- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (8 video files (4 hr., 2 min., 26 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Broadcast meteorologist Steve Baskerville was born on May 12, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the School of Communications and Theater at Temple University, graduating in 1972 with his B.S. degree in communications. Later, in 2006, Baskerville earned a certificate in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University. He received his American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval in 2007. In 1972, Baskerville began his broadcasting career and was hired by the Philadelphia School District Office of Curriculum. In 1997, he joined KYW-TV, an NBC affiliate station in Philadelphia, remaining there until 1984. At KYW-TV, Baskerville worked as a weatherman and co-hosted a morning talk show. In 1984, Baskerville was hired by CBS as a broadcast meteorologist on their Morning News segment, making him the first African American network weatherman. In 1987, he became the weatherman for WBBM-Channel 2 in Chicago, Illinois. From 1999 to 2006, Baskerville was honored with several local Emmy Awards.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with Steve Baskerville
- Steve Baskerville
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- OCLC
- 994208913
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Steve Baskerville.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
040226
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Thomas Jefferson, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- Event
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2013 August 24.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Television Personality Weatherman.
- Added Author
Baskerville, Steve, interviewee.
Jefferson, Thomas (Interviewer), interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.