Association of
Public Radio Stations (APRS)

Administrative History/Information:

• Formed on May 24, 1973
• Represented public radio stations before federal agencies and Congress after National Educational Radio (NER) dissolved in June 1973.
• Merged with National Public Radio (NPR) in 1977.

Related Collections:

• Kenneth J. Garry Papers
• Burt Harrison Papers - Interviews:
  • Jack M. Burke
  • Hugh V. Cordier
  • Lee. C. Frischknecht
  • John Gregory

Reference Shelf Materials

Reading Room

Avery, Robert K. and Robert Pepper. "Balancing the Equation: Public Radio Comes of Age," Public Telecommunications Review. Vol. 7, No. 2 (March-April 1979): pp. 19-30 Periodicals

Cater, Douglass and Michael J. Nyhan, eds. The Future of Public Broadcasting. New York: Praeger, 1976.

• BCAST HE 8700.8 .F87
• 384.574 C (NAB Books)

Marks, Richard D. "Restructuring Public Broadcasting," Public Telecommunications Review. Vol. 4, No. 6 (November-December 1976): pp. 6-19 Periodicals

Warnock, Thomas. "Public Radio: Taking Off at Last?" Public Telecommunications Review. Vol. 4, No. 1 (January-February 1976): pp. 27-31 Periodicals

By Request

Association of Public Radio Stations and National Public Radio. Public Radio: The Next Step May 1977. Folder: 609

Garry, Kenneth John. "The History of National Public Radio: 1974-1977." Dissertation, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1984. Dissertations/Theses

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