Public broadcasting

Ted Andras Papers

abarker — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:14:05 -0400

Ted Andras was a staff member of radio station WDET-FM, the pioneer radio station of the United Auto Workers established in the early 1940's. The collection is largely composed of records related to the construction of WDET-FM.

Jack R. Hendrickson Sr. Papers

drice — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:57:08 -0500

Jack Reynold Hendrickson, Sr. was a doctoral student at Wayne State University. His papers contain materials from the Detroit PBS station for his dissertation, "Public Television Management, Programming and Financing at Station WTVS-TV Channel 56, Detroit, 1966-1980."

UAW Radio Department Records

drice — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:15:35 -0400

The records of the United Auto Workers Radio Department include radio and television program scripts as well as recordings of these programs and other public UAW-related events. Collection includes 1,100 tape recordings (audio-visual materials).

Subject Focus: WDET in the UAW Years

teller — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Metro Detroiters recognize radio station WDET 101.9 FM as Wayne State University’s local voice for National Public Radio. Prior to 1952, however, WDET served as the local voice for labor. Unhappy with the critical representation of the labor movement in newspapers and on the radio, in 1944 the United Automobile Workers filed applications with the Federal Communications Commission to run independent radio stations in six markets with strong labor ties: the UAW’s hometown of Detroit; Flint, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; Los Angeles; Chicago; and Newark, New Jersey. read more »