Robert A. Mott

Robert A. Mott began his public broadcasting career in 1956 at KWSU, Pullman, Washington, after an extensive career in commercial radio and television. After working twelve years in Pullman, he moved to National Educational Radio in 1968, and spent two years as Executive Director of that organization. He later spent time as Director of Station Relations for the Public Broadcasting Service. In 1977 he became Vice President of the Public Service Satellite Consortium.

Robert Mott discusses the events of 1968 to 1970. He describes his role and the role of NER in the early radio plans of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Other topics include the criteria for radio station assistance, the formation of National Public Radio, the moving of the NER tape network to Washington, and the development of the CPB Office of Radio Affairs. Finally he discusses his candidacy for the first presidency of NPR and outlines the role he played in the final selection of NPR's first President.

Further information about Robert Mott came be found in The Papers of Robert A. Mott.

People

• Richard Estell
• Burt Harrison
• Samuel C.O. Holt
• Albert Hulsen
• Lucinda Kindred
• Donald R. Quayle
• Jerrold Sandler
• John Witherspoon
• Elizabeth Young

Topics

• Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
• educational radio
• National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB)
• National Educational Radio (NER)
• NER Tape Network (NERN)
• National Public Radio (NPR)
• Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

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