The HistoryMakers video oral history with Curtis Symonds.

Broadcast and sports executive Curtis Symonds was born on August 12, 1955 in Bermuda and grew up in Wilberforce, Ohio. In 1978, he received his B.S. degree from Central State University, beginning a career in the cable television industry. In 1979, Symonds worked for Continental Cablevision in Ohio...

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Access Note:Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff.
Other Authors: Gines, Denise (Interviewer), Stearns, Scott (director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
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