Entity | Graydon Ausmus
Graydon Ausmus (1911 - 1978) was a radio broadcasting executive who formerly ran The University of Alabama’s Radio Broadcasting Service Extension division at WUOA-FM starting in the late 40s. In addition to his leadership role at WUOA, he became involved with the NAEB very early on in the 40s, serving first on the Board of Directors (1947-49), then at different times as President (1952-54), Vice President (1950-51), and Treasurer. Through the 50s he oversaw many flagship documentary series at WUOA, including 'Document: Deep South' and others. In the late 60s, he began taking on more creative roles at WUOA, including producing and narrating such shows as 'The Golden Gulf' about the Gulf of Mexico.
Born: 1911, Texas
Died: 1978, Alabama
Occupation(s): broadcasting executive, Radio Executive
Field(s) of Work: broadcasting
Employer(s): University of Alabama
Associated Place(s): Alabama, Tuscaloosa (Ala.)
Appears in:
National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB) 52
Documents 52
- Ausmus, Graydon, Correspondence, 1948-1949
- Ausmus, Graydon, Correspondence, 1950
- Ausmus, Graydon, Correspondence, 1951
- Ausmus, Graydon, Correspondence, 1952
- Ausmus, Graydon, Correspondence, 1953
- Ausmus, Graydon, Correspondence, 1954-1956
- Ausmus, Graydon, Correspondence, 1958
- Beacon Press, 1952-1953
- Board of Directors, Correspondence, 1951-1952
- Board of Directors, Correspondence, 1953
- Board of Directors, Correspondence, 1954
- Board of Directors, Correspondence, 1959
- Board of Directors, Correspondence, 1960
- Board of Directors, Experimental television production, 1962
- Board of Directors, Membership issues, 1954
- Board of Directors, Minutes, October 1947
- Committees Network Acceptance, 1952-1954
- Committees Program Acceptance, 1952-1962
- Committees Program Planning, 1953-1956
- Committees Publications, 1954-1964
- Committees, Resolutions, 1960-1965
- Committees, School Stations, 1952-1953
- Executive Director, Policy statements, 1951-1973
- Executive Director, Search and selection, 1952-1953
- Fact sheet, 1955-1957
- Foundations, Kellogg, 1952-1953
- Foundations, Kellogg, 1954, January-June
- Foundations, Old Dominion, 1954
- Foundations, Pacifica, 1953-1955
- Foundations, Rockefeller, 1953-1954
- Foundations, Standard Oil of New Jersey, 1953
- Management Service, 1953-1955
- Membership, Correspondence, 1943-1954
- NAEB Placement service, 1954-1955
- NAEB Region II Seminar Workshop Report (March 13-14, 1953)
- NAEB Region VI Seminar-Workshop Report (October 16-17, 1953)
- National Association of Educational Broadcasters Region II Seminar Workshop (March 13-14, 1953)
- National Education Association, Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, 1952-1957 (Folder 01)
- New York television monitoring project, 1952-1954
- Novik, Morris S., 1953-1954
- Officers of the NAEB, 1954
- Paulu, Burton, 1950-1960 (1)
- Personnel, 1952-1966
- Prix Italia, 1953-1956 (1)
- Programs, Correspondence, 1951-1954
- Publicity, 1954-1960
- Region II, 1953
- Region II, 1959-1966
- Region V, 1952-1964
- Region VI, 1953-1965
- Surveys, 1952-1957, 1962-1964 (1)
- Tape Network, 1950-1953 (1)