Karen Pearson Brown “One in 10 People” Donation

2017 April

Finding aid updated

9 June 2023 by Vincent E. Slatt

Descriptive summary

Title: One in 10 People Collection.

Dates:  1991-1994

Accession number:  Leave Blank (HSW will provide)

RHP Series Number:  MS 0764. Series (???--Vincent will provide)

Creator:  Karen Pearson Brown, One in 10 People

Extent:  one large cardboard box of u-matic tapes and one photocopier paper box of hi-8 tapes and VHS.

Repository:  Storage shed (show masters); Home of Nathan Avant (raw footage tapes); 1 July 2022

Abstract:  Broadcasts and episodes of the One in 10 People cable-access show produced by Karen Pearson Brown in Fairfax, Virginia. Affiliated with the show Gay Fairfax and the subsequent show Gay News Network.

Biographical note :  Provide a detailed summary of the life and activities of the person(s) involved with the collection.  Key dates, places, and affiliations that describe their life should be included

Scope and content of collection  

DRAFT (From the website Gay Fairfax: http://www.gayfairfax.org/legacy2.htm:  

One in 10 People was an hour long lesbian and gay magazine-format show that was launched by Gay Fairfax veteran Karen (she now prefers Pearson) Brown in 1992. The show was taped at the same FCAC studio facilities as Gay Fairfax.

As the hosts said each show in the intro, One in 10 People focused on "personalities, lifestyles, and arts & entertainment of interest to the gay community." The show was produced by Pearson and a core of about 25 dedicated crew -- some Gay Fairfax crewmembers like Anna Kramer, Mary Dodd, and Kevin Harney and others worked on both shows.

One in 10 People had a roster of volunteers that grew to over 250 people during its two years in production. During the show's run, it garnered numerous accolades including a CableAce nomination, a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Cable Production, nine FCAC Telly awards, six Hometown Video Awards, and a finalist placement for Excellence in Local Television from the American Film Institute's Robert M. Bennett Awards.

The show was aired on more than 35 stations nationally, and although the show wrapped up production officially in 1995, it was rerun on stations across the country until 1998, and some segments can still be seen today on the show's spin off, Gay News Network.

System of arrangement

List here the main groups of documents in the collection, and how those are arranged within each group.  For Example:

• Series 1: Broadcast ready episodes (U-Matic Video Tapes) of One in 10 People Series

• These can be viewed from the Internet Archive page.

• Series 2: Outtakes, footage, and other sources used to compile episodes

Administrative Information

Reproduction and use:  Collection is available for “fair use.” Material may be protected by copyright.  Please contact RHP staff for further information.  Did donors transfer copyright to RHP?  

Acquisition information:  April 2017, Vincent Slatt retrieved the materials from Jean Ponton, the vice-president of the Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance. Ponton was a videographer who worked on the One in Ten project in the 1990s and had been involved with Gay Fairfax as well.  She retrieved the materials from Karen Pearson Brown, and agreed to transfer them to RHP. Karen Pearson Brown had contacted the Gay Fairfax networking group concerning disposing of the materials, and they urged her to donate them to RHP.  

Processing history:  Provide the date(s) that the collection was organized and the name(s) of responsible person(s).

14 May 2017.  Made a list of the items. Isabel Finkelstein typed the inventory

8 June 2017.  Vincent delivered the two boxes to the offsite storage.

30 Sept 2017. Nathan collected the materials from the offsite storage for processing and digitizing at his home.

1 July 2022. Vincent and Nathan returned the show masters to the storage shed; raw footage remains at Nathan’s home.

CONTAINER LIST--INITIAL INVENTORY

Moved to alternate storage

• 2 pins
• 2 books

Box 1 (U-Matic video tapes & folder)

32 U-Matic tapes, 1992-1994

• 28 labelled

• 27 from “One in 10 People” Series (Episodes 5, 20, and 22 missing)

• 4 unlabelled, probably empty (appear never used)
• 1 folder of assorted film editing notes and tape indexes

1. Tape 1

        Title: “One in 10 People”  VNR

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 3:13 minutes

Completion Date: 04/04/1994

2. Tape 2

Title: “One in Ten People” Show 1 (Master Edit)

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 25:15 minutes

Completion Date: 10/15/1992

Notes: Hosts -- Judy Hittman, Joe Liberatore; Segments -- Floyd King, Pets, D.C., AIDS walk.

3. Tape 3

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 2

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 27;06 minutes

Completion Date: 11/11/1992

Notes: Hosts-- Judy Hittman, Scott Olson; Segments-- Lily Tomlin, The Experience.

4. Tape 4

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 3

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 27:55

Completion Date: 12/28/1992

Notes: Michael Kearns, Symbols, Personals.

5. Tape 5

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 4 (Master)

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 30:30 minutes

Completion Date: 02/23/1993

Notes: Holy Unions, Armistead Maupin, Film review, Lily Tomlin.

6. Tape 6

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 4

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 30:30 minutes

Completion Date: 02/23/1993

Notes: Holy Unions, Armistead Maupin, Film review, Lily Tomlin.

7. Tape 7

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 6

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 30:50 minutes

Completion Date: 04?10/1993

Notes: Pink Panthers, Nicky Silver, Diamond Rose, Congressman Gerry Studds.

8. Tape 8

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 7

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 29:45 minutes

Completion Date: 05/20/1993

Notes” March on Washington.

