Barton L. Griffith
1926-1996

Biographical Information:

Barton L. Griffith was born on May 8, 1926 in Topeka, Kansas. He began his broadcasting career working for Topeka stations WIBW, KTOP, and WREN as an announcer, sales representative and promotion director from 1947 to 1950. Five years later, he joined National Educational Television as the Director of Distribution and Station Relations. His professional career also included consulting work with various organizations such as the Ford Foundation, the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Finally, Griffith actively participated on many educational councils and organizations. Particularly, he chaired the Speech Association of America's Radio-TV-Film Interest Group, belonged to the National Association of Educational Broadcaster's Board of Directors (1962-1966) and to the International Television Association's Executive Council (1982-1990) His main interests throughout his career have been involvement in innovative higher education programs utilizing telecommunications and the improvement of teaching and learning through radio, film and instructional television.

Barton L. Griffith died on November 3, 1996.

Bibliography:

Articles:

• Griffith, Barton L. "The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation," NAEB Journal, Vol. 26, No. 3 (May - June 1967): 64-70.
• Griffith, Barton L. "The Technique of Television Production," Speech Teacher, Vol. 11, No. 3 (September 1962): 258. [book review]
• Griffith, Barton L., "Types of Programs Carried by 23 University and College ETV Stations," NAEB Journal, Vol. 24, No. 5 (September - October 1965): 8-12.
• Griffith, Barton L. and Wayne E. Brockriede, "Reference Books in the Mass Media," Quarterly Journal of Speech, Vol. 49, No. 1 (February 1963): 99.

Books:

• Griffith, Barton L. and Donald W. MacLennan, eds. Improvement of teaching by television; proceedings of the national conference of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters at the University of Missouri, March 2-4, 1964. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, [1964].

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