National Citizens Committee
for Public Television (NCCPT)

Administrative History/Information:

• Founded 1966 by Thomas P.F. Hoving and other trustees including Ralph Ellison and Ralph Lowell (WGBH)
• Received financial support from foundations including Twentieth Century Fund, Inc. and Carnegie Corporation of New York
• organized to gain popular support for a strong and independent system of public television in the US
• other advocacy efforts:
  • sought national promotions for regional and local stations programming
  • sought endorsement and support from national organizations including AFL-CIO and National Education Association
• Changed its name to National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting/National Citizens Committee for Public Broadcasting: 1968

Collection(s):

• C. Scott Fletcher Papers

Collection(s) in Other Repositories:

• Thomas Hoving Speeches

Reference Shelf Materials

Reading Room

Coe, Robert L. "The National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting: What is it?" Television Quarterly, Vol. VIII, No. 3 (Summer 1969): 48-55. Periodicals

National Citizens Committee for Public Broadcasting. State of Public Broadcasting: A Report to the American People. 1968. PN 1992.8. P8 N33

By Request

Hoving, Thomas P.F. "Public Television: A Citizen's View" NAEB November 7, 1967. Folder: 203

National Citizens Committee for Public Broadcasting. State of Public Broadcasting: A Report to the American People - Supplement. 1968. Folder: 297

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