Level | Item |
Ref No | OHP/106 |
Title | John Ezard |
Date | 13 June 2005 |
Extent | 1 minidisc, 1 cd, 1 file, 1 AIFF file (782.2 MB) |
Creator Name | Ezard; John (1939-2010); journalist |
Description | Farewell speech for John Ezard, journalist for the Guardian. Recorded by Leslie Plommer on 13 June 2005. Also includes a data sheet containing biographical details about the subject and information about the recording.
Summary contents of interview (with rough timings):
Disc 1: Track 1 00.00 Introduction by Leslie Plommer 00.25 Alan Rusbridger talking about John Ezard writing many times to enquire about a job, 1963 05.10 Offered job in October 1967 05.30 Marriage to assistant editor of Who's Who three years later 05.40 Turned down for another job at Guardian 06.10 Asking for pay rise 06.50 Claiming expenses from Falklands 07.00 Letter to Alan Rusbridger about operation 07.35 Photograph of John Ezard from the GNM Archive 08.20 Time in Falklands 08.25 John Ezard's reporting style and personality
10.40 Thanks and toast given to John Ezard 10.45 John Ezard speech 11.05 Thanks to Alan Rusbridger and colleagues at Guardian 12.10 Joining the Guardian newsroom in Gray's Inn Road and writing for the paper in his early employment 13.15 Working for Ed Pilkington best newsroom he ever worked in 13.50 Talking about arrival of berliner format 14.20 Continuing writing during retirement 14.45 Debt paid to John Cole professional editorship 15.30 Meeting with Peter Preston before joining the Guardian 16.45 First day on the Guardian talks of John Fairhorn and meeting Alastair Hetherington 18.35 Assessment of Alan Rusbridger and McDavis
20.30 Thanks to colleagues and toasts the Guardian
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Access Status | Open |
Access Conditions | Access cd via GNM Digital Repository |
Format | Electronic record |
CD recording |
Printed document |
Minidisc recording |
Copyright | Guardian News & Media Ltd and John Ezard |
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