Burt Harrison
1917-2004
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Burt Harrison was born August 26, 1917. He spent most of his broadcasting career in the state of Washington. He was station manager of KWSU, Washington State University at Pullman's radio station from 1959 to 1976. During this time he served on the boards of National Association Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), National Educational Radio (NER), and the Association of Public Radio Stations. In addition, Harrison lobbied for the inclusion of radio in the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. In 1977, he received the first Edward R. Murrow Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. After retirement, Harrison and his wife, Dee, taped 42 oral history interviews for the Public Radio Oral History Project funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Burt Harrison died on January 22, 2004.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books:
- Harrison, Burt. Washington State on the Air. Pullman, WA: KWSU Radio-TV, 1993.
- Harrison, Burt and Hugh A. Rundell. They took to the air : an oral history of broadcasting in Washington, narrated by the men and women who built the state's radio and television stations. Pullman, WA: Washington State Association of Broadcasters, 1990.
Other resources
Photograph used with permission from Washington State Magazine May 2004.
