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Martin Perlich Interviews
1965-2008
PASC-M.341
PASC-M.341
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Title: Martin Perlich interviews
Identifier/Call Number: PASC-M.341
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
6.0 linear feet
(12 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1965-2008
Abstract: The collection predominantly consists of Martin Perlich's radio and video interviews with musicians, actors and comedians.
Also included in the collection are papers pertaining to Perlich's life and career as a writer, producer and broadcaster.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Creator:
Perlich, Martin
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
[Identification of item], Martin Perlich Interviews (Collection PASC 341). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
6626600
Writer, Producer and distinguished broadcaster, Martin Perlich, has hosted and produced the interview series, ARF!! (Arts
& Roots Forum) which aired daily on Los Angeles public radio and featured major cultural figures, from Stacy Keach to Terry
Riley to Sandra Tsing Loh to avant-garde playwright Murray Mednic, as well as dozens of arts figures: writers, directors,
choreographers and musical figures from Jazz, Wolrd music and classical music.
From 2000-8 Perlich served as Program Director responsible for all programming of the Los Angeles public radio station, KCSN.
In addition, he hosted an acclaimed daily classical and New Music show. His historic interview show, "Martin Perlich Interviews"
featuring Leonard Bernstin, Frank Zappa, Pierre Boulz and hundreds more, was syndicated nationally by WCLV/Seaway productions.
Perlich's early work was in musicology. After studying with American composer, Douglas Moore at Columbia University, he was
for seven years, Intermission Host of the internationally syndicated Cleveland Orchestra radio broadcasts.
His award-winning Martin Perlich Interviews was syndicated nationally and aired locally on public radio station, KCSN, where
he was Program Director of, as well as classical Host and interviewer.
In the 1960s Perlich was a pioneer in "experimental radio" beginning in 1972 with KMET in Los Angeles. In 1975, Perlich became
Creative Consultant of NBC "The Midnight Special." In the 1980s he developed and produced dramatic and musical programming
at PBS's KCET in Los Angeles and WNET in New York, and a feature film, "The Trial of Ramona Africa" with Whoopie Goldberg
for American Playhouse and Channel 4 in London.
The collection predominantly consists of Martin Perlich's radio interviews with musicians, actors and comedians. Also included
in the collection are papers pertaining to Perlich's life and career as a writer, producer and broadcaster.
The collection is in the midst of being processed and the finding aid will be updated periodically.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Interviews
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Entertainers--Interviews.
Interviews.