Mal Goode (1908-1995) became network news's first African American correspondent when ABC News hired him in 1962. Raised in Homestead and Pittsburgh, he worked in the mills, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and went on to become a journalist for the Pittsburgh Courier and later for local radio. With his basso profundo voice resonating on the airwaves, Goode challenged the police, politicians, and segregation, while providing Black listeners a voice that captured their experience. Race prevented him from breaking into television until Jackie Robinson dared ABC to give him a chance. Goode was uncompromising in his belief that network news needed Black voices and perspectives if it were to authentically reflect the nation's complexities. His success at ABC initiated the slow integration of network news. Goode's life and work are remarkable in their own right, but his struggles and achievements also speak to larger issues of American life and the African American experience.
| ISBN: | 9780822967453 |
| Publication date: | 6th May 2025 |
| Author: | Liann Tsoukas, Rob Ruck |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 484 pages |
| Series: | Regional |
| Genres: |
Biography: general Ethnic groups and multicultural studies Social and cultural history Media studies Television History of Performing Arts Local history History of the Americas |
Mal Goode (1908-1995) became network news's first African American correspondent when ABC News hired him in 1962. Raised in Homestead and Pittsburgh, he worked in the mills, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and went on to become a journalist for the Pittsburgh Courier and later for local radio. With his basso profundo voice resonating on the airwaves, Goode challenged the police, politicians, and segregation, while providing Black listeners a voice that captured their experience. Race prevented him from breaking into television until Jackie Robinson dared ABC to give him a chance. Goode was uncompromising in his belief that network news needed Black voices and perspectives if it were to authentically reflect the nation's complexities. His success at ABC initiated the slow integration of network news. Goode's life and work are remarkable in their own right, but his struggles and achievements also speak to larger issues of American life and the African American experience.
Mal Goode Reporting features in the following genres: Biography: general, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Social and cultural history, Media studies, Television, History of Performing Arts, Local history, History of the Americas
Mal Goode Reporting is available in Paperback
Mal Goode Reporting was written by Liann Tsoukas, Rob Ruck and published by University of Pittsburgh Press
Mal Goode Reporting has 484 pages
Yes it is part of Regional series
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