Robert M. Reed papers

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Robert M. Reed papers

1954-1991 (majority 1971-1978)

Robert Monroe Reed (1932-2011) began a twenty-year career in educational television as a production manager at WETV, Atlanta, Georgia from 1958 to 1960, then worked at WHA-TV at the University of Wisconsin from 1960 to 1962. He founded the Hawaii Educational Television Network and served as its General Manager from 1962 to 1969. Reed was the executive director of PBS Video from 1969-1976. He also worked at KUED in Salt Lake City as its manager from 1977 to 1978. The collection documents Reed's involvement on the TV Planning and TV Advisory Committees of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, his work at the Public Broadcasting Service as a director, and his interest in using new media in college teaching.

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Reed, Robert M., 1963-

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Broadcasting executive and author. Program Manager, WHA-TV (Madison, WI), 1960-1962; Member, National Association of Educational Broadcasters' committees, 1962-1964; Founder and General Manager, KHET-TV (Honolulu, HI), 1962-1969; Executive Director, PBS Video, 1969-1976; General Manager, KUED-TV (Salt Lake City, UT), 1976-1978; Executive Vice-President, National Video Clearinghouse, Inc., 1978-1988. From the description of Robert M. Reed papers, 1954-1991 (b...

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Reed, Robert M.

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Robert Monroe Reed, son of Carl A. and Hazel A. (Dockendorf) Reed, was born on February 18, 1932 in Sheldon, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1949 to 1952 in Korea. Two years later, he married Maxine Kathryn Gordon with whom he had three children named Robert G., Richard K. and Deri L. He then earned his BA from the University of Iowa in 1956 and his MA from the University of Michigan in 1958. Reed's public broadcasting career began as a production manager at WETV, ...