9. Tape 9

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 8

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 29:15 minutes

Completion Date: 07/15/1993

10. Tape 10

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 9

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 29:50 minutes

Completion Date: 08/21/1993

Notes: Deb Price, Marketing to Gays (Andrew Isen), Andrew Melon, Richard + Tucker - 46 years a couple.

11. Tape 11

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 10

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 29:25 minutes

Completion Date: 09/1993

Notes: Out in the world, Ex-ROTC Cadet, Jim Holobavugh, Rob Eichberg, Elton John’s “Last Song.”

12. Tape 12

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 11

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 27:06 minutes

Completion Date: 09/15/1993

Notes: Food + Friends, Pets, D.C., Mautner Project, Pride of D.C.

13. Tape 13

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 12

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 27:56 minutes

Completion Date: 10/18/1993

14. Tape 14

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 13 (Edit Master)

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 29:15 minutes

Completion Date: 12/21/1993

Notes: Janis Ian, April Martin, Nancy Andrews, Psychochuckles, Kate Clinton, Holocaust Museum.

15. Tape 15

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 14

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 28:00 minutes

Completion Date: 01/07/1994

Notes: Sandra Bernhard, Bernhard Cooper, Dell Richards.

16. Tape 16

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 15 (Edit Master)

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 29:34 minutes

Completion Date: N.D.

Notes: Karen Brown, Andrea Weiss, disappear fear, Philadelphia, AIDS video.

17. Tape 17

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 15

Producer: G. Franklin

TRT: 30: 25 minutes

Completion Date: 02/16/1994

18. Tape 18

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 16

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 29: 45 minutes

Completion Date: 03/03/1994

Notes: Bob = Rod, Liz taylor, Stonewall 25, Paris Poirier.

19. Tape 19

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 17

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 27:00 minutes

Completion Date: 04/08/1994

Notes: Suede, Edgar Michael Bravo, Lesbian + Gay Chorus of Washington, D.C.

20. Tape 20

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 18 (Edit Master)

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 29:27 minutes

Completion Date: 05/12/1994

Notes: “The Stars Are Out” Special

21. Tape 21

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 19

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 28:47 minutes

Completion Date: N.D.

Notes: Jameson Currier (4:50), Freedom Stage (6:42), Flirtations, David Drake.

22. Tape 22

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 21

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 30: 53 minutes

Completion Date: N.D.

Notes: Ikea, Out There, Suzanne Westenhoefer, E. Lynn Harris, Blue Penguin on Film.

23. Tape 23

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 21 (Dub)

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 28:37 minutes

Completion Date: 08/11/1994

Notes: Ikea, Out There, Suzanne Westenhoefer, E. Lynn Harris, Blue Penguin on Film.

24. Tape 24

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 23 (with Pam + Karl)

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 30:44 minutes

Completion Date: N.D.

Notes: Ally Acker, Mark Sullivan, Hank Kline, Raymond Murray, Cathy Renna, Judy on books.

25. Tape 25

Title: “One in 10 People” Show 24 (Dub Master)

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: 28:59 minutes

Completion Date: N.D.

Notes: Final Show Stonewall Retrospective

26. Tape 26

Title: “One in 10 People” Opening with Toaster Effects + Bumper

Producer: N/A

TRT: N/A

Completion Date: 02/22/1994

Notes: “Come Together.”

27. Tape 27

Title: “Network-Q November 1992” (Dub Master 1)

Producer: N/A

TRT: 49:10 minutes

Completion Date: 10/30/1992

28. Tape 28

Title: “Rob Eichberg - The Experience” Tape 1

Producer: Karen Brown

TRT: N/A

Completion Date: 05/31/1991

29. Tape 29 - 31

                Title: Unlabeled

                Notes: Potentially unused

30. Folder 1

Contents: Hand-written Hi-8 Tape Index and film editing notes found as well as Karen Brown’s personal correspondence found with tapes.

Box 2 (Hi8 tapes and VHS)

Full list of Hi8 is typed: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11hLPj9FXgfnyPg-6m81wLRVIKuF2cHn4VcPsWSpB748/edit?usp=sharing

11 VHS tapes, 1990-1998

1 B-30 M (BQ) Video Cassette Tape (Unlabeled)

1. Tape 1

                Title: “Gay Fairfax”

                Completion date: 05/1990

                Notes: Show 1, 2, P-FLAG draft, Profile + Comment, SMYAL Draft, Show 3 (incomplete).

2. Tape 2

                Title: Network Q (Vol. 1; Issue 3)

                Completion date: 11/1992

3. Tape 3

        Title: Network Q (Vol. 1; Issue 5)

                Completion date: 01/1993

4. Tape 4

                Title: Untitled

                Completion date: 04/13/1997; 05/05/1998

                Notes: Ally McBeal, ONJ (04/13/1997); Ellen on Diane Sawyer (05/05/1998).

5. Tape 5

                Title: “The Third Side” - Program 2

                Completion date: 02/1991

6. Tape 6

                Title: One TV Preview

                TRT: 15:00 minutes

                Completion date: N.D.

7. Tape 7

                Title: GNN [Gay News Network]

8. Tape 8

                Title: Ellen on Oprah

9. Tape 9

                Title: “In the Life” Show 305

                TRT: 28:40 minutes

10. Tape 10

Title: “Dyke TV” Ch. 34

                Locations: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Cambridge.

11. Tape 11

                Title: Network Q - “Out Across America” (Vol. 1; Issue 7)

                Completion date: 04/14/1993 - 04/22/1993