Paul K. Taff papers

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Paul K. Taff papers

1959-1984 (bulk 1963-1984)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1617

Paul Kenneth Taff's (1920-2013) participation in educational and public broadcasting focused primarily on children's programming. After working for various Midwest stations, he joined National Educational Television (NET) in 1960. There, he was assistant program director, director of program operations, and director of children's programming. Notably, Taff arranged for national distribution on NET of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood and Julia Child's French Chef. Other activities in public broadcasting have included: member, National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), children's program director, Educational Broadcasting Union (EBU), member, National Public Radio's Committee on Long Range Planning and Legislation Resource Group; member, Eastern Public Radio Network (EPRN) board; and co-chairman and trustee, Public Radio Transponder (Westar IV). The Paul K. Taff papers date from 1959 to 1984 with bulk dates of 1963 to 1984. The collection consists of materials concerning National Educational Television, children's programming, legislative issues, and public broadcasting.

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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National Educational Television and Radio Center (NETRC) was established in 1952 as Educational Television and Radio Center, and renamed in 1958. NETRC was located in New York City, New York. Most of their operations were taken over by the newly established Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 1970, and the organization was renamed WNET. From the description of National Educational Television and Radio Center publicity photographs, circa 1950s-1960s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: ...