Fred Friendly oral history interview

Collection

Identifier: urn:taro:utexas.cah.02635

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

An audiocassette of an oral history interview with Fred Friendly, by Dr. Lewis Gould, composes the Fred Friendly Oral History Interview, 1994.

Dates

Creation: 1994

Creator

Friendly, Fred W. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no use restrictions on this collection. Publisher is responsible for complying with copyright law.

Biographical Note

New York City native Fred W. Friendly (1915-1998) was a radio and television producer and former president of CBS News. A pioneer for public broadcasting and television journalism, Friendly produced numerous award-winning documentaries, including See It Now (1954), a program about the actions of Senator Joseph McCarthy, and Harvest of Shame (1960), concerning the trials of migrant workers. After his resignation from CBS in 1966, Friendly served as a professor of broadcast journalism at Columbia University and helped to establish the PBS network.

Pace, Eric. “Fred W. Friendly, CBS Executive and Pioneer in TV News Coverage, Dies at 82,” New York Times, March 5, 1998.