Martha Brooks papers

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Martha Brooks papers

1924-1991 and undated (majority 1940-1960)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1491

Martha Brooks (1908-1999) was a legendary New York broadcaster whose "Martha Brooks Show" aired over WGY-Radio Schenectady from 1937 to 1971. Originally an actress, Ms. Brooks (nee Irma Lemke) began with radio station WGY in 1931. Later, Ms. Brooks became a TV pioneer, on WGY's sister station, WRGB-TV by writing, producing and often starring in live, on-air productions. The Martha Brooks papers span the years 1924 to 1991 and consist mainly of photos from many of the early TV productions on which Ms. Brooks starred (and sometimes wrote).

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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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Kroman, Dave

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Brooks, Martha, 1944-

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Martha Brooks (nee Irma Lemke Forman) (1908-1999) was an American broadcast producer and on-air personality at station WGY-Radio and WGY-TV in Schenectady, NY from 1931 to 1971. Born on April 25th in Binghamton, NY, Irma Lemke was a 1925 graduate of Albany High School, where she was active in theatrics, and, after high school, attended Emerson College in Boston where she majored in British literature. Her first job out of college was with the Jenkins Televisi...

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...

Kroman, Dave

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Brooks, Martha, 1908-1999.

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Radio and television personality. Radio talent, WGY Radio (Schenectady, NY), 1931-1937; Television talent, WRGB-TV, 1940s. From the description of Martha Brooks papers, 1924-1999 (bulk 1940-1960) (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 61170658 ...

WGY (Radio station : Schenectady, N.Y.)

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WRGB-TV (Television station : Schenectady, N.Y.)

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