Author: Andy Lanset
How the Works Progress Administration played a critical role in WNYC’s history
The New York station may not have survived the Great Depression without help from the federal government.Under two visionary directors, New York’s WNYC became an incubator of pubmedia innovation
Seymour N. Siegel and Morris S. Novik oversaw advances in technology and aired programs that faced social problems head on.
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