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Eleanor intervenes

Authors :
Watson, Mary Ann
Source :
Television Quarterly. Summer-Fall, 2001, Vol. 32 Issue 2-3, p50, 4 p.
Publication Year :
2001

Abstract

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt telephoned the Federal Communications Commission with the news that WLBT of Jackson, MI, had refused to sell airtime to a black candidate running for Congress in 1962. The station relented after the FCC threatened to revoke its license.

Details

ISSN :
00402796
Volume :
32
Issue :
2-3
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Television Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.81771669