Mckee, Paul

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Paul McKee, who died in 1998, was a pioneer of television news, election coverage in particular. Brought up in Bradford, he became interested in politics while assisting his father, an alderman of the city, in his campaigns. His television career began at ITN in the 1960s, where he developed computer graphics systems for coverage of elections. He later became involved in programme development and management, at Channel 4, as Deputy Executive of ITN and later as Deputy Managing Director of Yorkshire TV.

From the guide to the The Paul McKee Election Broadcasting Archive, 1971-1998, (GB 532 Bradford University Library)

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referencedIn Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Chesapeake Bay Foundation records, 1963-1989 (majority 1966-1972) University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf The Paul McKee Election Broadcasting Archive, 1971-1998 Bradford University Library
referencedIn Pets' Names, 1971 Randall V. Mills Archives of Northwest Folklore
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