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611. Kelly Compton and Frankie Presslaff (2:29:38)

Date:
2017
Main contributors:
Kelly, Frankie, Jennifer Bass; Betsy Jose; Stephanie Sanders
Summary:
Marriage Equality Collection includes audio and video files, photographs, historical documents and ephemera representing experiences of same-sex couples married in the decade of legal marriage in the U.S. Particular focus is on the experience of couples in Indiana. This archive is growing in both content and scope.

612. Ken Speck's Hall of Fame Video Bio (02:02)

Date:
2017
Main contributors:
Speck, Ken
Summary:
Video bio of Ken Speck, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2017; Ken Speck served as an on-air personality at WIRE-AM in Indianapolis from 1970 to 1985 before moving to KRPM-FM in Seattle, where he helped take the station from No. 42 in the market to No. 1 within five months. During Speck’s time at WIRE-AM, the station received numerous Station of the Year awards. Arbitron ranked Speck No. 1 in his time slot for years. His radio work began in 1955 in Ohio at Kent State University’s WKSU-FM and then WAND-TV, WCMW-FM and WCNS-AM. His early years included working at WCAR-AM in Detroit and as program director at WSLR-AM in Akron, Ohio. There, his station was ranked No. 1 in Billboard Magazine’s radio response rating. Speck’s tireless charity and fundraising work for many groups resulted in numerous awards including the CASPER Award from the Central Indiana Community Service Council. --Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers

615. Marriage Equality PROMO Evan Wolfson Cheng He (00:46)

Date:
2017
Main contributors:
Evan Wolfson, Cheng He, Jennifer Bass, Betsy Jose
Summary:
Following interview on their marriage, Evan and Cheng spoke on the importance of creating an archive on same-sex marriage stories.

616. Melinda Swenson and Carol McCord (1:23:18)

Date:
2017
Main contributors:
Melinda Swenson, Carol McCord, Jennifer Bass; Betsy Jose; Stephanie Sanders
Summary:
Marriage Equality Collection includes audio and video files, photographs, historical documents and ephemera representing experiences of same-sex couples married in the decade of legal marriage in the U.S. Particular focus is on the experience of couples in Indiana. This archive is growing in both content and scope.