Utrice Leid
Utrice C. Leid | |
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Born | c. 1953 |
Occupation | Journalist |
Notable credit(s) | Trans-Urban News Service, The City Sun, WBAI |
Utrice C. Leid (born c. 1953) is a
Leid is the host of Leid Stories on Progressive Radio Network.[2]
Life and career
Leid was born in Princes Town, Trinidad, the seventh child of Claude and Gertrude Leid. When she was 18, Leid came to the United States and attended Adelphi University.[3][4] She returned to Trinidad and Tobago, where she spent nine months investigating the aftermath of an unsuccessful coup d'état. Leid's research was cut short when the government seized her notes. She decided to move back to the United States.[4]
Leid worked as a receptionist at the New York Amsterdam News for six months, and in 1977 she and Andrew W. Cooper, a columnist at the newspaper, left to establish the Trans-Urban News Service (TUNS).[5][6] TUNS trained minority journalists and produced reporting that was relevant to their communities.[5] The Public Relations Society of America gave TUNS its top award in 1979 for its multi-part series on racial tensions between blacks and Jews in Crown Heights.[7]
Cooper and Leid co-founded The City Sun, a weekly newspaper that covered issues of interest to
In 1993, Leid started working at WBAI, where she hosted a talk radio program called Talkback! The New York Daily News described the show as "serious talk" and said that Leid covered a wide range of topics. The Daily News also noted that Leid sometimes gave her listeners homework.[10]
On December 22, 2000, the board of directors of
On March 5, 2001, Leid interrupted an interview with Congressmember Major Owens, who was discussing the events at WBAI. "Lies have been told," she announced, and began to broadcast a music program.[13] In August, Amy Goodman, the host of WBAI's Democracy Now!, said that Leid had shoved her during a heated discussion.[14] By late 2001, several groups of listeners and dissident radio hosts sued the Pacifica board. The board settled the lawsuits and agreed to grant more autonomy to WBAI.[15] Leid resigned her position in December.[16]
In 2002 Leid moved to
References
- ^ Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ "Monthly Review | Gerald Horne & Utrice Leid on "Leid Stories," PRN.FM". 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Utrice Leid". Everything2. November 14, 2002. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ Pacifica Radio. March–April 1995. p. 8. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ a b "Andrew W. Cooper". Answers.com. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Richardson, Lynda (January 17, 2001). "A Firm New Boss at an Old Voice of the Left". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ a b Dawkins, Wayne. "Why did The City Sun (1984-1996) matter?". African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ Jones, Alex S. (August 17, 1987). "Black Papers: Businesses With a Mission". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ a b Foderaro, Lisa W. (November 9, 1996). "Black Weekly's Survival Is in Question". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ Hinckley, David (April 16, 1996). "WBAI's 'Talkback': A Leid-Ing Voice on Talk Radio". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- Gonzalez, Juan (December 29, 2000). "Shakeups Make Waves at WBAI-FM". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ Blair, Jayson (January 7, 2001). "Hundreds Protest Firings at WBAI-FM". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ Hentoff, Nat (April 3, 2001). "WBAI: Beijing Radio, New York". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ Hinckley, David (August 15, 2001). "'BAI Dissident Hides Out". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ Worth, Robert F. (December 13, 2001). "Pacifica, Owner of WBAI-FM, Settles Lawsuits". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
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