Franklin D. Schurz, Sr.'s Hall of Fame Video Bio
- Date
2014
- Main contributor
Schurz, Sr., Franklin D.
- Summary
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Video bio of Franklin D. Schurz, Sr., inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2014. Produced by Scott Leiter & WSBT South Bend; Franklin D. Schurz, Sr., was the longtime editor and publisher of the South Bend Tribune and owner of WSBT-AM/FM/TV in South Bend, Indiana. He served as general manager of WSBT-AM/FM from 1936-1946 and was editor and publisher of the newspaper from 1954-72. He was chairman of the privately owned Schurz Communications, which at the time of his death in 1987 included the Tribune and WSBT-TV in South Bend as well as television stations in Virginia, Missouri and Georgia, and four cable television systems. --Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers
- Contributor
Leiter, Scott
- Publishers
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers; WSBT-AM/FM/TV
- Genre
News
- Subject
Broadcasting--United States--History
- Location
Indiana
- Collection
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection
- Unit
Indiana Broadcast History Archive
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Permission to stream this video was provided by Indiana Broadcast Pioneers
- Related Item
Indiana Broadcast Pioneers
- Other Identifier
Other: IBHA.IBP.0064
Access Restrictions
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