Burt Harrison collection of public radio oral histories

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Burt Harrison collection of public radio oral histories

1977-1982

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1565

Burt Harrison spent most of his broadcasting career in the state of Washington. He was station manager of KWSU, Washington State University at Pullman's radio station from 1959 to 1976. During this time he served on the boards of National Association Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), National Educational Radio (NER), and the Association of Public Radio Stations. In addition, Harrison lobbied for the inclusion of radio in the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. In 1977, he received the first Edward R. Murrow Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. After retirement, Harrison and his wife, Dee, taped 42 oral history interviews for the Public Radio Oral History Project funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The collection consists of audio cassettes, verbatim and final transcripts of interviews for the Public Radio Oral History Project. The interviewees discuss their roles and memories of public radio.

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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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Harrison, Burt

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Burt Harrison received degrees from Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, and the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. While in Kansas, he worked for local newspapers. Harrison's work in radio began in Colorado where he wrote a weekly science commentary, free-lanced for the Rocky Mountain Radio Council, and ran a couple of commercial radio stations in southern Colorado. He was also a member of the University of Denver faculty. In 1949, Harrison joined Allen M...

Norwood, Frank W., 1928-1983.

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Broadcasting executive. Executive director, Joint Council on Educational Telecommunications, 1968-1982. From the description of Papers. 1952-1983. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 33349016 ...

Witherspoon, John

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Schooley, Frank E.

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Robertson, James

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Crabbe, John C., 1914-2001

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Educational broadcasting executive, consultant, and station manager. General manager, KVIE Television station, Stockton, California; manager, Central California ETV Inc.; president, Western Educational Network; general manager, KTSC-TV, Pueblo, Colorado; consultant to California legislature on educational t.v.; president, Association for Educational Radio-TV; member of the Rocky Mountain Corporation for Public Broadcasting; board of governors, Pacific Mountain Network. ...

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, ...

Novik, Morris S., 1903-

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Morris Novick was born 11/15/1903. He joined the Young Peoples Socialist League in 1918. He was National Chairman of Young Peoples Socialist League, 1921-1924. Mr. Novick was Director of the Discussion Guild, 1925-1932 and Director of Unity House from 1927-1932. He was Director of New York City Municipal Broadcasting System and Director of Communications for the City of New York, 1938-1945. Mr. Novick was Broadcast Consultant for ILGWU, UAW, National AFL, Liberal Party, 1945 onward. ...

Robertson, James K.

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Witherspoon, John.

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Norwood, Frank

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Young, Elizabeth L.

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Broadcasting executive. Corporation for Public Broadcasting assistant to director of radio activities, 1969-1974; National Public Radio manager of station relations, 1971-1974; Kansas Public Telecommunications Commission executive director, 1975-1979; Ohio State University Telecommunications Center director, 1976-1979; Public Service Satellite Consortium president, 1979-1984. From the description of Papers. 1969-1974. (University of Maryland Libraries). World...

Paulu, Burton, 1910-

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Harrison, Burt.

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Professor and broadcasting executive. Station manger, KWSU, Pullman, Washington; Board member, National Association of Educational Broadcasters; Board member, National Educational Radio; Board member, Association of Public Radio Stations. From the description of Burt Harrison papers, 1977-1982. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 33348969 ...

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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 ...