Schmidt, Karl

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Karl Schmidt was a radio executive and host for station WHA at the University of Wisconsin. Schmidt began broadcasting for WHA as a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1941. After leaving the university during World War II to serve as a broadcaster for Armed Forces Radio and a brief stint in New York, Schmidt returned to Wisconsin. While at WHA, he served as a producer, host, chief operator, director of radio, and director of the National Center for Audio Experimentation. Schmidt produced and hosted many series for WHA, including "America on stage," "Chapter a day," and "Earplay". He was inducted into the Wisconsin Broadcaster's Hall of Fame in 2013. Schmidt died in 2016.
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contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Number 5 : Gifts of the Sea University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Programs 28, 29, and 30 University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
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contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Easter Program-Two Parts-Voegeli, Don (Organist) University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
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contributorOf WHA Radio Broadcasts: Early Years of Wisconsin Public Radio | Thunder bell University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) audio tapes | National Educational Radio Network Broadcasts, 1952-1973 | Smoke? Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
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contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) audio tapes | National Educational Radio Network Broadcasts, 1952-1973 | To every man his due Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
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creatorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) audio tapes | National Educational Radio Network Broadcasts, 1952-1973 | The American journal Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) audio tapes | National Educational Radio Network Broadcasts, 1952-1973 | America on stage Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) audio tapes | National Educational Radio Network Broadcasts, 1952-1973 | Light unto my path Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
contributorOf National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) audio tapes | National Educational Radio Network Broadcasts, 1952-1973 | Scrolls from the Dead Sea Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

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