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Reminiscences of Ted Cott, 1961.

Creator: Cott, Ted
Project: Individual interviews oral history collection.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 297 pages Sound recording 2 reels
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Radio and television executive

Scope and Contents

Radio interest during high school and college; WNYC and Mayor Fiorello La Guardia; early radio techniques and programming; Radio Code; independent stations and networks; Federal Communications Commission; sponsorship, spot announcements; television pioneering; political broadcasting; educational television; National Talent Associates; Nikita Khrushchev interview on "Open End"; censorship; pay television

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Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1975

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