Louisa A. Nielsen papers

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Louisa A. Nielsen papers

1976 and undated

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From 1976 to 1979, Louisa A. Nielsen worked for National Public Radio as director of the Programming Department's Educational Programming Services Division. Her responsibilities included developing and marketing the NPR Audio Cassette Service, member station programming and radio services for the blind. From 1979 to 1982, she was the program officer of Media Programs for the National Education for the Humanities. There, she directed the development of cultural broadcast programming in the humanities for NPR and PBS. The collection documents the Educational Services Study Project undertaken by National Public Radio in 1976.

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

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

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Nielsen, Louisa A.

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Louisa A. Nielsen earned a B.A. in Communication Arts and Theater from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1972 and a M.A. in Media and Communications Policy from Antioch University, Baltimore in 1975. From 1972 to 1975, Nielsen worked for the Association of Independent Maryland Schools as the coordinator of Television Production. During those same years, she also served in many positions at Maryvale College Prepatory School. There she chaired the Theater Department...

Nielsen, Louisa A.

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Public broadcasting executive. Director of Educational Services, National Public Radio (1976-1979); program officer, National Endowment for the Humanities' Media Program (1979-1982); director of cable television, National Captioning Institute (1982-1983); executive director, Broadcast Education Association (1987- ). From the description of Louisa A. Nielsen papers, 1976, and undated (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 30442824 ...

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