Day at Night: Wallace Stegner, author, historian and environmentalist

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Day at Night: Wallace Stegner, author, historian and environmentalist

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12 жыл бұрын

CUNY TV's restoring of the classic public television program, "Day at Night", which aired from 1973-1974. In this episode, host James Day talks with writer Wallace Stegner. They discuss Mr. Stegner's childhood, the American West and how it has influenced his work and pro-conservation ideas, as well as the "American Dream" and the values and philosophies that are reflected in his works.
CUNY TV is proud to re-broadcast newly digitized episodes of DAY AT NIGHT, the popular public television series hosted by the late James Day. Day was a true pioneer of public television: co-founder of KQED in San Francisco, president of WNET upon the merger of National Educational Television (NET) and television station WNDT/Channel 13, and most recently, Chairman of the CUNY TV Advisory Board. The series features fascinating interviews with notable cultural and political figures conducted in the mid 1970's.(Taped: 04/18/74)
Watch more at www.tv.cuny.edu/series/dayatnight

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@jc_compto 9 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully brilliant interview with one of the greatest writers to ever grace our land. Thank you so much for posting.

@Ellensburg44 11 жыл бұрын

My favorite author - and the first time I've ever heard him speak. Thanks so much for posting this!

@vincentcadena7651 3 ай бұрын

I’d never heard of this writer but I picked up All the Little Live Things and I love it so much I can’t put it down. I’m ready to read more Stegner and to recommend his work.

@THOMASDOBROV Ай бұрын

I met him several times, as I was his bank teller in town. He was always warm and decent, a real gentleman.

@marcelodesio8808 11 ай бұрын

He’s so much like I thought he’d be. Articulate, humble, intelligent and educated. His books are masterpieces. Treasures.

@KorbyLenker 9 ай бұрын

Its true

@quickchris10 3 жыл бұрын

I was just looking for a Stegner audiobook, but this was all I could find.

@carolynnadey56 Жыл бұрын

There are many audio books on audible by Wallace Stegner

@quickchris10 Жыл бұрын

@@carolynnadey56 Probably on Librivox, too, as his works should be in public domain by now.

@steveowen5143 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed listening to this interview. I give thanks to my grandfather for introducing me to Wallace Stegner and Ivan Doig. I don't know who the western writers are today.

@24HeySay 8 жыл бұрын

Great interview with one of our most interesting and perceptive writers, who was as eloquent a spokesman for conservation as there ever has been. I've always enjoyed Stegner's nature and environmental essays more than his fiction, and much of his fiction of course is brilliant. If there was a Mount Rushmore for environmentalists who were also great writers Stegner would surely be on there with Thoreau, Muir, Abbey, Dillard, Lopez, Snyder, Williams...well, maybe we need a Hall of Fame instead.

@quickchris10 3 жыл бұрын

I liked what he said about the ``American dream'' having been a dream of the past, the old, ``something for nothing,'' when pioneers could go west and live on the land and get it ``for free.'' But the cost to the indigenous people, and to the lives of the pioneers . . .how hard it was! How costly! And nowadays, you have people thinking ``the American dream'' is whatever their personal goal is, and they want ``free'' money to attain it. I would say reverse Darwinism revved up a generation ago, is why Millennials have such a bad rep.

@carolynnadey56 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant writer. I love his books….

@coreolis7 11 жыл бұрын

what a lot of great minds in this series

@JackSaturday 10 жыл бұрын

I find it interesting that although he affirmed his schooling, he didn't seem to remember it - not one sensual image or anecdote. His Huck Finn days came across as much more vivid.

@quickchris10 3 жыл бұрын

It shows how we're all basically zombies while going through institutions of higher learning. The lives we live more organically are more full of life.

@OtisORA 12 жыл бұрын

@alive1945 I just started it this morning...

@carolynscott9007 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder what books he thought would do you the most good?

@rosalindmartin4469 10 ай бұрын

Generally amazing gentleman. I am trying to get past his "plagiarism" of Mary H Foote in his most important book. A seriously unfortunate blot on his "character" as an author. There is not a comment on his intention available that I have found.