Oral history interview with Muriel Reis, 2001

Biographical Note

Lawyer

Scope and Contents

Childhood in New York City, impact of Holocaust on family life; B.A., Economics, Vassar College, 1946; L.L.M., Columbia University [CU] Law School,1949: moot courts, Law Review, influential professors at CU; discriminatory practices toward women at CU, legal profession; legal work at ABC News, 1952-1954; balancing career and family obligations; work in legal affairs department of Metromedia, Inc., 1956-1986, Fox TV Stations, 1986- : determination of company's civic responsibility through meetings with community leaders, legal issues involved in investigative reporting, program A Current Affair; television appearances as commentator, host, panelist; censorship, issues: federal regulation versus self-regulation

Subjects

• Columbia University. School of Law--Alumni and alumnae.
• Grele, Ronald J., interviewer.
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Reis, Muriel Henle--Interviews.
• Women lawyers--Interviews.

Access Conditions

Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 2001