Edythe Meserand papers

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Edythe Meserand papers

1900-2000 and undated (majority 1950s)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/3297

Edythe Meserand (1908-1997) began her broadcasting career in 1926 at NBC, but had her greatest influence at WOR where she produced the first true radio documentary and began the station's long-running Children's Christmas Fund Drive. She was a founding member of American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) and served as the organization's first president. The majority of the collection pertains to various radio and television programs she produced and to the early years of American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT).

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 7792290

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

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Meserand, Edythe, 1908-

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Edythe Meserand (1908-1997) was an American radio news director and documentarian, as well as a founding member and the first president of the professional organization American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT). Born in 1908, Meserand began her broadcasting career in 1926 by joining up with the newly formed NBC radio network and working in their press department. There, she acted as press contact for radio editors throughout the nation. In 1931, Meserand ...

American Women in Radio and Television Inc.

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The organization American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) was formed in 1951 as a response to the National Association of Broadcasters's (NAB) decision to dissolve its women's division, the Association of Women Broadcasters. Edythe Meserand would serve as AWRT's first president. With a stated mission to "advance the impact of women in the electronic media and allied fields by educating, advocating, and acting as a resource to our members and the industry," AWRT, a...

WOR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

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Meserand, Edythe, 1908-1997

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Broadcasting executive. Press contact, NBC radio, 1926-1931; Assistant director, producer, WOR, 1935-1956; Chair, American Women in Radio and Television, 1950. From the description of Edythe Meserand papers, 1900-2000 and undated, (bulk 1950s) (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 61104825 ...