Gil Noble became the host and producer of “Like It Is” at New York’s ABC affiliate in 1975. Over a period of 36 years he interviewed hundreds of guests. Every Sunday his shows focused primarily on the struggle and movement of Afrikan peoples for national liberation and self-determination throughout the diaspora. He won seven Emmy awards for the following documentaries: “El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm X)” (featured herein) ,“Paul Robeson,” “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” “Adam Clayton Powell Jr.,” “Decade of Struggle,” “Essay on Drugs” and “Outstanding Series.” --More Bio below--

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7 Time Emmy Award Winning Journalist
Gil Noble became the host and producer of “Like It Is” at New York’s ABC affiliate in 1975. Over a
period of 36 years he interviewed hundreds of guests. Every Sunday his shows focused primarily on
the struggle and movement of Afrikan peoples for national liberation and self-determination
throughout the diaspora.
He won seven Emmy awards for the following documentaries: “El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm
X)” (featured herein) ,“Paul Robeson,” “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” “Adam Clayton Powell Jr.,”
“Decade of Struggle,” “Essay on Drugs” and “Outstanding Series.”
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Gil Noble
Gilbert Edward "Gil" Noble (February 22, 1932[1] – April 5, 2012)[2] was an American television reporter and
interviewer. He was the producer and host of New York City television station WABC-TV's weekly show, Like It Is,
originally co-hosted with Melba Tolliver.[3] The program focused primarily on issues concerning African Americans
and those within the African diaspora.[4]
He was born in Harlem, New York and raised by his parents who were Jamaican immigrants Gil and Iris Noble.
After graduating from the City College of New York he worked for Union Carbide.[5]
Broadcast journalism career
In 1962 he got his professional break into broadcast media when he was hired as a part-time announcer at WLIB
radio. He began reading and reporting newscasts. Noble joined WABC-TV in July 1967 as a reporter, after reporting
on the 1967 Newark riots.[5] Starting in January 1968 he became an anchor of its Saturday and Sunday night
newscasts. He became host of Like It Is a few months prior to the rebranding of the station's newscasts as Eyewitness
News in November 1968. In addition, he was an occasional interviewer on some of WABC's other public affairs
shows, such as Eyewitness Exclusive. From 1986 on, Noble concentrated exclusively on Like It Is. Noble also created
documentaries on such topics as W. E. B. Du Bois, Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, Decade of Struggle,
Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Jack Johnson, Charlie Parker and the documentary Essay on
Drugs. In 1977, he wrote, directed and produced the first documentary on Paul Robeson, entitled The Tallest Tree in
Our Forest.
In 1973, Noble reported (for local TV station WABC channel 7) on the first mobile cellular phone invented by Marty
Cooper from the NY Hilton in New York. In 1981, he wrote an autobiography, Black is the Color of My TV Tube.[1]
He was a member of the board of directors of the Jazz Foundation of America, hosting the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
and 2007 "A Great Night in Harlem" Concert/Benefit for The Jazz Foundation to support The Musicians Emergency
Fund.[6] Noble won seven Emmy Awards and 650 community awards, and was granted five honorary doctorates.[7]
Health and Death
In July 2011, Noble suffered a serious stroke.[8] In late September, his family announced that he would not be
returning to host Like It Is.[9] The program ended its 43-year run the following month. His television station,
WABC-TV, announced his death on April 5, 2012.[7]
References
[1] Boyd, Herb (August 4, 2011). "Gil Noble in Critical Condition" (http:/ / search. proquest. com/ docview/ 887102468/
131BA7187C82EC9587/ 3?accountid=35803). New York Amsterdam News. . Retrieved September 10, 2011.
[2] Hinckley, David (April 5, 2012). "Gil Noble, pioneering black journalist, dies" (http:/ / www. nydailynews. com/ entertainment/
gil-noble-pioneering-black-journalist-dies-article-1. 1056756). New York Daily News. . Retrieved April 5, 2012.
[3] "The return of the black veteran" (http:/ / mic. loc. gov/ public_portal/ public_collectionsdetails. php?search=prsv& recnum=119&
maxrecnum=292& fields=& portal=). October 14, 1973. .
[4] "About Gil Noble" (http:/ / abclocal. go. com/ wabc/ story?section=news& id=3381190). ABC News. November 9, 2009. .
[5] Fields-White, Monée (April 5, 2012). "'Like It Is' Producer Gil Noble Is Dead at 80" (http:/ / www. theroot. com/ views/
journalist-gil-noble-it-passes-away). The Root. . Retrieved April 6, 2012.
[6] Scott, Ron (September 25, 2002). "2nd annual Harlem benefit for jazz greats" (http:/ / www. highbeam. com/ doc/ 1P1-79492875. html).
Highbeam. .
[7] "Gil Noble, journalist and 'Like It Is' host, dies at 80" (http:/ / abclocal. go. com/ wabc/ story?section=news& id=8609635). ABC Eyewitness
News. April 5, 2012. . Retrieved April 6, 2012.
[8] Huff, Richard (August 4, 2011). "Gil Noble hospitalized after suffering stroke" (http:/ / articles. nydailynews. com/ 2011-08-04/
entertainment/ 29870128_1_public-affairs-show-dave-davis-stroke). New York Daily News. . Retrieved October 8, 2011.

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[9] Huff, Richard (September 28, 2011). "Gil Noble will not return to hosting Ch. 7's 'Like It Is' after suffering stroke in July" (http:/ / www.
nydailynews. com/ entertainment/ tv/ 2011/ 09/ 28/
2011-09-28_gil_noble_will_not_return_to_hosting_ch_7s_like_it_is_after_suffering_stroke_in_. html). New York Daily News. . Retrieved
October 8, 2011.
Further reading
• Mirkinson, Jack (April 5, 2012). "Gil Noble Dead: Legendary Black Journalist Dies At 80" (http://www.
huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/gil-noble-dead-dies-journalist_n_1406992.html). The Huffington Post.
• Payne, Les (April 5, 2012). "Gil Noble: The Man Who Told It 'Like It Is'" (http://www.theroot.com/views/
appreciation-gil-noble). The Root.
• Prince, Richard (April 6, 2012). "'Like It Is' Chronicled the Black Experience" (http://www.theroot.com/blogs/
richard-prince/it-chronicled-black-experience). The Root.
• Vitello, Paul (April 6, 2012). "Gil Noble, Host of Pioneering TV Show Focusing on Black Issues, Dies at 80"
(http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/business/media/gil-noble-host-of-show-on-black-issues-dies-at-80.
html). The New York Times.
External links
• AEI Speakers biography (http://www.aeispeakers.com/speakerbio.php?SpeakerID=741)
• EightCitiesMap.com: "It Really Does Take a Village! (Part 1): An Afternoon with Gil Noble" (http://www.
eightcitiesmap.com/it_takes_village.htm)
• VisionaryProject.org: Gil Noble (http://www.visionaryproject.org/noblegil)

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