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Marion Stokes, the Woman Who Spent over 30 Years Recording Every Minute of US TV
From 1979 to 2012, Marion Stokes recorded her television 24/7. In total, she amassed about 71,000 tapes of archival footage.
Stokes was equal parts compulsive hoarder and guerrilla archivist, and her unique project has raised important questions about media preservation. The couple later split, and Marion would go on to marry television anchor John Stokes Jr., whom she met while working as a panelist on a local news show called Input. Marion Stokes’ story also resonates strongly today, albeit somewhat differently, as private ownership of the media we consume daily begins to fade.
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