Clayton, John Strother

Dates:
Birth April 17, 1925
Death April 25, 2019

Biographical notes:

Dr. John Strother Clayton was born April 17, 1925 in Arkansas. He began his career in radio with Armed Forces Radio in France after World War II. Clayton was writer and director for many successful radio programs produced by the University of North Carolina around the 1950s. He later earned a doctorate from Yale University, and returned to the University of North Carolina to teach and work on educational media projects. Clayton died on April 25, 2019 at age 94.

From the combined records of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), held by the University of Maryland and the Wisconsin Historical Society, and compiled as part of the Unlocking the Airwaves project (unlockingtheairwaves.org).

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Subjects:

  • Educational broadcasting
  • Public broadcasting
  • Public radio
  • Radio
  • Radio broadcasting

Occupations:

  • Radio Executive

Places:

  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • Chapel Hill (N.C.) (as recorded)