John C. Schwarzwalder papers

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John C. Schwarzwalder papers

1935-1992 and undated (majority 1965-1986)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1611

John C. Schwarzwalder was a pioneer in the field of educational television, establishing the nation's first educational television station, KUHT-TV, at the University of Houston in 1953. Leaving Houston, Texas, in 1956, Schwarzwalder moved north to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area where he became executive vice-president and general manager of the Twin City Area Educational Television Corporation. There he helped establish three noncommercial educational television stations: KTCA-TV, KTCI-TV, and KWOM-TV. Twenty years later, in 1976, Schwarzwalder moved south again when he accepted the position of station manager of KOKH-TV in Oklahoma. In 1978 he was both executive consultant to the Twin City Area PTV Corporation and Manager of the Denton, Texas, Channel Two Foundation, Inc. From 1977 to 1985 he was president of DBLS, Inc., a nonprofit corporation formed to establish, operate, and maintain nonprofit educational television and radio stations in Austin, Texas. Over the years, Schwarzwalder performed consultancy work for various states, cities, schools, and commissions in the field of educational television. The collection reflects Schwarzwalder's continued and vocal commitment to the maintenance of the identity of educational television as a separate entity from public broadcasting.

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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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KUHT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)

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KUHT, also known as HoustonPBS, is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) licensed to the University of Houston and the Houston Independent School District. Founded in 1953, the station was the first educational television station of its kind in the world. Serving the Houston metropolitan area, KUHT was the first station in the area to feature programs in high-fidelity stereo. The station produced a number of feature programs and documentaries, including Elissa in 1978, J...

KUHF-FM (Radio station : Houston, Tex.)

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Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978

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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. He was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1968 presidential election, losing to Republican nominee Richard Nixon. Born in Wallace, South Dakota, Humphrey attended the University of Minnesota. At one point he helped run his ...

Fletcher, C. Scott (Cyril Scott), 1904-1991

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Broadcasting executive. President, Fund for Adult Education, Ford Foundation, 1951-1961; Chief Executive Officer and Director, Educational Television Stations division, National Association of Educational Broadcasters, 1964-1967. From the description of C. Scott Fletcher papers, 1926-1991 and undated (bulk 1944-1971). (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 38868060 Non-commercial, educational television pioneer, C. (Cyri...

KTCA-TV (Television station : Saint Paul, Minn.)

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National Association of Educational Television.

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KUHT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tx.)

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KUHF-FM (Radio station : Houston, Tx.)

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Schwarzwalder, John C. (John Carl), 1917-1992.

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Broadcasting executive. Founder, Manager KUHF-FM and KUHT-TV, Houston, Texas; Executive Vice-President and General Manager, Twin City Area Educational Television Corporation; Station Manager, KOKH-TV, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Executive Consultant, Twin City Area PTV Corporation. From the description of John C. Schwarzwalder papers, 1935-1992, and undated (bulk 1965-1986). (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 33468555 John C. Schwarzwalder, a p...