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Day with Muhammad Ali, A Program 719 Original Airdate: 3/11/1977 Subject Keywords Afro-American boxers Afro-American journalists Afro-American women Boxing matches - Boston - Massachusetts Press conferences Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Ali, Muhammad (Cassius Clay) Drinkwater, Ronnie Fuller, Peter Haynes, Walter Lewis, Elma Corporate Names Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts - Roxbury - Massachusetts Program Description Program ties together several events related to Muhammad Ali's trip to Boston to participate in a benefit boxing exhibition for the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts. Segments include excerpts from a press conference held by Elma Lewis (Director of the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts) and Ali for African American journalists, an interview with Ali conducted by Barbara Barrow, excerpts from Ali's exhibition bouts with Peter Fuller, Walter Haines, and Ronnie Drinkwater, an interview with Ronnie Drinkwater (conducted by Charlie Stuart in Club 44) before Drinkwater's bout with Ali, and an excerpt from Ali's speech at the 1975 Nation of Islam's Savior's Day celebration in Chicago. Program serves to illustrate the reputation of the school. Producer Barbara Barrow Associate Producer Melvin Moore Director Conrad White Host Barbara Barrow Others Brian Clarke (assistant to the producer) June Cross (production assistant) Leo Demers (videotape recordist) Rebecca Hill (fashion consultant) Danny Horne (intern) Harvey Hudson (audio editor) Dave Hutton (videotape recordist) Bill Johnson (audio editor) Lenita Johnson (intern) Pat Kane (videotape assembly) Larry LeCain (camera) Roger Macie (video) Fran Mahard (scenic design) Carolyn Marshall (production secretary) Gene Meckles (graphic designer) Milan Merhar (videotape recordist) Milan Merhar (videotape assembly) Marita Muhammad Rivero (producer - program segment) Kathy Smith (switcher) Lee Smith (camera) Jahid Songhai (intern) Mario Valdes (researcher) Bob Wilson (camera) Eileen Yang (researcher)
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