Marvin Scott Oral History

Object number2017.001.0062

Date06/15/2017

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Marvin Scott

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 62 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Marvin Scott. An Emmy Award-winning broadcaster who interviewed six U.S. presidents, Scott covered Senator John F. Kennedy during the 1960 campaign. While visiting Dallas in 1966, he recorded several assassination-related radio interviews, including a significant conversation with Abraham Zapruder. Scott donated those recordings to The Sixth Floor Museum in 2003. Interview recorded at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 15, 2017 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and two minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

A journalist for more than half a century, Marvin Scott is a member of the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame, winner of eleven Emmy Awards for journalistic achievement and the author of As I Saw It: A Reporter's Intrepid Journey (2017). Since 1980, he has been employed at WPIX-TV in New York City. As of Fall 2022, his official WPIX-TV biography may be accessed here: Marvin Scott | PIX11. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator