Gerard (Jerry) Appy

Interviewed by: Jim Robertson
1982

Biographical Information

• Organizer of WGTV, University of Georgia's educational television
• Respected member of NET affiliate's group - brought him to the attention of Fletcher.
• Head of ETV division of NAEB (ETS) for a brief time
• Head of "field services" for National Educational Television - reconstituted station relations activity
• After merger of NET and WNDT - stayed with WNET as Vice President until 1981
• Returned to Pacific northwest to head Oregon Public Broadcasting
• Died 1990

People

• Rick Breitenfeld
• Henry Cauthen
• James Day
• C. Scott Fletcher
• Hartford Gunn
• William Harley
• Bob Hudson
• John Schwarzwalder
• Jack White

Topics

• Carnegie Commission on Educational Television
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
• educational television
• Educational Television Stations
• Ford Foundation
• National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB)
• National Educational Television (NET)
• Public Broadcast Laboratory
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
• WGTV (Athens, GA)

Index to Appy interview (Adobe Acrobat File)

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