Sam Scott

Interviewed by: Burt Harrison
Public Radio Oral History Project
August 23, 1978

Sam Scott is widely regarded as the father of public radio in Missouri. As the long time manager of KCUR, Kansas City, Scott helped start the other stations licensed to the University of Missouri system. He also sparked the development of the Missouri Public Radio Association and the ambitious Public Radio in Mid-America group.

In this interview, Sam Scott talks mostly about early days at KCUR. He also offers some general observations on developments in public radio.

Topics

• educational radio
• KCUR (Kansas City, MO)
• National Educational Radio Network (NERN)