Papers of a playwright, writer and educator, primarily comprised of scripts for radio and plays. Radio materials include Cavalcade of America, Treasury Hour, Ford Theater, Theatre U.S.A. and soap operas such as Road of Life and Valiant Lady.
Preliminary report on public service broadcasting by William Costello prepared for the Association of Radio Television News Analysts, 1957, together with a commentary on the same subject by news analyst Howe, then president of ARTNA.
Papers of Nastal, a pioneer Milwaukee Polish-language radio broadcaster, and of his son, Stanley H., who succeeded him in 1947. The collection documents ethnic programming from the 1930s through the 1950s and includes biographical information, a copy of Nastal's reminiscences of service with Polish Volunteer Forces of the Canadian Army during World War I, advertising contracts, program logs and scripts. The logs, in English, are from Our Polish Hour, 1947-1954. The scripts, in Polish, are from Theater of the Air and daily serialized sketches. Also contains eleven tape recordings of broadcasts, primarily Our Polish Hour, ca. 1942-1947.
Papers of a creator and writer of radio and television soap operas. Includes scripts by Phillips herself and by Radio Scripts, Inc., to which she was a consultant, including outlines, advertising copy and correspondence with listeners, viewers, networks and advertising agencies. Includes Another World, Brighter Day, The Guiding Light, Right to Happiness, Road of Life, Today's Children, Woman in White and many other daytime serials.
Transcript of an interview with a public affairs director for WMAQ, the NBC owned station in Chicago. Topics discussed include the history of the station during its ownership by the "Chicago Daily News," CBS and NBC plus instructional and public service programming such as the University of Chicago Roundtable. Also covers other programs originating in Chicago such as Amos 'n' Andy.
Audio recording of interviews conducted by Wingate, October 8-11, 1957, on Night Beat on WABD with Arthur V. Crowley, J. Bracken Lee, Victor Riesel, Buff Donelli, Robert Elliot Fitch, Stuart Davis, John D. Odom and Helen Sobell dealing chiefly with labor and politics.
A radio and television announcer, talk radio host and newspaper columnist best known for his association with WSAU and WSAU-TV, Wausau, WI. Collection consists of examples of his writings and scripts, clippings about his career and some listener mail. Audio recordings include examples of 55 Feedback, early radio broadcasts, news, national and local musical performances and 1940 interviews with players for the Green Bay Packers recorded at WTAQ.
Papers of an experimental and developmental psychologist best known for his NBC program Keeping Mentally Fit and newspaper columns on psychology for the lay person.
Recordings of a broadcaster and editor consisting mainly of Books and Voices, a radio series moderated for Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., 1956-1957, and Progress, a series of public service interviews prepared for General Electric, 1961-1962.
Papers of a radio and television news broadcaster noted for his coverage of World War II and the United Nations. The bulk of the collection consists of scripts written for NBC, ABC, NET, CBC and the Voice of America plus speeches and writings. The scripts chiefly concern the North African theater during World War II and the development of the United Nations, 1950-1977, and were written for such programs as ABC Evening News, Issues and Answers, News Around the World, United or Not? and Army Hour. Written material is supplemented by films and recordings. There are also some letters relating to MacVane's presidency of the Association of Radio and Television News Analysts and the United Nations Correspondents Association.