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The historical religion programs in this collection came from the archives, library shelves, and back rooms of many organizations. Faith groups represented include African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, Quaker, Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, and others. The majority, 1,031 recordings, are from United Methodist national agencies, annual conferences, seminaries, and other sources.
This SoundTheology online archive is an independent service of Audio-Rescue.com, provided in conjunction with the United Methodist General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH). Many of these programs would have been lost forever if not saved in this project. The originating institutions have made the recordings available for public access to further private study, scholarship, and research. They retain the rights to the recordings.
This audio collection has been chosen for inclusion in the Library of Congress Radio Preservation Task Force Sound Collection Database.
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Racial Equality: FCC Effects on Hiring and Programming Practices
Speaker(s): Nicholas Johnson, Del Shields (host)
Description: Nicholas Johnson (born 1934) is best known for his controversial term as a dissenting Federal Communications Commission commissioner, 1966-1973, and his book, "How to Talk Back to Your Television Set." Johnson was interested in the way communications can be a positive force in American society. Here, he talks about efforts to increase minority hiring and minority-focused programming in broadcasting. Callers discussed with him the effect of FCC rules on minority broadcasting. Johnson also mentions the positive efforts of the United Church of Christ in minority involvement in broadcasting. The program also addresses the effect of radio and television on politics, culture, children, education, and values. Callers were interested in standards for station license renewals Johnson is a lawyer, and in 2014 retired from teaching at the University of Iowa College of Law, with an emphasis on communications and Internet law. His website is: http://www.nicholasjohnson.org.Length: 59:25
Recording Date: September 12, 1968
Recorded at: WRVR Radio Studio, New York City