collection, which captures seven decades of news, current events, politics, and community life as reported by the Detroit news station from the 1920s through 1990s.


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WWJ / WDIV Film, Video, and Teleprompter Scripts


Episode Credits

Producers: Dan Golodner and Troy Eller English

Interviewee: Mary Wallace

Music: Bart Bealmear