Spence, Leslie

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Leslie Spence was an English teacher and Ph.D. holder who attended the University of Wisconsin. She co-founded the International Council for Media Literacy, formerly known as the National Telemedia Council and the American Council for Better Broadcasts, alongside colleague Jessie McCanse. The council was born out of work on an American Association of University Women committee which was tasked with evaluating and recommending radio programs in the Madison, Wisconsin area. As part of the council, Spence created a publication that today is published as "JML, The Journal of Media Literacy". She created an annual initiative called the "Look-Listen" project that enabled audiences to report their own evaluations of radio and television programs. Spence also featured prominently in several programs broadcast by station WHA in Madison as part of the series "Broadcast on Broadcasts" throughout the late 1940s.
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contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Book on the Air University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Mrs. March Interviews Miss Spence University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Broadcast on Broadcasts Part 1 of 2 University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | How to Detect Even-Handedness and Fair-Mindedness in the Speaker University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Radio Production University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Interview with Mrs. Fred University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Two Listeners Talk Back University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Broadcast on Broadcasts University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Christianity University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Broadcast on Broadcasts University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Broadcast on Broadcasts University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System

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