Stanton, Frank, 1908-2006

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Birth 1908-03-20
Death 2006-12-24
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Biographical notes:

Broadcast executive.

From the description of Frank Stanton papers, 1908-2006 (bulk 1926-1979). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 726696065

Broadcasting executive.

From the description of Reminiscences of Frank Stanton : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158389

From the description of Reminiscences of Frank Stanton : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527609

Biographical Note

1908, Mar. 20 Born, Muskegon, Mich. 1930 B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio 1931 Married Ruth Stephenson (died 1992) 1935 Ph.D. in psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1935 1938 Staff member, Research Department, Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (CBS Inc.) 1937 Developed with Paul Felix Lazarsfeld the program analyzer, a machine used to measure radio audience reaction to program content 1937 1940 Founder and associate director with Hadley Cantril of the Office of Radio Research, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 1938 1946 Appointed director of research, CBS Inc., and rapidly promoted through a series of corporate management positions including director of advertising, vice president and general executive, and vice president and general manager 1941 1945 Government consultant, Office of Fact and Figures, Office of War Information, Secretary of War, and Department of the Navy 1946 1971 President and chief operating officer, CBS Inc. 1948 Led effort to develop and establish standards for color television Advocated for the right of non-print media to broadcast editorials 1951 Reorganized CBS Inc., creating separate corporate divisions for radio, television, and research laboratories Directed the creation of CBS's eye logo 1952 Campaigned to repeal the “equal time” provision of section 315 of the Federal Communications Act 1953 1960 Founding chairman, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, Calif. 1956 1962 Administrator-designate, Emergency Communications Agency, Office of Civil Defense Mobilization 1957 Paul White Memorial Award (also awarded in 1971) 1959 George Foster Peabody Award (also awarded in 1960, 1961, 1964, and 1972) Emmy Award (also awarded in 1972) 1960 Initiated the first televised presidential debates between candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon 1961 Vice chairman, National Fund Committee of the American National Red Cross 1961 1967 Chairman, Rand Corp. 1962 Directed the development and design of network headquarters (“Black Rock”), New York, N.Y. 1964 1973 Chairman, United States Advisory Commission on Information 1967 Special Honor Award, American Institute of Architects 1969 Defended network news in response to Vice President Spiro Agnew's criticism of broadcast journalism 1970 Tiffany Design Award 1971 Defended freedom of the press against government prosecution relating to the CBS television documentary The Selling of the Pentagon 1971 1973 Vice chairman of the board, CBS Inc. 1972 Freedom of Press Award 1972 1974 Chairman, Business Committee for the Arts 1973 Four Freedoms Award Retired from CBS Inc. 1973 1979 Chairman and principal officer, American National Red Cross 1978 1984 Overseer, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1983 1990 Member, President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities 1986 Elected to the Hall of Fame of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 1993 First Amendment Award, Radio-Television News Directors Association 2006, Dec. 24 Died, Boston, Mass.

From the guide to the Frank Stanton Papers, 1908-2006, (bulk 1926-1979), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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  • Advertising
  • Blacklisting of entertainers
  • Broadcasting policy
  • Broadcasting policy
  • Broadcast journalism
  • Campaign debates
  • Campaign debates
  • Censorship
  • Executives
  • Freedom of the press
  • Government and the press
  • Live television programs
  • Logos (Symbols)
  • Mass media
  • Political science
  • Presidential candidates
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Propaganda, American
  • Public television
  • Radio
  • Radio advertising
  • Radio broadcasting
  • Radio broadcasting
  • Radio journalism
  • Television
  • Television advertising
  • Television broadcasting
  • Television broadcasting
  • Television broadcasting of news
  • Television broadcasting policy
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

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  • Broadcast executives

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • Press coverage--United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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