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Broadcast Tape 53.  (Originally John Matthews #4)

Date:  ca. 1985

Duration:  00:22:13

Reporter:  John Matthew

Seven news and public service announcements and stories.  Some are concerned with research, the economic forecast for Florida, and there is an interview with English professor James Haskins.

Tape contents

Segment 1

Title:  [Foster Grandparent Program]

Date:  ca. 1985

Reported by:  John Matthews

Duration:  00:01:24

File name:  NPA5301

Christmas at an area nursing home could be lonely for the residents but children who participate in the adopted grandparent program can help.  This program helps the children to develop a positive attitude for the elderly when they are young.  Scenes are shown of the interaction of the children with the elderly.

Segment 2

Title:  [Ceramic Research]

Date:  ca. 1985

Reported by:  John Matthews

Duration:  00:01:16

File name:  NPA5302

Car engines could perhaps benefit from the use of ceramic components in the engine.  Although ceramics are usually brittle UF scientists are studying ceramics at the atomic level using computer modeling.  Breakthroughs have been made such as Dr. Hench’s bio glass research but for now it is the Japanese who are working in ceramic research.  It will take a nationwide effort for the U.S. to catch up.

 

Segment 3

Title:  [James Haskins and “The Cotton Club”]

Date:  ca. 1985

Reported by:  John Matthews

Duration:  00:01:40

File name:  NPA5303

The Harlem Renaissance was the time of the Cotton Club.  James Haskins, a professor in the English department, wrote the book and also worked on the film as a consultant.  Haskins is interviewed and relates the difficulties in getting the film produced.  Two black producers went to Hollywood to try to obtain ten million dollars for the production but could find no backers.  Later Robert Evans and Francis Coppola bought the option and changed the film.  Haskins states that he would have had more fact and less fiction in the film.

Segment 4

Title:  [Economic Forecast:  Southeast Florida]

Date:  ca. 1985

Reported by:  John Matthews

Duration:  00:08:45

File name:  NPA5304

The same woman who appears on Tape 52, Segments 1-3, is again interviewed by John Matthews.  The same introductory section is used and then is followed by her discussion of the economic forecast in Southeast Florida.  This area includes four metropolitan areas and the cities of Fort Pierce, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Miami, and Hialeah.  She reports on the growth patterns in each area.

Segment 5

Title:  [Economic Forecast:  Southwest Florida]

Date:  ca. 1985

Reported by:  John Matthews

Duration:  00:07:34

File name:  NPA5305

The same woman who appears in Segment 4 also reports in this segment.  The same introduction is used and then is followed by her commentary on southwest Florida comprising Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Bradenton, Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. 

Segment 6

Title:  [Teacher Appreciation Day]

Date:  ca. 1985

Reported by:  John Matthews

Duration:  00:01:30

File name:  NPA5306

Toy Whitley, a former teacher at the P.K. Yonge Laboratory School, returned to the school for a Teacher Appreciation Day which was organized by the student council.

Toy Whitley thinks that there is less respect for teachers today compared with when she began teaching.  The combination of less respect, low pay, and more job choices for women has led to fewer women entering the teaching profession.  Professor Linda Lamme briefly speaks.

Segment 7

Title:  [Reparing for Hurricanes]

Date:  ca. 1985

Reported by:  John Matthews

Duration:  00:01:24

File name:  NPA5307

A report about the damage to boats during hurricanes such as Hurricane Eloise which struck northwest Florida.  Chris Jones, a coastal engineer, mentions three steps which should be taken to protect sea going vessels.  Millions of dollars in property damage could be saved if guidelines are followed.

 

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