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Portrait of Gertrude Entenmann

Gertrude Entenmann

Gertrude Entenmann (1908-1998) began her broadcasting career in New York before becoming an advertising copywriter and TV producer in the Washington DC area. Over the years, she worked for such sponsors as Peoples Drug Stores, First Federal Savings and Loan, and Coca-Cola.

In the 1960's, she chaired the Washington DC regional chapter of American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT). From 1962 to 1972, she produced "Search," a religious talk show for WRC-TV.

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