Frank E. Schooley papers

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Frank E. Schooley papers

1918-1987 and undated (majority 1929-1972)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1610

Frank Ellsworth Schooley (1906-1987) was an associate professor of radio and television at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and director of the Division of Broadcasting, which operates WILL-AM-FM-TV, the University's non-commercial stations. He took responsibility for the AM station immediately after receiving his journalism degree in 1929, later becoming manager of WILL (AM and FM) in 1948 and WILL-TV in 1955. Schooley had a long association with the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, twice serving as president (1944-45, 1955-56). He also served on the Joint Council on Educational Television in the 1950s. President Johnson appointed him to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – as the only educational broadcaster – in 1968. He stepped down as manager of WILL in 1972 but remained a member of the University of Illinois faculty until 1974. The collection primarily focuses on Schooley's forty-three-year career in educational public broadcasting at the University of Illinois, and his involvement with various professional affiliations in the educational and public broadcasting field. Types of documents found in the collection include correspondence, news clippings, articles, printed ephemera, certificates, and photographs.

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 7340765

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

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Schooley, Frank E.

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Frank Ellsworth Schooley, the son of Ellsworth B. and Viola (Hasbrouck), was born in Effingham, Illinois on March 1, 1906. After graduating from Effingham High in 1923, he attended the University of Illinois where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism in 1929. On July 22, 1937, Schooley married Eleanor Brown. They became the parents of six children: Frank, Fred, Jane, Betsy, Mary Lou, and Jean. Schooley began his forty-three year career in broadcasting i...

Harley, William G., 1911-1998

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Professor and broadcasting executive. President National Association of Educational Broadcasters, 1960-1975; director of Joint Council on Educational Television (JCET), 1960-1975; chairman of Peabody Awards Board; chairman Mass Communications Board, 1970-1976. From the description of William G. Harley papers, 1942-1965 (bulk 1960-1965) (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 30047208 William Harley was born on October 9, ...

WILL (Radio/television station : Urbana, Ill.)

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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Founded in 1967, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is the steward of the U.S. federal government’s investment in public broadcasting and the nation’s largest single source of funding for public radio, television, and related services. CPB distributes funding to locally-owned public radio and television stations and ensures universal access to non-commercial-high quality content and telecommunications services. The CPB does not own or operate any television or radio broadcasting netwo...

Sarnoff, Robert W.

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University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus)

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National Association of Educational Broadcasters.

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Schooley, Frank E.

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Broadcasting executive. Station manager, WILL-FM and WILL-TV; professor, radio and television, University of Illinois; president, National Association of Educational Broadcasters. From the description of Papers. 1918-1987. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 32409654 ...