Phyllis Joffe
Phyllis Joffe | |
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| Born | 1943 or 1944 (age 80–81) |
| Died | August 17, 2002 |
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Phyllis Joffe (1943/1944 – August 17, 2002) was an American radio and television producer, journalist and educator. She was a regular contributor to the NPR programs Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.[1] She taught journalism at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, as well as at Wesleyan University and Quinnipiac University in Connecticut.[1]
Joffe managed the video production company Video NewsReal, through which she co-produced and co-directed the 1978 documentary film Seabrook 1977 with Robbie Leppzer.[2] From 1994 until her death, she co-produced radio poetry readings and interviews for the Connecticut-based Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, alongside writer Nancy Cobb and sound technician David Budries.[2][3]
Education
[edit]She graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and earned a master's degree in child psychology from Southern Connecticut State University.[1]
Death
[edit]Joffe died on August 17, 2002, in Astoria, New York, from cardiac arrhythmia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Phyllis Joffe, 58; Teacher, Producer and Journalist Heard on Public Radio". Los Angeles Times. August 22, 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "Producer, Reporter Phyllis Joffe Dies at 58". Hartford Courant. August 20, 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "Radio Folks". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. June 6, 1999. p. 16. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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