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Willis Conover documentary on Polish television captions transcript

Willis Conover documentary on Polish television

Documentary broadcast on Poland's TVP2, from Conover's final visit to Poland in 1995. The program includes comments from Andrzej Jaroszewski, Paweł Brodowski, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Andrzej Trzaskowski, and photos from Marek Karewicz. The program is followed by a musical interlude, and the news program Panorama, and additional programming.
Date: 1995
Creator: TVP2
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
H.Res.189 - Honoring cultural achievements of the Voice of America, 103rd Congress of the United States captions transcript

H.Res.189 - Honoring cultural achievements of the Voice of America, 103rd Congress of the United States

Representatives Lee H. Hamilton (D., Indiana), Benjamin A. Gilman (R., New York) and Robert H. Michel (R., Illinois) speak on H. Res. 189 in the 103rd Congress, honoring the Voice of America and Willis Conover for their cultural programming related to jazz. Rep. Michel notes at the 7:22 mark that Conover is present for the resolution, though he is not shown on camera. Speaker Pro Tempore G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery (D., Mississippi) presides.
Date: June 8, 1993
Creator: United States. Congress. House
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Voice of America documentary: 50 Magnificent Years captions transcript

Voice of America documentary: 50 Magnificent Years

A documentary produced for the 50th anniversary of the Voice of America. Among many other interviewees, Willis Conover appears at 7:56, and former Polish president Lech Wałęsa appears at 13:44.
Date: 1992
Creator: Voice of America
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bulgarian-language documentary on Willis Conover

Bulgarian-language documentary on Willis Conover in conjunction with the program Dobro Utro (Good Morning). The program features interviews with passersby on the street, as well as Jordan Rupchev, along with extensive footage of Conover inside VOA studios, performance footage from Milcho Leviev, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington. Other topics continue at the 17:50 mark, concluding with the video of "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" by Annie Lennox and Al Green for the movie Scrooged.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
CBS Nightwatch - Duke Ellington, April 28, 1989 / American Masters - John Hammond, August 20, 1990 captions transcript

CBS Nightwatch - Duke Ellington, April 28, 1989 / American Masters - John Hammond, August 20, 1990

Videotaped recordings of the April 28, 1989 episode of CBS Nightwatch, and the PBS American Masters documentary John Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen. Willis Conover is interviewed along with Mercer Ellington in the CBS Nightwatch segment beginning at 10:19. Due to copyright restrictions, streaming access is embargoed.
Date: 1989/1990
Creator: Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Duke Named Ellington captions transcript

A Duke Named Ellington

A PBS documentary on Duke Ellington, from the network's American Masters series, with interview and performance footage of Duke Ellington, Herb Jeffries, Adelaide Hall, Ben Webster, Teddy Wilson, Charles Mingus, Alice Babs, Herbie Hancock, Clark Terry, Cootie Williams, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Leonard Feather, Louie Bellson, Willie "The Lion" Smith, and Alvin Ailey, among others. Streaming access to this item is embargoed due to copyright restrictions.
Date: 1988
Creator: Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA program lists, 1985 (open access)

Music USA program lists, 1985

Lists of programs, with brief content notes, for programs broadcast from January 26 through December 7, 1985 (10985 - 11300).
Date: 1985
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA Recording Schedule, 1984-1990 (open access)

Music USA Recording Schedule, 1984-1990

Music USA recording schedule for May 27, 1984 through January 27, 1990 (10741 - 12812).
Date: 1984/1990
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Handwritten Program Lists, March-July 1982 (open access)

Handwritten Program Lists, March-July 1982

Handwritten cue sheets for Music USA, March-July 1982.
Date: 1982
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Individual Program List, July-October 1982 (open access)

Individual Program List, July-October 1982

Hour-by-hour breakdown of music played on Music USA, July-October 1982.
Date: 1982
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC News segment on the Voice of America captions transcript

NBC News segment on the Voice of America

A report by John Dancy of NBC News about changes and debates within the Voice of America under the Reagan administration. Willis Conover appears from 3:20 to 4:10.
Date: 1982~
Creator: NBC News
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Debrecen Jazz Days 1981 (open access)

Debrecen Jazz Days 1981

Handwritten notes relating to the Debrecen Jazz Days, July-August 1981
Date: 1981
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Don't Shoot the Music! / Nie strzelać do muzyki! captions transcript

Don't Shoot the Music! / Nie strzelać do muzyki!

An extended montage of street musicians in New York City.
Date: 1979
Creator: Centralna Wytwórnia Programów i Filmów Telewizyjnych Poltel
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #8464-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part I transcript

Music USA #8464-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part I

The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Date: March 3, 1978
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #8464-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part II transcript

Music USA #8464-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part II

The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Date: March 3, 1978
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #8463-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part I transcript

Music USA #8463-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part I

The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Date: March 2, 1978
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #8463-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part II transcript

Music USA #8463-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part II

The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Date: March 2, 1978
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #8462-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part I transcript

Music USA #8462-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part I

The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with John Lewis.
Date: March 1, 1978
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #8462-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part II transcript

Music USA #8462-B, Interview with John Lewis, Part II

The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections. The interview occurs in Part I.
Date: March 1, 1978
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #8461-B, Music of John Lewis, Part I transcript

Music USA #8461-B, Music of John Lewis, Part I

The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, featuring the music of John Lewis.
Date: February 28, 1978
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #8461-B, Music of John Lewis, Part II transcript

Music USA #8461-B, Music of John Lewis, Part II

The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, featuring the music of John Lewis.
Date: February 28, 1978
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hand-Written Program Lists, 1978-1981 (open access)

Hand-Written Program Lists, 1978-1981

Handwritten program lists for Music USA, 1978-1981.
Date: 1978/1981
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie at the White House, Part I transcript

Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie at the White House, Part I

Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie perform at the White House, after introductory remarks from President Jimmy Carter.
Date: November 15, 1977
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie at the White House, Part II transcript

Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie at the White House, Part II

Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie perform at the White House.
Date: November 15, 1977
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library