Bernard Mayes papers

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Bernard Mayes papers

1912-2001 (majority 1977-1986)

Bernard Mayes was born on October 10, 1929 in London, England. He served as a correspondent for the British Broadcasting Corporation (1956-1971); announcer for stations KPFA-FM (1964) and KXKX-FM (1966); general manager for KQED-FM (1967-1973); executive vice president of KQED-TV (1973-1975); chair, National Public Radio Board of Directors (1970-1972); consultant, Corporation for Public Broadcasting Radio Advisory Service (1971-1980); correspondent, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio New Zealand and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1971-1981). The Bernard Mayes Papers cover the period 1912-2001 and document Maye's broadcasting career at KQED (San Francisco, CA), National Public Radio (NPR) and at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The collection also includes Mayes' personal collection of articles and papers documenting the history of public broadcasting.

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